"Car Radio" lyrics

I ponder of something great

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire

Exhale desire

I know it's dire

My time today



I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence



Sometimes quiet is violent

I find it hard to hide it

My pride is no longer inside

It's on my sleeve

My skin will scream

Reminding me of

Who I killed inside my dream

I hate this car that I'm driving

There's no hiding for me

I'm forced to deal with what I feel

There is no distraction to mask what is real

I could pull the steering wheel



I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence



I ponder of something terrifying

'Cause this time there's no sound to hide behind

I find over the course of our human existence

One thing consists of consistence

And it's that we're all battling fear

Oh dear, I don't know if we know why we're here

Oh my,

Too deep

Please stop thinking

I liked it better when my car had sound



There are things we can do

But from the things that work there are only two

And from the two that we choose to do

Peace will win

And fear will lose

There's faith and there's sleep

We need to pick one please because

Faith is to be awake

And to be awake is for us to think

And for us to think is to be alive

And I will try with every rhyme

To come across like I am dying

To let you know you need to try to think



I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence



(Oooh) [x4]



(Oooh) [x6 & repeats in background]

And now I just sit in silence [x2]

And now I just sit



And now I just sit in silence [x3]

And now I just sit



I ponder of something great

My lungs will fill and then deflate

They fill with fire

Exhale desire

I know it's dire

My time today



I have these thoughts

So often I ought

To replace that slot

With what I once bought

'Cause somebody stole

My car radio

And now I just sit in silence







Thanks to Ivy for correcting these lyrics.



Writer(s): Joseph R Tyler



This song was inspired by a real-life story, when vocalist Tyler Joseph was rushing for a college class and forgot to lock his car, which led to his GPS, radio and CDs being stolen by thieves.

"Car Radio" was originally written and recorded in 2011 for their second studio album, "Regional at Best". It was re-released as the fifth single from their third studio album, "Vessel", in March 2014.

Tyler Joseph noted about this song, "I would say it's one of my favorites, but honestly my favorite song is always the one I'm working on… but what I like about it is that there's really no structure to it that is similar to any other song I've heard before, in the sense that there's no chorus. But it makes sense to me."

The music video shows Tyler Joseph performing this song on a concert while wearing a ski mask.