Radio Paradise (mobile)

Under your wheels, the hope of spring,
Mirage of loss, a few more things.
You left your sorrow dangling,
It hangs in air like a school cheer.
Complex notes inside the chords,
On every wall, inflections carved.
Deep as lakes and dark as stars,
Remember we were the volunteers.
(Ooh...) Courts knew this and nothing more.
(Ooh...) Now it's my rights versus yours.
Under your wheels, your hopeless reign.
You fall too hard, we're up too late.
We hang suspended from the heights
Until it's safer to walk here.
Under your wheels, your chance is with
The easy call, the called-off search.
The medicine, it still won't work,
But there's dangerous levels of it here.
(Ooh...) Same thing as the other time,
(Ooh...) But now it's your rights versus mine.
The truth in one free afternoon,
The truth in one free afternoon.
Under my wheels, the chance is held,
Gave me to save me from myself.
Spectacles painted with my shaking hand.
Fingers in paints, in paints we brought,
Thinking we'd leave them when we're not,
Flying the flags of new empires in rags.
The new empire in rags, the truth in one free afternoon.
A new empire in rags, the truth in one free afternoon.
A new empire in rags, the truth in one free afternoon.
A new empire in rags, the truth in one free afternoon.
Under your wheels, the fits and starts,
The time to dabble in the arts,
To tease the packs of dogs in charge,
But, kid, it's always still me.
Under your wheels, the hope of spring.
Mirage of loss, a few more things.
The medicine, it still won't sing,
But there's dangerous levels of it here.
Your rights over my rights now,
We came to the right place.
Your rights over my rights now,
Your rights over my rights now,
We came to the right place.
Your rights over my rights now,
Your rights over my rights now.

Poacher Feb 05, 2011 - 13:11	chamrousse1450 wrote: would that be John Holmes on the cover? Well. . . all the blood seems to have drained from his head and torso for some reason. [ Reply ]
natural_tools Jun 28, 2010 - 09:51	I really hate every song this guy sings. Neko's New Pornographers songs are much better. EDIT: I shall elaborate. His idea of melody seems to be wandering all over the scale, usually into areas his voice can't reach. [ Reply ]
chamrousse1450 May 27, 2010 - 14:04	would that be John Holmes on the cover? [ Reply ]
james_of_tucson May 27, 2010 - 14:03	DaveW42 wrote: Neko Case is great. This song is grating. One of the elements that you might characterize as "grating" also happens to be Neko's tenor guitar. [ Reply ]
islander May 14, 2010 - 16:27	This reminds me of something ... late 80s early 90s? really damn familiar.... [ Reply ]
salide Jan 21, 2010 - 06:32	NP has a new record coming in May!!! ....including Neko...can life get any better? [ Reply ]
salide Nov 06, 2009 - 13:16	shakitten wrote: Uhm, let's just cut to the chase and play NEKO!!!! Amen!! [ Reply ]
RadioDoc Nov 06, 2009 - 13:15	* y a w n * Perfect bland cookie-cutter background nap time music. [ Reply ]
ufamsm Aug 03, 2009 - 23:20	I do like this song, but would highly recommend against buying the full album...only a couple good tracks, but this is definitely one of them. [ Reply ]
swruch Jul 03, 2009 - 05:39	LikesEarCandy wrote: I was thinking " Is this the Monkeys on RP?!" in the beginning. Monkees? Beach Boys? ELO? I was thinking how much they sound like Belle & Sebastian. The first few times I heard this, I assumed it was them without checking. [ Reply ]
LikesEarCandy Jun 14, 2009 - 11:40	tm wrote: I actually heard the Beach Boys in the beginning. Love it! I was thinking " Is this the Monkeys on RP?!" in the beginning. [ Reply ]
coding_to_music Mar 11, 2009 - 15:05	forgettable... [ Reply ]
dedawson Mar 11, 2009 - 15:04	All these comments back and forth on whether Bill's doing the right thing or not with a song called 'My Rights Versus Yours'. Seems to me that his right's win. Too funny [ Reply ]
lmic Feb 26, 2009 - 16:16	RParadise wrote: Boy, do I hear ELO in this tune. Talk about influence! Totally! R.I.P Kelly Groucutt [ Reply ]
tm Feb 26, 2009 - 16:13	I actually heard the Beach Boys in the beginning. Love it! [ Reply ]
inindian Nov 23, 2008 - 21:28	RParadise wrote: Boy, do I hear ELO in this tune. Talk about influence! ELO with The Monkeys [ Reply ]
ROSSinDETROIT Sep 21, 2008 - 16:51	I'm still happy with this CD after playing it a jillion times. I still prefer the song Failsafe, but this will do just fine. [ Reply ]
MonkeyPod Jul 20, 2008 - 12:42	RadioDoc wrote: 4->3. Really stale now. Since I actually know how all this works both technically and politically, I prefer instead to help Bill make Radio Paradise better both critically and financially. My first assignment is to send him $20 every month and an occasional $100 in addition when I've had a particularly good month. My second assignment is to assist in weeding out dreck like this song and the awful Death Cab for Cutie track that preceded it. Bill is a great programmer and Rebecca is a great music director but they can't do it alone. So, what have you done besides complain about people's opinions? It would appear from your resume that I've done about as much as you have. I'd have to say that complaining about other people's opinions is not what I do much of here. Telling people to get off Bill's back about the choices he makes concerning his business is a personal choice I make in as much as he has the good sense not to do it himself. (If someone wants to argue that he doesn't need my help I'd accept that criticism) What makes you think he can't do it himself? He's been in the business for more than 25 years! If those who dislike an artist, song or it's frequency would clarify their opinion rather than just take cheap shots then I would never feel the need to speak up. Most of my responses are reality checks for rude people who don't appear to have enough sense to understand that RP appeals to a wide variety of tastes. [ Reply ]
shakitten Jul 05, 2008 - 10:26	Uhm, let's just cut to the chase and play NEKO!!!! [ Reply ]
Finn_Ninja May 31, 2008 - 11:20	Boy, do I hear ELO in this tune. Talk about influence! At a recent show, here in Madison, they encored with ELO's "Don't Bring Me Down". It was a great song to close an awesome show. [ Reply ]