Lyric discussion by greatbigclippership 

Cover art for Shout Me Out lyrics by TV on the Radio

Really beautiful song, one of my faves on dear science (or any of the albums). The lyrics seem a little impressionistic, but my interpretation is:

The parts in which he is speaking to another person, the verses, I know the season's evolved to freeze . . .

and from "I know your reason is stalled And your freedoms dissolved In your passion dear . . . " to the end

seem to be directed towards someone who is choked/frozen with their own emotions, either from coming out of a bad relationship or other negative circumstances in her life. She's living in a confused/disappointed, emotionally "grey" state. But the singer cares about this person (either romantically or not), and is inviting her to move on with her life, open back up to the world, and (once she has) "shout him out"--he wants to reconnect with this person in a positive way again. And in the final verse, this other person seems to be moving towards that--she has "unthawed" and is capable of loving and being a happy person again.

The first and third verses, in which the singer seems to be discussing his own state of mind are still a little ambiguous to me, though the impression I get is one of just general waiting around and malaise:

Storm, cast me out So I can feel it in another way I won't talk about

things are happening, he wants to have vivid experiences, but they still seem unimportant.

Warm passenger's high If I could feel it for another day It might run me dry

"passenger" makes me feel like he feels as if he's along for the ride rather than making his own progress, and this feeling of spinning his wheels (possibly waiting for the aforementioned other person to come around), is "running him dry"--wearing him out.

So IMO, this song is about someone waiting for a good friend or desired lover to come out of an emotional funk and rejoin the world of the living (and the singer). thoughts?

This song reminds me of dealing with a drug addiction. Examples of drug references are found in the following stanzas:

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  • Warm passenger's high, If I could feel it for another day, It might run me dry

  • Warm passenger's high, If I could feel it for another day, It might run me dry

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  • Worn masochist's sigh, A distant figure in a photograph, Another eye

  • Worn masochist's sigh, A distant figure in a photograph, Another eye

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  • It's burning your eyes and it's, Killing your mind, And it's broken your atmosphere

  • It's burning your eyes and it's, Killing your mind, And it's broken your atmosphere

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    Anyone have any insight into this?

    Anyone have any insight into this?