Death on the radio

from The Hong Kong Dollars by The Hong Kong Dollars

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We sent another demo onto the DJ
Another begging letter to make her day
She's probably only 23 and doesn't even know who we are
Yeah, and I've been playing on the circuit and I've built a web-page
Hanging out in toilets called the London stage
But fifteen hundred likes just isn't what I want

I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place

So, so , so, so , so, so , so...
Do you want another local rabble on your show?
Your brother's girlfriend's sister really thinks we're great
Do you need another cover of an Elton John?
When she opens up her mouth it clearly ain't Your Song
So check this press release and you can make us great

I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place
I want to die when we're on the road, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in disgrace

On the radio where I belong...
67 followers...how can they be wrong?

I twitter to Japan
I twitter at the moon
It's hard to be a part of this, stuck inside this room
If I could just escape, the airwaves could be my release
The only way to bring me inner peace

I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in this place
I want to die when we're on the road, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not here
I wanna die on the radio, not locked up in disgrace

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from The Hong Kong Dollars, released March 27, 2020

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Jangle-pop with a punk attitude. Debut album coming March 2020.

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