Like Rock & Roll Radio Lyrics

Lyric discussion by kt1879 

Cover art for Like Rock & Roll Radio lyrics by Ray LaMontagne

this song describes my current situation spot on. I am currently still trying to get over a very sad break-up that took place over 2 years ago. 8 years together with him.... and now I know nothing about him-... only that he has traveled extensively...and lost touch? we did. Interesting lyrics...

"Are we strangers now? Like Rock and Roll and the Radio?"

-One thing that always brought us together was music. I later found out that he saw Ray...perform the same week as me-just in a different State (ironic)

"I can see you lyin' there, tying ribbons in your hair And pullin' faces. I can feel your hand in mine, though we're living separate lives In separate places."

  • At a distance? We are. However, one thing that still connects me is the music I hear...I can't help but feel connected to him still.

Sad....but unleashes pain that comes from the soul....lost love, unrequited love.

What is meant by the term "pulling faces"? I am not familiar with the term, but I think it might mean that she was tying ribbons in her hair and making funny faces - perhaps in bed with him in happier times or in a silly home video they made. Seems to make sense...

It took me a while, but I like the analogy of their relationship being like Rock and Roll and Radio - just not being on the same page. Rock and Roll has become more about the road - the performances and the grass...

This might be a stretch, but I don't think the voice changes in this song. When he asks "are you still in love with her?" who would "he" be asking? It sounds like he might have been in a relationship with a woman who had bisexual tendencies, and the woman started down a road of depression "before the sorrow." The rest of the song sounds like "he" knows the relationship will eventually end "axe to fall." I would only imagine this scenario because it happened to me..