Thomas Dolby - Airwaves Lyrics






Strange how the scale forms
In tiny patterns
On my antenna
And the Five O'Clock Show, 'Hello hello'...
Brooklyn is crawling with famous people
I turn my vehicle beneath the river, west from south

Through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
I really should've seen through the airwaves...

Electric fences line our new freeway
Here in the half-light, the motorhomes leave, eh-o, eh-o
Knee-deep in water under a pylon
How slow my heartbeat
How thin the air I'm breathing

Through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves
Or stamp them out at street level?
Airwaves—dampness of the wind
The airwaves—tension of the skin
The airwaves

Control's enabled the abandoned wires again, but
The copper cables all rust in the acid rain
That floods the subway with
Elements of our corrosion
Cabled in to me
Yeah, cable them to me
Cable them to me

Be in my broadcast when this is over
Give me your shoulder, I need a place
To wait for morning
No, it was nothing—some car backfiring
Please don't ask questions
I itch all over
Let me sleep

Through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
Or stamp them out at street level?
Airwaves—dampness of the wind
The airwaves—tension of the skin
The airwaves
I really should've seen through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
Or stamp them out at street level?
Airwaves...





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  1. J.... S....

    Strange how the scales(fractals) form, on my antenna. Then the dude sheds his blood to get back to himself.

  2. h.... m....

    A convincing dystopia.

  3. R.... B....

    900th like

  4. R.... R....

    Beautiful, I really like Thomas Dolby!

  5. j.... ....

    My favorite song in Thomas Dolby’s play list.

  6. E.... C....

    Tolle Mucke...

  7. f.... y....

    Underrated gem. Dont let these songs get lost in the ether.

  8. a.... ....

    Love this *atmospheric* track. Should have been a hit!

  9. �.... ....

    CLASSIC😎

  10. A.... J....

    Kudos to Americans for making She Blinded Me With Science a big hit when it wasn't in Thomas Dolby's native UK.

  11. P.... ....

    15 people never read the airwaves.

  12. d.... h....

    Are you kidding.
    Magnificent stuff!

  13. K.... M....

    Love this most classic style dolby song. Always be my favorite musician. His songs are always bound by some historical reference and i love that style 😍.

  14. C.... E....

    love that his English accent ( and it's a good one )  comes through so clearly in his vocals

    C.... E....

    Thanks man 😉😉😉

  15. B.... C....

    I was 15 . Such an unusual age. Perhaps that was why I was drawn to his lure.

    Here’s to you Mr. Dolby. 🥃

  16. m.... a....

    The Golden Age Of Wireless

  17. C.... C....

    This changed my Life as a child and seeing this now, nothing has changed. The song is one thing of pure magic though this video is another beast onto itself. Thank you for sharing.

  18. Y.... T....

    素晴らしい

  19. r.... h....

    bought the mini album in 83 , its the only reason i keep the turn table.

  20. p.... ....

    "Airwaves"

    Strange how the scale forms
    In tiny patterns
    On my antenna
    And the Five O'Clock Show, 'Hello hello'...
    Brooklyn is crawling with famous people
    I turn my vehicle beneath the river, west from south

    Through the airwaves
    People never read the airwaves
    Do we only feed the airwaves?
    I really should've seen through the airwaves...

    Electric fences line our new freeway
    Here in the half-light, the motorhomes leave, eh-o, eh-o
    Knee-deep in water under a pylon
    How slow my heartbeat
    How thin the air I'm breathing

    Through the airwaves
    People never read the airwaves
    Do we only feed the airwaves
    Or stamp them out at street level?
    Airwaves—dampness of the wind
    The airwaves—tension of the skin
    The airwaves

    Control's enabled the abandoned wires again, but
    The copper cables all rust in the acid rain
    That floods the subway with
    Elements of our corrosion
    Cabled in to me
    Yeah, cable them to me
    Cable them to me

    Be in my broadcast when this is over
    Give me your shoulder, I need a place
    To wait for morning
    No, it was nothing—some car backfiring
    Please don't ask questions
    I itch all over
    Let me sleep

    Through the airwaves
    People never read the airwaves
    Do we only feed the airwaves?
    Or stamp them out at street level?
    Airwaves—dampness of the wind
    The airwaves—tension of the skin
    The airwaves
    I really should've seen through the airwaves
    People never read the airwaves
    Do we only feed the airwaves?
    Or stamp them out at street level?
    Airwaves...







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  21. J.... R....

    Premonitorio

  22. u.... ....

    The exchange at about the 1:52 mark - just facial expressions. Perfection!

  23. r.... ....

    When I was growing up in the 70s concerts were still cheap and I missed very few bands that I loved, even catching "Rising Stars" like Pat Benatar & The Red Rocker even cheaper! Got older and expanded to jazz & blues as well. All of this being a setup for the wide variety of music & varied acts I've seen; and Modern English opening for Thomas Dolby at the UW Hubb Ballroom is still in the top 5-6! MASSIVE energy, massive talent that night. They had to hose down the audience there was so much pogo dancing, they were dropping like flies LOL! And at the core of my Thomas Dolby admiration this is my all time fave-rave by Thomas, just a beautiful, moody song that's held up perfectly through decades...

  24. w.... l....

    Can't describe how much i like this video, looks like a movie to me like someone said here.
    No one like dolby nowadays.

  25. t.... ....

    :sigh: Thomas is s o underrated! Much of his output are indeed classics.

    t.... ....

    YOU are soooo right

  26. d.... ....

    My second favorite Dolby song. Science!

  27. A.... ....

    Love the Bowie vibe on this one

    A.... ....

    Diamond Dogs

  28. t.... s....

    Vim por causa de Guilherme Arantes.

  29. D.... W....

    CLASSIC. THANKS TOM ✌🏽

  30. r.... h....

    i love this bass line

    r.... h....

    Yes, it does something to me. The bass line in 'Aliens ate my Buick' album is extraordinary.

  31. G.... F....

    Seems a generation ago now..

    G.... F....

    But the truth remains the same

    G.... F....

    Shirk that seemingesqueness, Thomas'll forever be fresh!

    G.... F....

    My ultimate song!

  32. M.... K....

    A kind of Orwellian theme of authoritarian Big Brother and a guy that can speak through the airwaves, the only possibility to communicate freely in such one dimensional society.

    M.... K....

    Meanwhile Before 1984

    M.... K....

    Dystopian?

    M.... K....

    archons , he finally met himself on the other side like the matrix the blood in the pass port is the money = CURRENCY, electrical to ARC thru the barrier the mask the guy wearing is an ARC welders mask , high voltage , its basically

  33. H.... ....

    Great vid, but I like the album version better!

    H.... ....

    HystericalDark yeah - it's got that extraordinary bridge ("control has enabled the abandoned wires again..."). Listened to this song for years before hearing the full version. Made my brain go 'splodey.

    H.... ....

    I was going to say exactly the same thing. Great video, but a shame that the bridge was edited out.

  34. R.... H....

    this man is a genius which expresses itself through music !

  35. M.... G....

    yes I itch all over...to listen again

    M.... G....

    I get chills every time I hear this song

  36. P.... R....

    I always like to see Dolby's videos, they're great. Seems like a movie to me

    P.... R....

    There’s a part of me that enjoys this song. But what’s important is what’s represented here. In the video, he shed his blood to get back to himself. Did you catch that?

  37. F.... M....

    nono temazoo este

  38. O.... M....

    Not too many like Dolby, tune is classic!

  39. A.... ....

    Good night Saigon

  40. C.... N....

    hes got nice suits

  41. f.... f....

     
    yup, sometimes masterpiece can't over-come majority of craps. lots of boring movies have got famous prizes.

  42. E.... A....

    One of my TD's fave songs.