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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Vocals
Mark Heyward-Chaplin
Mark Heyward-Chaplin
Bass
Justin Hildreth
Justin Hildreth
Drums
Kevin Armstrong
Kevin Armstrong
Guitar
Bruce Woolley
Bruce Woolley
Vocals
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Thomas Dolby
Thomas Dolby
Producer
Graham Carmichael
Graham Carmichael
Recording Engineer
Martin Levan
Martin Levan
Recording Engineer
Mike Hedges
Mike Hedges
Recording Engineer
Barry Kingston
Barry Kingston
Recording Engineer
Peter Woolliscroft
Peter Woolliscroft
Recording Engineer
Tim Hunt
Tim Hunt
Recording Engineer
Wally Brill
Wally Brill
Recording Engineer
Chris Stone
Chris Stone
Recording Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Strange how the scale forms in tiny patterns
On my antenna and the five o'clock show, 'Allo 'Allo!
Brooklyn is crawlin' with famous people
I turn my vehicle beneath the river, west from south
[Verse 2]
Through the airwaves, people never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
I really should have seen through the airwaves
[Verse 3]
Electric fences line our new freeway
Here in the half-light, the motorhomes leave, hey-oh, hey-oh
Knee deep in water under a pylon
How slow my heartbeat, how thin the air I'm breathin'
[Verse 4]
Through the airwaves, people never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
Or stamp 'em out at street level? Airwaves
Dampness of the wind, the airwaves
Tension of the skin, the airwaves, whoa
[Verse 5]
Control's enabled the abandoned wires again
But the copper cables all rust in the acid rains
That flood the subway with elements of our corrosion
Cable them to me, yeah, cable them to me
Cable them to me
[Verse 6]
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
[Verse 7]
Through the airwaves, people never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
Or stamp 'em out at street level? Airwaves
Dampness of the wind, the airwaves
Tension of the skin, the airwaves
[Verse 8]
I really should have seen through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves?
Or stamp 'em out at street level? Airwaves
Dampness of the wind, the airwaves
And tension of the skin, the airwaves
[Verse 9]
I really should have seen through the airwaves
People never read the airwaves
Do we only feed the airwaves? Whoa
Through the airwaves
Dampness of the wind, the airwaves
Tension of the skin, the airwaves
I really should have seen through the airwaves
Written by: Thomas Dolby
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