The Past, Present and Future of Synth Driven Music!
June 29, 2025

Synthpop Symphony 281 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave Italo + Eighties Retro Remixes 2025!

Synthpop Symphony 281 Electropop Synthpop Synthwave Italo + Eighties Retro Remixes 2025!

This week’s show is packed with synth-driven gold — from fresh new tracks to reimagined retro favorites!

Hour 1 Highlights:

New music from Die Sexual, Tommy Countach, Split Vision, Moyka, Life Afterlife, Ed Izmestiev & Sofia Egorova, Marina, Thomas Anders, and more — plus incredible De Soffer remixes of Madonna, Talking Heads, and Yes!

Hour 2: Retro Remixes Megamix 2025

I’ve taken all 4 Retro Remix volumes from Lifelong Corporation and blended them into one massive mix! You’ll hear iconic tracks reimagined from:

It’s the past, present, and future of synthpop — all in one place.


Matt Williams Synthpop Symphony 281

T42 – Desire [Columbia]
Tommy Countach –
Mes in My Head [Self-Released]
Depeche Mode –
Dangerous (TSF Summer Lounge Mix) [Mute Records]
Die Sexual –
Magic Never Dies [A System Exclusive]
Mozzart (Fancy) –
Money (Roubix Extended Mix) [ZYX Music]
Modern Talking –
Midnight Lover [BMG]
Ed Izmestiev & Sofia Egorova –
Buying Books [Indie]
Mini MIx 281
Yes –
Owner of a Lonely Heart (De Soffer Remix) [Atlantic]
Talking Heads –
Psycho Killer (De Soffer Remix) [Sire]
Madonna –
Into the Groove (De Soffer Remix) [Sire]
Moyka –
27/7 [Spoon Train Audio]
Split Vision –
Fall of Moses [Retrosynth]
Marina –
I Love You [Atlantic Records]
Planet Funk –
I Get a Rush [Bustin’ Loose]
X Marks the Pedwalk –
Unknown Title (2025 Release) [Metropolis]
Life Afterlife –
Eye to Eye [Indie]

Hour 2 – Matt Williams Lifelong Corporation Retro Remixes Megamix 2025

Red Flag – Machines (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Plan B Records]
Information Society –
Running (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Tommy Boy Records]
Spandau Ballet –
To Cut a Long Story Short (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Chrysalis Records]
A.K.A. –
All You Ever Told Were Lies (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [ZYX Music]
Frida –
I Know There’s Something Going On (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Polar Music / Atlantic]
Duran Duran –
A View to a Kill (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Parlophone / EMI]
Tears for Fears –
Mad World (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Mercury Records]
Depeche Mode –
Behind the Wheel (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Mute Records]
Red Flag –
Pretty in Pity (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Enigma Records]
Elegant Machinery –
Safety in Mind (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Energy Records]
Cetu Javu –
Fight Without a Reason (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [ZYX Music]
Midnight –
Run With You (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Indie / Self-Released]
Sarah Brightman –
The Fly (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [EastWest Records]
No Name –
Fashion (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Blanco y Negro Music]
Tony Marino –
One Love (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [Indie / Self-Released]
D. Sign –
In This World (Remixed by Lifelong Corporation) [ZYX Music]



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Synth Bob Symphony, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony. Playing the first new wave electrophob. Synth Wave, Itali Disco, and high-energy electronic dance music from the 80s to today. With your host, DJ Matt William. Your dance music Odyssey starts now.

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Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony 281.

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I thought to play it all the things we do. We all see the best.

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My name is Matt Williams, and this is Show 281. We kick things off with T42's Desire from 1991, and there's plenty more classic synthpop where that came from, plus fresh new tracks from some of the biggest names in the scene. Coming up the latest from Disexual, Magic Never Dies. It somehow didn't make it into last week's show, but we're fixing that tonight. It officially drops this week, and you're gonna hear it here tonight. Also, I had brand new music from Planet Funk, Thomas Anders of Modern Talking, Moika, Split Vision, Rubik's Marina, and more, plus a defiler mini mix with reimagined 90s classics. And then an hour two, it's all in the mix with Lifelong Corporation. I pulled together tracks from all four of their retro remix albums, including their latest, featuring fresh reworks from Information Society, Freedom, Spandout Ballet, Tears for Fears, Defesh Mode, and more. Let's get things started right now with a brand new one from Tommy Countosh, who lives and breathes the 80s, from his hair and outfits to Lamborghini Countosh that stars in nearly all of his visuals. This is Mess in my head. This is fantastic brand new music from him right here on Synthop Symphony 281.

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Timeless synth anthers, fresh new sounds and remixes that leave you. This is Synth Pop Symphony Symphony record of the week.

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Surrender to the things left and set.

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Surrender to the things left and said, I'm running but I'm stumbling instead.

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I had ambitious class.

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You know my house.

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Where the magic never dies, the magic never dies, the night. Where the magic never dies, the magic never dies, the magic never dies, the magic, the magic, the eyes, the magic, the magic magic. Where the magic never dies, the magic never dies, the light the eyes never dies, the magic dies, and then you can get a lot of money.

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If you're not familiar with Bandcamp, it's a platform where artists sell their music directly to fans and keep a much bigger share of the profits than on most streaming sites. So if your favorite synthpop acts are on Bandcamp, that's where you want to support them. Also, in this set, a smooth summer lounge remix of Dangerous by Depeche Mode, courtesy of TSF. And we kick things off with Tommy Kutosh and Mess in My Head, one of my favorite songs of the summer. Next up, it's an Italo set featuring both legendary names and fresh new sounds. We're gonna start with one of my favorite all-time Italo tracks, Money by Mozart, originally released in 1987 and now remixed by Rubik's. And for those of you who don't know, Mozart is actually the ultra ego of Italo Disco legend fancy. Then we've got some brand new Italo from Modern Talking's Thomas Anders. It's called Midnight Lover from his latest LP. He's been resinging some of the Modern Talking classics, but I have to say, I'm especially into this new material, and this one actually delivers. And we're gonna wrap up this set with a fresh cut from Ed Ismatev. You're listening to Synth Pop Symphony, don't go anywhere.

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Synth Pop Symphony, the next generation of electronic dance music.

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The hardest truth is now the first best friend What makes a landlocked You know the stuff that everyone doesn't suspect nobody is willing to let Should we do all the trick the palace who's gonna pay? I see the show Has me percent When you want to have a task to try to insane Should know the stuff that I do want to spare Should we go that nobody is willing to wear? Should we go?

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Should we go the very best in high energy dance music only on Synth Pop Symphony?

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Oh heaven loves admitted angel I'll hold you close here in my eyes The city can't be filled with danger hot baby please don't cherry and turn the lights down low baby don't let go stay with me stay with me till now midnight lover daytime friend have a million lives together Midnight lover till the end in all these precious times forever Midnight Lover daytime friends tonight Midnight Lover goes so hard to fight so well so baby Oh good guys only win in movies High loving our girls is hard to find when bad girls always tell the stories Fear always always on my mind far away from home I never feel alone make a friend I'll make a friend tonight Midnight lover daytime friend Half a million lives together Midnight lover till the end in all these precious times forever Midnight Love and friends tonight Midnight Love and go so hard to fight so well so free lover date and friend half a million lives together mid my lover till the end I dream this dream again again you're listening to Synth Pop Symphony where the beat is unstoppable Caght Carig me Strange Наша жизнь на волне вдохновения И как дети мы ждали чуде И цару обнимаем дверей на мне мы смотрим небо То неудежно его дождь мире Какж ты как горит Гуди Мы живем в параллельном мире Плете раздрая весь мир на счастье А мы с тобой покупаем ты просто любовь Е чему не в нежно Его каржини Когда не смотрим не Wow brand new from Ed Ismotev and Sofia Agorova that was buying books before that we heard new music from Modern Talking with Midnight Lover and we kicked off the set with Mozart's money the Rubik's extended mix a classic Catalo gym from 1987 which was just reimagined for today now I'm excited to bring you a mini mix of these sofa remixes we got three iconic tracks lined up reworked with fresh energy we're gonna kick off with the owner of a lonely heart by yes then dive into psychokiller my talking heads and close it out screen with Madonna into the groove delivers the hands of the present and the future of the century you always live your life never thinking of the future prove yourself you are the move you make take your chances with all you desire see yourself you are the spell you take you and you realize what we wake shake shake yourself for every move you make the wall too much say you don't want to chance it you've been better before watch it now Eagle in the sky how we dancing water you lose yourself no longer be to safe there's no real reason to get away give your free will a chance you come to us to succeed only holds only love but all they hope you can only love their home the sound of the past combined with the sounds of the future only on Synth Fox Symphony I can't seem to face up to the facts I'm tense and nervous and I can't relax I can't sleep because my bed's on fire Don't touch me I'm a real life wire psycho killer fail run run alway psycho killer fail run run alway You start a conversation you can't even finish you're talking a lot but you're not saying anything when I have nothing to say my lips are sealed say something once why say it again Circle killer kiss it better run run away Circle killer kiss it better run run away and we upload I hate people in that muscle light we are pain and we apply I hate people in the mask for life we are pain and we apply I hate people in that musical life and we apply I hate people in there muscle life you're listening to DJ Matt Williams Los Angeles head into the crew head into the crew to be got to go to me to be got you guys to do boy you got to be bought a feet to be on the beauty can be such a revelation you feel the sweet tentation We might be lovers if the real comes right I hope this feeling never ends tonight Only I'm dancing can I feel this free At night I like the doors where no one else can see I'm out of dancing all by myself tonight I wanna dance with someone get into the group boy you got the truth go to the beam let's get to the bee boy get into the group boy you got the tool go to the bottom here with me just let the music set you free touch my body moving time now I know your mind you can take it for you got to be the beauty incredibly remixed by De Silver and I've got to say his remix is every bit of impressive as his original work that was into the groove by McDonald we also had psycho killer by the talking heads and owner of a lonely heart I guess all reimagined with that signature decent over the new disco time. Coming up next a fresh set featuring a brand new artist of synthop symphony named Moika. Her latest track is called 247 and it should keep you dancing for just about that long.

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We've also got new music from Split Vision and another brand new track from Marina from her princess of power album to round out the set this is synthop symphony lady's remixes club classics and new electronic dance music only on synthop symphony with DJ Matt Williams running through the streets secrets that you for real with custom eternity You still want to call on your mind, my 24. You found another girl who looks exactly like me. It's what you need. Give her all you got always them on the team. I never get out if you don't let me go.

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But I'm the one who won. I'm the five.

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New music fast only on Sith Pop Symphony.

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Looking through the glasses, watching fall of the masses, side is distorted, the news are sorted. How can we control directions of the whole? Save the brain of humanity for the sake of sanity. You need to step it up, you need to speed it up. Don't fall behind, or you will lose your mind. How can we control directions of the whole? You got to raise the pace. You got to join the race. Don't lag behind. Or risk your shattered mind. How can we control directions of the home? Save the brain of humanity for sake of sanity. For sake of a sanity. How can we control directions of the home? Save the brain of humanity. For sake of a sanity.

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A symphony of synth. Let the music move you on Synth Pop Symphony.

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Welcome to H2K. Welcome to the seventies. Solve the stars upon my face. Leather books upon my knees. Sorry, I'm a little late. Oh, it's getting round and round. Welcome to the golden age.

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Everything is peachy now. Is there something you like? La la la la you like. Is there something you like? Is there something you like? La la la la you like. Gonna tell you tonight.

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I love you.

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I love you Where are all the parties now? I wanna make my way round town. Pink and purple, blue and gold, glitter cat suits, vintage clothes, get on stage, take a bow, marry me, let's make a vow. Jim Martini's smoking vogues. Let's make a party of our own. Is this something you like? La la la la you like. Is this something you like? Is this something you like? La la la you like gonna tell you tonight.

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If you haven't checked it out yet, it's pure synthpop gold. Also, in that set, fresh music from Split Vision. We always love hearing from these guys, and their latest fall of Moses released this week is something very special. And we started off with Moika and her tracks called 24-7. She's a new artist of the show, and one I'm definitely looking forward to hearing more from in the future. We're about 10 minutes away from hour two. We have an incredible vlog of the next mega minute from Life Incorporation. So don't go anywhere about 50 minutes before we get there. We got one from our one. I had this one in the car the other day, and my wife turned to me and said, Hey, what is it? So I knew I had to make it. We also have a brand new music from headwind. And we were heavy rotated on 2023 here on Synth Pop Symphony, and I'm thrilled to have him back. From life after life. There's been a massive amount of great music this week, and honestly, it's been health curating and all. There's been so many amazing songs that didn't quite make the track tonight, but don't worry, we'll get to them next week, along with more classic Synth Pop. Let's get into this brand new set right now on Synth Pop Symphony.

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Wake up, look at your friend. Right now he's alive. Wake up, what are you doing? One day you're gonna die. One day you're gonna die.

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I get a rush.

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I white rush. I can't get enough of that.

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I get a rush.

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I white rush white.

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I can't get enough of that Wake up, look at yourself, stop living a lie. Wake up, stop living one day you're gonna die.

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I can rush.

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I can't remember where you know you're everywhere.

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I go, so I can grow time after time I heard that when you turn and say that I should know it's not a day when I'm alone with your faith, it's all what it's doing.

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I believe you'll know that I don't do that we might your mind Let me like your mind your mind I carry away, you know I'm be everywhere you go, so you can grow I got your money, I like your money I like your money time, I'll show time you have that wasn't tough and say to go Miss Liby, where I love with my train, it's all the stone I think you're not gonna do that we might go Let me die your mind, I like your body I like your mind There's not a day when I love without a free so I so I'm not that so I asked you to let me let you up me that you're playing that you might be like you like we don't like me that you might be like you might be the Tumor Where music meets motion join the rhythm revolution on Synth Club Symphony sexual bisexual But you so we hold along Just because you're so much better than what I have before conventional I always beautiful You make me see that we don't need a sacrifice It's so much natural, it's almost beautiful The best thing you left when it's just you and I'm so crazy I want to see her we make it tonight that I'm faded But I can see where I'm later I'm looking for another It's the middle of the night So for kill me home inside Feels like we're about to die Can say that we're not gonna take it Can see that we don't have to take it away I'm in it, I want you to take it to the limit, I'll give you my process I'll give you my own Oh my life and I'll take you in my own Sight so crazy name I want to see her we make it night I'm failing I can see her I lay down the eye so crazy and I want to see her we make it as a night and I'm fade when I can see her lay out that I'm gonna be a little bit more than that. Can say that we're not gonna make it. Can see that we don't have to take it away. I'm in it, I want you to take care to the limit, I'll give you a process.

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I'm fighting out when I can see her, I'll lay it out, I'm the great night, we make it tonight, and I'm fade out of eye to eye.

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So crazy.

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I want to see it when they can that was Eye to Eye, brand new from Life After Life. That's a brand new artist to the show. We also heard from X Mark the Pedwalk making a welcome return to the show after being on regular rotation last year. And we kicked off the set with Planet Funk and I get a rush. One of those tracks you just have to turn up in the car. Alright, it's time for hour two, and that means we're officially in the mix. This week I've taken all four of the retro remixes albums from Lifelong Corporation, and I've blended them into one massive Mega Mix. Now, if you're a longtime listener, you may remember that I did this mix back in 2023, but that version only included volumes one through three. So get ready for reimagine retro future information from Red Flag Information Society, Valley, future features, Randra, and so much more. Let's dive in right now. This is real corporation retro remixes make a mix of twenty twenty five right here on Central Symphony. Let's get into it right now.

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I can't take it out. Enough seen offstanding rooms. I'll raise my hand and speak my east. One day you will discover one more reason, one trial. I couldn't pay. If I couldn't change no well, somehow talk to you and all of that. The price for Nancy have all in short to face my give itself to all day we all discovered one more reason, one long trust. And change the flows. One day I discovered one more reason, one more try.

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And if someday I need to see you, I'll come back from the past.

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They must not be much too. I might spell on top years.

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All you ever told were lies.

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You're listening to Simp Fox Symphony, where the beat is unstoppable.

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Never again is what I said. But then I met you, girl. It must be real. And here it comes again. The way that we met the time we spent so natural.

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I'm making the stars for who you are. And that you love me, girl. That you must forever show me.

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All you ever told were my ace.

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I still can't believe you showed me in. But now I'm glad you've gone. Never again. About the way I feel. It's better for me. But still I win when I think of you.

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It must be real. And here it comes again. Such me on it all together, change. All you ever would like to make all you ever say to me.

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Nothing, forever and ever, nothing.

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Nothing I want to help you. Nothing. Nothing forever and ever. When you know you've changed at your birthday life. That's something you can die. The quiet love you see. Something love, you won't belong.

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There's something going on.

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There's something going on. I know it's going to be myself. I know what you think, go on in your mind. So don't look like you tell. I know that something so you love. I know that something so you love. I love it won't be low.

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Face to faces, faces, feel the chill. But you know, the plants are making me could it be the whole secret fire thing inside the wicked time.

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It's up the fire. It's always me. It's up the fire. It's always me. It's up the fire. Standing still chill, so flames on your body. It's time in years to change his kid.

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The best eighties remixes only on Synth Cop Symphony.

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No expression on my head and watch a drop myself. I'm going to turn it because I'm on it.

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I don't care. I'm in the hands of fame.

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I am myself. Over all the place.

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Behind you, behind the body.

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Sweet and girl. I prefer behind the wheel.

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And me the passenger. I'm just taking what you want. I'm going to sit down.

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You're behind the wheel. You're behind the wheel.

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I love you.

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I love you. Like a sign of me. It's not what you have to say.

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I love you. It's a take a free. Don't just feel it's a take a free. I contest to see your love is deeper. That's going to be something. I told you that's a good one. It's something that we are here. So I could feel my safety right just where I stand.

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I wish I had the answer right now, sir. So I could feel my safety, right just where I think I think I'm not going to be able to do it. I can give the meaning at all. I can find the reason for the fall. I don't know why they act like they do, but I know there is something strange going on. But it can also be some other reason. I don't know, and I really don't care. Though I've been touching everywhere I wish I had the answers right here in my clothes. But all I see is so many others with the same problems inside. And now I know that this is something you just get over just like that. You can't work if you won't find safety, safety you find.

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So I could feel my safety, right just where I stand.

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I wish I had the answers right there in my clothes. So I could feel my safety right just where I stand.

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Only on Sith Pop Symphony, every song is what's going on there, just as you know, I'll just think about lifestyle, lifestyle Look around You're alone, like six by turn. All you want is to get on the top. No one can stop her. He's on a track.

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You have a chance you can't scare Five Love Reason Five Reason to sing a lot. Five love reasons Five Reason for Slinger Five Reason.

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Run through your hair.

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Have a turning rise to free yourself of doubt.

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But as a matter of fact, I can't look back. I've got no way to go. I'm a state of my keys mesmerized. Let the rivers roll. I'm gonna run with you, run with you, run with you. As you take me, you take me. As you take me, you take me away for the day to tell our holding on.

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So let's lie accepts than dream feels of ecstasy. Dreaming of a backwell be could be As a matter of fact, take me back where I wanna go and in the set of time when I'm gonna bribe me.

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I'm gonna run with you, one would be done with you.

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Well no never scary so that the child for you to show you to come by me to let me know. Just so be back, I see many things. Look around. There's so many places I try so hard to find.

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Many nights I spent so holy.

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Wondering if I was your family, I'd know that you and I were going to be telling you. I'm strong to think that I could owe you.

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The love I gave was not enough to show you how much I tried.

unknown

I tried to make you smile. Do you remember? Well you still die. How you write? My boy, how you make me cry? How can you be so true? I want the one who's a very good question.

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There are times I like when I feel in hurt from no increase of me. It's a feeling of love that the people share the feeling that takes away the fear. I remember the days when I was dreaming of a world came out wake up.

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But now it's the time to realize that something will have to change.

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Hey, thank you so much for joining me for Synth Pop Symphony 281. This is Matt Williams, and I will see you guys next week. Have a great rest of your week.

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You're signing off Synth Pop Symphony with DJ Matt Williams.