RADIO STATION 11:11 S2E 7: “Kill the Signal”

HeavenBound - Debb-ai

Industrial electronic rock, cinematic, rebellious

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[INTRO - INDUSTRIAL HUM, ELECTRICAL BUZZ, DISTANT HEARTBEAT]

[Radio tuning]

11:08…

11:09…

11:10…

[VOICE:]
Pull the plug.

[CLICK]

[Silence]

[One second]

[Radio static explodes]

[HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ROCK BEAT]

[VERSE 1]

I found the transmitter underneath the station
Steel and wires running underneath the floor
I found a switch with my name written on it
And a warning painted across the door

It said:

“Whatever you do
Don’t turn me off.”

So I grabbed the cable
I ripped it from the wall
The lights went black
The speakers stopped

For three seconds…

Nothing happened at all.

[PRE-CHORUS]

Then every radio in the city
Started screaming at once
Every television went to static
Every clock struck eleven-one-one

And a thousand voices
Started saying my name

[CHORUS]

Kill the signal
Pull the wire
Burn the station
Put out the fire

Kill the signal
Let it die
If time is listening
Then let it cry

I don’t care what’s waiting
On the other side
I’m shutting down 11:11 tonight

[POST-CHORUS]

Kill it!

Kill the signal!

[VERSE 2]

I ran outside into the street
But every car radio was playing me
Different versions of the same conversation
Different endings to the same memory

One station said I was twenty
One said I was seventy-three
One said I died last Thursday
One said I hadn’t been born yet

Then my phone began to ring.

[Phone ringing]

I didn’t answer.

It rang again.

I didn’t answer.

Then the child spoke through the voicemail:

CHILD:
You can’t destroy something…

…by destroying where it lives.

[PRE-CHORUS]

I looked across the city
And saw the windows light up
Every apartment had a radio
Every radio had us

The woman appeared beside me
But she looked afraid

WOMAN:
You have to stop.

MALE:
I’m trying.

WOMAN:
No.

[Pause]

WOMAN:
You’re making it stronger.

[CHORUS]

Kill the signal
Pull the wire
Burn the station
Put out the fire

Kill the signal
Let it die
If time is listening
Then let it cry

I don’t care what’s waiting
On the other side
I’m shutting down 11:11 tonight

[BRIDGE - INDUSTRIAL PULSE]

[All sound suddenly cuts]

MALE:
Where’s the transmitter?

WOMAN:
Everywhere.

MALE:
What?

WOMAN:
The basement transmitter was only the first one.

MALE:
How many are there?

WOMAN:
As many as there are memories.

[Static]

MALE:
That’s impossible.

WOMAN:
Stop saying that.

[Deep bass pulse]

WOMAN:
Every time someone remembers 11:11…

…another transmitter appears.

[Beat]

MALE:
Then how do we stop it?

WOMAN:
We don’t.

MALE:
Then what?

WOMAN:
We change the message.

[Music builds]

[CHILD:]
Too late.

MALE:
Why?

CHILD:
Someone already changed it.

[Silence]

MALE:
Who?

CHILD:
You.

[HEAVY DROP]

[FINAL CHORUS]

Kill the signal
I tried to burn it down
But every wire I severed
Built another one somewhere else

Kill the signal
But the signal lives in me
Every memory I remember
Makes another frequency

Kill the signal
Now I finally know
You can’t shut down tomorrow
When tomorrow’s where you go

[FINAL REFRAIN]

11:11!

One station!

A thousand skies!

11:11!

One memory!

A million lives!

[INSTRUMENTAL CLIMAX]

[Distorted guitar]

[Industrial percussion]

[Glitched voices]

VOICE 1:
Yesterday.

VOICE 2:
Tomorrow.

VOICE 3:
Remember.

VOICE 4:
Forget.

VOICE 5:
Remember.

VOICE 6:
Forget.

[Everything cuts]

[OUTRO - SINGLE RADIO TONE]

MALE:
What message did I change?

[Static]

CHILD:
The first one.

MALE:
What did it say?

[Pause]

CHILD:
“Come home.”

[Silence]

MALE:
Who was it calling?

[Long pause]

CHILD:
Your mother.

[LOUD STATIC]

[END]

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[INTRO - INDUSTRIAL HUM, ELECTRICAL BUZZ, DISTANT HEARTBEAT] [Radio tuning] 11:08… 11:09… 11:10… [VOICE:] Pull the plug. [CLICK] [Silence] [One second] [Radio static explodes] [HEAVY INDUSTRIAL ROCK BEAT] [VERSE 1] I found the transmitter underneath the station Steel and wires running underneath the floor I found a switch with my name written on it And a warning painted across the door It said: “Whatever you do Don’t turn me off.” So I grabbed the cable I ripped it from the wall The lights went black The speakers stopped For three seconds… Nothing happened at all. [PRE-CHORUS] Then every radio in the city Started screaming at once Every television went to static Every clock struck eleven-one-one And a thousand voices Started saying my name [CHORUS] Kill the signal Pull the wire Burn the station Put out the fire Kill the signal Let it die If time is listening Then let it cry I don’t care what’s waiting On the other side I’m shutting down 11:11 tonight [POST-CHORUS] Kill it! Kill it! Kill the signal! [VERSE 2] I ran outside into the street But every car radio was playing me Different versions of the same conversation Different endings to the same memory One station said I was twenty One said I was seventy-three One said I died last Thursday One said I hadn’t been born yet Then my phone began to ring. [Phone ringing] I didn’t answer. It rang again. I didn’t answer. Then the child spoke through the voicemail: CHILD: You can’t destroy something… …by destroying where it lives. [PRE-CHORUS] I looked across the city And saw the windows light up Every apartment had a radio Every radio had us The woman appeared beside me But she looked afraid WOMAN: You have to stop. MALE: I’m trying. WOMAN: No. [Pause] WOMAN: You’re making it stronger. [CHORUS] Kill the signal Pull the wire Burn the station Put out the fire Kill the signal Let it die If time is listening Then let it cry I don’t care what’s waiting On the other side I’m shutting down 11:11 tonight [BRIDGE - INDUSTRIAL PULSE] [All sound suddenly cuts] MALE: Where’s the transmitter? WOMAN: Everywhere. MALE: What? WOMAN: The basement transmitter was only the first one. MALE: How many are there? WOMAN: As many as there are memories. [Static] MALE: That’s impossible. WOMAN: Stop saying that. [Deep bass pulse] WOMAN: Every time someone remembers 11:11… …another transmitter appears. [Beat] MALE: Then how do we stop it? WOMAN: We don’t. MALE: Then what? WOMAN: We change the message. [Music builds] [CHILD:] Too late. MALE: Why? CHILD: Someone already changed it. [Silence] MALE: Who? CHILD: You. [HEAVY DROP] [FINAL CHORUS] Kill the signal I tried to burn it down But every wire I severed Built another one somewhere else Kill the signal But the signal lives in me Every memory I remember Makes another frequency Kill the signal Now I finally know You can’t shut down tomorrow When tomorrow’s where you go [FINAL REFRAIN] 11:11! One station! A thousand skies! 11:11! One memory! A million lives! [INSTRUMENTAL CLIMAX] [Distorted guitar] [Industrial percussion] [Glitched voices] VOICE 1: Yesterday. VOICE 2: Tomorrow. VOICE 3: Remember. VOICE 4: Forget. VOICE 5: Remember. VOICE 6: Forget. [Everything cuts] [OUTRO - SINGLE RADIO TONE] MALE: What message did I change? [Static] CHILD: The first one. MALE: What did it say? [Pause] CHILD: “Come home.” [Silence] MALE: Who was it calling? [Long pause] CHILD: Your mother. [LOUD STATIC] [END]

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