(PENSIVE RHYTHMIC MUSIC)
00:00
♪ RADIO, RADIO, RADIO ♪
00:26
(NELLY VOCALIZING)
00:31
(CACOPHONOUS MUSIC)
00:36
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU
HEARD MY ON THE RADIO ♪
00:40
♪ WELL, I HATE TO SAY,
BUT POP AIN'T GOING SOLO ♪
00:43
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU
HEARD MY ON THE RADIO ♪
00:46
♪ BUT NOW I'M JUST TOO
MAINSTREAM FOR YOU, OH NO ♪
00:49
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU
SEE ME ON YOUR T.V. ♪
00:52
♪ WELL, IF YOU'RE SO LOW
BELOW, THEN WHY YOU WATCHING ♪
00:55
♪ YOU SAY GOOD THINGS
COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT ♪
00:58
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING
A LONG TIME FOR IT ♪
01:01
♪ REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
01:03
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
01:07
♪ BE LESS THEN I
WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
01:10
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
01:13
♪ NOW THAT I'VE
FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
01:16
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO
STAY BEHIND ME ♪
01:19
♪ AND STILL YOU CURSE
THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
01:22
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
01:25
♪ YOU SAY YOUR QUEST
IS TO BRING IT HIGHER ♪
01:29
♪ WELL, I NEVER SEEN
CHANGE WITHOUT A FIRE ♪
01:32
♪ BUT FROM YOUR MOUTH I'VE
SEEN A LOT OF BURNING ♪
01:35
♪ BUT UNDERNEATH I THINK
IT'S A LOT OF YEARNING ♪
01:38
♪ YOUR FACE, THE COLORS
CHANGE FROM GREEN TO YELLOW ♪
01:41
♪ TO THE POINT WHERE YOU
CAN'T EVEN SAY HELLO ♪
01:44
♪ YOU TELL ME YOU'D KILL
ME IF I EVER SNOB YOU OUT ♪
01:47
♪ LIKE THAT'S WHAT
YOU'D EXPECT FROM ME
LIKE THAT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT ♪
01:50
♪ I REMEMBER THE
DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
01:53
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
01:57
♪ AND BE LESS THEN I
WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
01:59
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
02:03
♪ NOW THAT I'VE
FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
02:05
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO
STAY BEHIND ME ♪
02:09
♪ AND STILL YOU CURSE
THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
02:11
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
02:15
♪ IT'S SO MUCH EASIER
TO STAY DOWN THERE ♪
02:25
♪ GUARANTEEING YOU'RE COOL ♪
02:28
♪ THAN TO SIT UP HERE
EXPOSING MYSELF ♪
02:30
♪ TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH ♪
02:34
♪ THAN TO BURN IN THE
SPOTLIGHT, OPEN FIRE ♪
02:37
♪ TURN IN THE
SPITFIRE, OPEN FIRE ♪
02:40
♪ SCREAM WITHOUT MAKING
A SOUND, OPEN FIRE ♪
02:43
♪ BE UP HERE WITHOUT
LOOKIN' DOWN, OPEN FIRE ♪
02:47
♪ BECAUSE WE'RE ALL AFRAID
OF HEIGHTS, OPEN FIRE ♪
02:49
♪ I REMEMBER THE
DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
02:55
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
02:59
♪ AND BE LESS THEN I
WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
03:01
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
03:04
♪ NOW THAT I'VE
FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
03:07
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO
STAY BEHIND ME ♪
03:11
♪ AND NOW YOU CURSE
THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
03:13
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
03:17
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:23
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:26
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:29
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:32
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:35
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:38
♪ MYSELF ♪
03:41
♪ MYSELF, NOW
YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
03:44
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW YOU'RE FEELING
ME, NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
03:46
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW YOU'RE FEELING
ME, NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
03:50
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW
YOU'RE FEELING ME NOW ♪
03:53
♪ MYSELF, WHY YOU HURT ME,
HURT ME, HURT ME, HURT ME ♪
03:56
♪ MYSELF, HURT ME
HURT ME, HURT ME SO ♪
03:59
♪ MYSELF, LEAVE ME DOWN,
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN LOW ♪
04:02
♪ MYSELF, LEAVE ME DOWN,
DOWN, DOWN, DOWN LOW ♪
04:05
♪ MYSELF, NOW, I'M COMIN' AT
YOU ON THE RADIO TONIGHT ♪
04:09
♪ MYSELF, 'CAUSE I
LIKE MY REALLY LOUD ♪
04:12
♪ AND CLEAR OVER THE RADIO ♪
04:13
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
04:15
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
04:18
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
04:21
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
04:24
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
04:27
Lyrics & Translation
Discover the candid and defiant spirit of Nelly Furtado's "On The Radio (Remember The Days)" and learn some conversational English expressions about fame and friendship. This song is a great way to explore nuanced emotions and storytelling in lyrics, all wrapped in a unique blend of pop, hip-hop, and trip-hop that defined the early 2000s.
[English]
(PENSIVE RHYTHMIC MUSIC)♪ RADIO, RADIO, RADIO ♪
(NELLY VOCALIZING)
(CACOPHONOUS MUSIC)
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU HEARD MY ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ WELL, I HATE TO SAY, BUT POP AIN'T GOING SOLO ♪
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU HEARD MY ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ BUT NOW I'M JUST TOO MAINSTREAM FOR YOU, OH NO ♪
♪ YOU LIKED ME TILL YOU SEE ME ON YOUR T.V. ♪
♪ WELL, IF YOU'RE SO LOW BELOW, THEN WHY YOU WATCHING ♪
♪ YOU SAY GOOD THINGS COME TO THOSE WHO WAIT ♪
♪ I'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR IT ♪
♪ REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
♪ BE LESS THEN I WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
♪ NOW THAT I'VE FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO STAY BEHIND ME ♪
♪ AND STILL YOU CURSE THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
♪ YOU SAY YOUR QUEST IS TO BRING IT HIGHER ♪
♪ WELL, I NEVER SEEN CHANGE WITHOUT A FIRE ♪
♪ BUT FROM YOUR MOUTH I'VE SEEN A LOT OF BURNING ♪
♪ BUT UNDERNEATH I THINK IT'S A LOT OF YEARNING ♪
♪ YOUR FACE, THE COLORS CHANGE FROM GREEN TO YELLOW ♪
♪ TO THE POINT WHERE YOU CAN'T EVEN SAY HELLO ♪
♪ YOU TELL ME YOU'D KILL ME IF I EVER SNOB YOU OUT ♪
♪ LIKE THAT'S WHAT YOU'D EXPECT FROM ME LIKE THAT'S WHAT I'M ABOUT ♪
♪ I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
♪ AND BE LESS THEN I WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
♪ NOW THAT I'VE FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO STAY BEHIND ME ♪
♪ AND STILL YOU CURSE THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
♪ IT'S SO MUCH EASIER TO STAY DOWN THERE ♪
♪ GUARANTEEING YOU'RE COOL ♪
♪ THAN TO SIT UP HERE EXPOSING MYSELF ♪
♪ TRYING TO BREAK THROUGH ♪
♪ THAN TO BURN IN THE SPOTLIGHT, OPEN FIRE ♪
♪ TURN IN THE SPITFIRE, OPEN FIRE ♪
♪ SCREAM WITHOUT MAKING A SOUND, OPEN FIRE ♪
♪ BE UP HERE WITHOUT LOOKIN' DOWN, OPEN FIRE ♪
♪ BECAUSE WE'RE ALL AFRAID OF HEIGHTS, OPEN FIRE ♪
♪ I REMEMBER THE DAYS WHEN I WAS ♪
♪ SO EAGER TO SATISFY YOU ♪
♪ AND BE LESS THEN I WAS JUST TO PROVE ♪
♪ I COULD WALK BESIDE YOU ♪
♪ NOW THAT I'VE FLOWN AWAY, I SEE ♪
♪ YOU'VE CHOSEN TO STAY BEHIND ME ♪
♪ AND NOW YOU CURSE THE DAY I DECIDED ♪
♪ TO STAY TRUE TO MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF ♪
♪ MYSELF, NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME, NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME, NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME ♪
♪ MYSELF, AND NOW YOU'RE FEELING ME NOW ♪
♪ MYSELF, WHY YOU HURT ME, HURT ME, HURT ME, HURT ME ♪
♪ MYSELF, HURT ME HURT ME, HURT ME SO ♪
♪ MYSELF, LEAVE ME DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN LOW ♪
♪ MYSELF, LEAVE ME DOWN, DOWN, DOWN, DOWN LOW ♪
♪ MYSELF, NOW, I'M COMIN' AT YOU ON THE RADIO TONIGHT ♪
♪ MYSELF, 'CAUSE I LIKE MY REALLY LOUD ♪
♪ AND CLEAR OVER THE RADIO ♪
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
♪ MYSELF, ON THE RADIO ♪
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