RADIO STATION 11:11 S2E 3: “Before You Knew My Name”

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[INTRO - LOW VINYL CRACKLE, WARM RHODES, DEEP BASS]

[Telephone dial tone]

[Click]

WOMAN, softly:
You keep asking who I am.

Maybe you should ask…

Who you were.

[VERSE 1]

I met you underneath a broken streetlight
Rain was falling like the sky knew our names
You looked at me like you’d seen me somewhere
I looked away because I knew why you came

You asked me if we’d met before
I said, “Not yet, but we will”
You laughed like I was crazy
But I remember you still

You didn’t know about the station
You didn’t know about the door
You didn’t know the little child
Who would come knocking years before

[PRE-CHORUS]

I knew the hour
I knew the place
I knew the words
Before they left your face

You called it destiny
I called it a warning
Because every time you found me
Someone disappeared by morning

[CHORUS]

Before you knew my name
I knew your heart
Before you saw my face
I knew how this would start

You think I’m from tomorrow
You think I’m from yesterday
But I’ve been standing in the middle
Watching both of them decay

Before you knew my name
I knew the truth
The station wasn’t calling you…

I was calling you.

[POST-CHORUS]

Ooh…

I was calling you.

11:11…

I was calling you.

[VERSE 2]

I built the first transmitter in a basement
With a radio I stole from someone’s car
I found a frequency nobody listened to
And somehow heard you speaking from afar

You were telling stories through the static
About a woman you had never seen
I recognized the sound of my own voice
Inside a song you’d never written for me

So I sent you one message
Then another
Then I heard a child begin to cry

And the DJ came through the speaker
Saying:

DJ:
“Don’t let the signal die.”

[PRE-CHORUS]

I tried to shut it down
I tried to disappear
But every time I turned the dial
Your voice became more clear

You think the station found us
You think the station chose
But every road we’ve taken
Was a road we built ourselves

[CHORUS]

Before you knew my name
I knew your heart
Before you saw my face
I knew how this would start

You think I’m from tomorrow
You think I’m from yesterday
But I’ve been standing in the middle
Watching both of them decay

Before you knew my name
I knew the truth
The station wasn’t calling you…

I was calling you.

[BRIDGE - BEAT STRIPS TO RHODES AND LOW SYNTH]

WOMAN:
There’s something I never told you.

[Pause]

WOMAN:
The first voice you heard on the station…

Wasn’t the DJ.

[Static]

WOMAN:
It was me.

DJ:
That’s not possible.

WOMAN:
You keep saying that.

DJ:
Then who was the DJ?

WOMAN:
You.

[Silence]

DJ:
I wasn’t there.

WOMAN:
You weren’t supposed to be.

[Deep bass enters]

WOMAN:
That’s the problem.

[Music rises]

WOM:
You came back before you left.

[DROP]

[FINAL CHORUS]

Before you knew my name
You were already mine
Before we ever met
You were already in my time

You think this is a love story
You think I’m here to save you
But every time I pull you closer
The station takes somebody new

Before you knew my name
Before you knew the truth
I wasn’t waiting for the future…

I was waiting for you.

[FINAL REFRAIN]

And if you hear me at 11:11
Don’t follow the sound
Don’t open the red door
Don’t turn around

Because the first time you found me
Wasn’t the first time at all…

[OUTRO - TELEPHONE RING]

[Ring]

[Click]

CHILD:
Are you finished telling him?

WOMAN:
Almost.

CHILD:
You didn’t tell him the important part.

WOMAN:
Which part?

CHILD:
Who the first voice belonged to.

[Silence]

WOMAN:
He isn’t ready.

CHILD:
He has to be.

WOMAN:
Why?

CHILD:
Because she’s waking up.

[Deep static]

WOMAN:
Who?

CHILD:
The station.

[LOUD STATIC]

[END]

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[INTRO - LOW VINYL CRACKLE, WARM RHODES, DEEP BASS] [Telephone dial tone] [Click] WOMAN, softly: You keep asking who I am. Maybe you should ask… Who you were. [VERSE 1] I met you underneath a broken streetlight Rain was falling like the sky knew our names You looked at me like you’d seen me somewhere I looked away because I knew why you came You asked me if we’d met before I said, “Not yet, but we will” You laughed like I was crazy But I remember you still You didn’t know about the station You didn’t know about the door You didn’t know the little child Who would come knocking years before [PRE-CHORUS] I knew the hour I knew the place I knew the words Before they left your face You called it destiny I called it a warning Because every time you found me Someone disappeared by morning [CHORUS] Before you knew my name I knew your heart Before you saw my face I knew how this would start You think I’m from tomorrow You think I’m from yesterday But I’ve been standing in the middle Watching both of them decay Before you knew my name I knew the truth The station wasn’t calling you… I was calling you. [POST-CHORUS] Ooh… I was calling you. 11:11… I was calling you. [VERSE 2] I built the first transmitter in a basement With a radio I stole from someone’s car I found a frequency nobody listened to And somehow heard you speaking from afar You were telling stories through the static About a woman you had never seen I recognized the sound of my own voice Inside a song you’d never written for me So I sent you one message Then another Then I heard a child begin to cry And the DJ came through the speaker Saying: DJ: “Don’t let the signal die.” [PRE-CHORUS] I tried to shut it down I tried to disappear But every time I turned the dial Your voice became more clear You think the station found us You think the station chose But every road we’ve taken Was a road we built ourselves [CHORUS] Before you knew my name I knew your heart Before you saw my face I knew how this would start You think I’m from tomorrow You think I’m from yesterday But I’ve been standing in the middle Watching both of them decay Before you knew my name I knew the truth The station wasn’t calling you… I was calling you. [BRIDGE - BEAT STRIPS TO RHODES AND LOW SYNTH] WOMAN: There’s something I never told you. [Pause] WOMAN: The first voice you heard on the station… Wasn’t the DJ. [Static] WOMAN: It was me. DJ: That’s not possible. WOMAN: You keep saying that. DJ: Then who was the DJ? WOMAN: You. [Silence] DJ: I wasn’t there. WOMAN: You weren’t supposed to be. [Deep bass enters] WOMAN: That’s the problem. [Music rises] WOM: You came back before you left. [DROP] [FINAL CHORUS] Before you knew my name You were already mine Before we ever met You were already in my time You think this is a love story You think I’m here to save you But every time I pull you closer The station takes somebody new Before you knew my name Before you knew the truth I wasn’t waiting for the future… I was waiting for you. [FINAL REFRAIN] And if you hear me at 11:11 Don’t follow the sound Don’t open the red door Don’t turn around Because the first time you found me Wasn’t the first time at all… [OUTRO - TELEPHONE RING] [Ring] [Ring] [Click] CHILD: Are you finished telling him? WOMAN: Almost. CHILD: You didn’t tell him the important part. WOMAN: Which part? CHILD: Who the first voice belonged to. [Silence] WOMAN: He isn’t ready. CHILD: He has to be. WOMAN: Why? CHILD: Because she’s waking up. [Deep static] WOMAN: Who? CHILD: The station. [LOUD STATIC] [END]

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