Track 07
Sad Song on My Radio by Anita Boole
From the album: The Secret Songwriter (Original Songs from the Novel)
'Sad Song on My Radio', is the seventh of eleven tracks from Anita Boole’s novel The Secret Songwriter.
Written, performed and produced by Anita Boole, the track accompanies the novel as one of the songs written by its main character, Allegra Vinelli.
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Lyrics
I'm in my bedroom looking up at the ceiling.
"Mayday, Mayday, Calling Mayday."
There's a great big crack. "Are you receiving?
Mayday, Mayday, Calling Mayday."
Another thought – crick-crack – now water is seeping.
"Mayday, Mayday, Calling Mayday."
Can't escape this sinking feeling.
"Mayday, Mayday, Calling Mayday."
Oh …
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Got brain feedback through audio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no, no...!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Coming through in stereo.
Frustrated, dislocated,
I wonder how I can be so animated.
So tired when I wake up in the morning,
So tired, so tired.
I'll just plaster it, paint over it,
Some bright lipstick and a smile should do it.
I'll second-coat it, gloss over it,
Forget about the gaping cracks underneath it.
Oh …
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Got brain feedback through audio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no, no...!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
I can't change the tune –
Wait, here we go …
When – Oh! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no, no...!)
Got brain feedback through audio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no, no...!)
Sad song on my radio.
Oh no! (Uh oh, uh oh, oh no, no, no...!)
Got brain feedback
(Sad song ... Oh no, no, no ...!)
Got brain feedback
(Sad song ...)
Got – Sad song on my radio!
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