The Past, Present and Future of Synth Driven Music!
May 15, 2026

Synthpop Symphony 327 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Retro Volume 3!

Synthpop Symphony 327 Electropop Synthwave Italo Dance New Wave & Sinister Retro Volume 3!

This week on Synthpop Symphony, Matt Williams takes you deep into the world of synth-driven music with another two-hour nonstop mix experience packed with classic legends, underground favorites, and brand-new electronic sounds.

Hour One features Heaven 17, Depeche Mode, Giorgio Moroder, MELØ, Michael Oakley, CARRELLEE, Scandroid & Celldweller, Michelle Vreeland, Bronski Beat, and a special Mathias P mini mix featuring Love Will Tear Us Apart, Let Me Go, and Fade to Grey. Plus, an Italo mini mix with Mr. Fantasy, Daddy Squad, and Linda Jo Rizzo.

Then in Hour Two, it’s Sinister Retro Vol. 3 — featuring massive remix treatments of classics from Fancy, Pet Shop Boys, Soft Cell, New Order, Erasure, Bronski Beat, Exposé, Hall & Oates, Stevie Nicks, Lovelock, and Poni Hoax.

From retro club anthems to modern synthwave and exclusive remixes, Synthpop Symphony 327 delivers the past, present, and future of synth-driven music.

Tracklist:

Heaven 17 – Temptation (Andrew Ektom Remix)
Depeche Mode – A Question of Time (Matt One Remix)
Giorgio Moroder – The Chase / Behind the Wheel (Mashup with Depeche Mode)
Mathias P – Love Will Tear Us Apart
Mathias P – Let Me Go
Mathias P – Fade to Grey
MELØ – Goodbye
Michael Oakley – World of Promises
CARRELLEE – Edge of Heaven
Mr. Fantasy – Do Me Right
Daddy Squad – High Tension
Linda Jo Rizzo – Move It Up (Extended Mix)
Scandroid & Celldweller – Lost in the Stars
Michelle Vreeland – Up Until Now (Synthpop Remix)
Bronski Beat – Do It
Fancy – Lady of Ice (Pulsedriver Remix)
Pet Shop Boys – Sin (Karassimeon Remix)
Soft Cell – Tainted Love (Karassimeon Remix)
New Order – Blue Monday (Karassimeon Remix)
Erasure – Oh L’Amour (Remix)
Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat (Jordan Rework)
Exposé – Point of No Return (Karassimeon Remix)
Hall & Oates – Out of Touch (Karassimeon Remix)
Stevie Nicks – Edge of Seventeen (Karassimeon Remix)
Lovelock – Love Reaction (Remix)
Poni Hoax – Antibodies (Remix)





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You're listening to DDJ Matt Williams, Los Angeles.

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Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony.

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Playing the best new wave electro pop synth wave italo disco and high-energy electronic dance music from the 80s to today. With your host, DJ Matt Williams. Your dance music Odyssey starts now.

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Welcome to Synth Pop Symphony 327, your worldwide destination for the best in synthpop, synthwave, dark wave, it loadisco, and retrofuturistic electronic dance music. This week on the show, I've got a massive lineup ready to go, including brand new music from Michael Oakley, Caroline, Mello, Michelle Breland, Scandroid, and so much more. Plus, I have a spotlight mini mix featuring rising synthpop artist Matthias P out of Rome, Italy. You gotta check this one out. We're also gonna dive deep into modern Italo with Mr. Fantasy, Daddy Squad, and Lindo Joe Rizzo in the mix before launching into the second hour fully with Sinister Retro Volume 3. But before we keep the music going, I want to give a big shout out to DJ Night J from Mixed Time Radio. He's one of our premier radio station partners for the brand new imaging and spots he produced for Simpop Symphony. Always keeping the show sounding fresh, modern, and massive every single week. So huge thanks for all the support and creativity behind the scenes to DJ NightJ at Mixed Time Radio. Let's do this right now in the mix. Let's get started with Heaven 17 and Temptation, the Andrew Ectum remix.

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I tried to understand that certain feeling carved by another's hand. But it's too late to hesitate. We can't keep on living like this.

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You've got to make me an offer, but cannot be ignored. So let's head for home now. Everything that I have is yours The first step to be by me. Every second down that can break the waves.

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I can break away.

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For me to It's just a question of time Before I lay their hands on you make you just like the rest. I got to get to you first. It's just a question of time.

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You look good.

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I'll take you under my way. It's just a question. Exactly what they want you to do.

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Hanging around to mess you up.

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With my little one. It's just a question of time.

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It's running out with you. You want it all to you to do it. Exactly, while they want eat too.

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You want it all to you to do it. Exactly what they want to do. Sometimes I don't blame them. You look good. Till I look at you. I know my time. What goes on in our minds? It's just a question.

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Right anywhere. I don't care.

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I'm in the hands of faith. I am myself over the wrong way now. I am myself.

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You just heard a special mini-mix to kick things off, featuring the brand new Andre X and remix of Temptation by Heaven 17. Quick facts on Heaven 17, the group was formed by Martin Ware and Ian Craig Marsh, who were the original founding members of the Human League. They also split early due to creative differences, which led them to create Heaven 17, leading more into the role and political energy. And I'm gonna feature a three track from the five three, including a later thing. So let's head to roam and dive into the sound of the final feet with a three-track minimax right here on the function.

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But emotions won't grow, and we're changing our ways, taking different roles that we're so cold. You still wear It's night shining with love. Yet birthday we can prove along. Oh my feelings exposed, and there's a taste in my mouth as desperation tastes hold just for something so good just can function. Cracks inside you still truth is hiding there But I don't care No stores, no sound, my head has spin around, tension on slow, ready to blow, blow Crash down, press down, losing control, lights out, nice let me go smooths out broke. Night is pulling you in as your skin Where do we begin? Nothing left to man pressure too high cutting like a lights up, lights out. Calling through a noise. I can find my voice. Rose are closing tight. One case in a body side. Two eyes staring cold inside shows fear as it turns out.

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Un homme dans une carrière.

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Une balise quoi s'écoute Des yeux fixés froids. Entre de la peur se tourne pour se cacher.

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Sans la pluie comme un été anglais En tant les notes d'une chanson lointaine Sortant de derrière ton posteur Espérant que la vie ne fut aussi longue fivering like an English stammer Hearing notes from a distance Stamming out from a backdrop poster life wouldn't be so dumb Fate Gray Fate Gray fate to gray face gray Fate Gray Fate Wow what a set from Matthias P out of Rome, Italy.

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You can really hear that incredible variety in his sound from the Joy Division cover to a beautifully produced Atello-inspired track to that darker interpretation of Fade the Grey by Vassage. Absolutely fantastic stuff. And if you're looking for his music online, it's kind of scattered everywhere right now. So the album Ashes in the Rain is actually up on video. The singles are showing up on Spotify, and there are videos coming all over YouTube. And here's a fun fact for you. Eight years ago, the very first game I ever played here on Synflop Symphony was really regarded by Marshall. Pretty amazing how this journey keeps coming full circle.

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Looking into rainy brand news right here on your symphony of Synth.com for past shows and special DJ mixes.

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Over stimulating, running on false hope.

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In this world, love promises. Do our words tell me nothing?

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Where's the truth in all of this?

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I can't take this anymore.

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Society is eating itself whole Manifest life from tones of fire.

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Singing the agenda of corporate choir. In this world, love promises. Do I work me nothing? I can't take this anymore. In this world, I miss this more The main call fear inside. Do our work still be the thing?

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I can't take this anymore.

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Your eyes upon me with my heart beat. Or am I dreaming?

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You have to bring me out of the way. Can you come down? Speak in me with me. I run for you. At the edge of heaven. You bring me in my name.

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At the edge of heaven.

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You leave me here in the tree. At the edge of heaven.

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You just heard brand new music with Carolie with Edward Tomorrow. Before that, Michael Oakley took things into darker territory with World of Promises, and we kicked it off with the incredible talented Mello, one half of our show, with a brand new track called Goodbye. Mixed it into the new Daddy Squad with high attention. You're gonna love this one. And we're gonna wrap it up with a brand new legendary Linda Joe Rizzo with moving up to the extended mix. Let's do this right now, the Italo Mini Mix. Brand new right here on Fifth Pop Symphony.

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The best Synth Pop, Synth Wave, Electro Pop, and Italo Dance in the Mix. Only on Fifth Pop Symphony.

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Oh I say move a little bit. Take a little swim. Oh I say move a little bit. Take a little swim. And I say, Oh baby. You know the potty gon' start with you.

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And I say, Oh, baby. Oh you know the potty gon' start with you. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up, do me right. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up on me. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up to me right. I see it in your eyes, baby. This is the first time forever, and just take it to me right.

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You gotta do your eye, can I be there?

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Oh, I say, prove a little bit. Take a little set, take a little set, sex on the beach. I wanna eat a peach. I wanna eat a beach. Oh, I say, prove a little bit. Take a little set, take a little set on the beach. I wanna eat a peach. And I say, ooh, baby. You know the party gon' start with you. And I say, Ooh, baby.

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You know the party gon' start with you. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up, do me right. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up on me time. I see it in your eyes, baby, that you were the first up, do me right. I see it in your eyes, baby. This is the first time forever, you just had to do me right Je t'embrasse sur la plage, d'où viens-tu?

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Je t'embrasse sur la plage, d'où viens-tu? Je t'embrasse sur la plage, d'où viens-tu? Je t'embrasse sur la plage to me.

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This is the first step to me.

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The mix continues on Sick Fox Symphony. Symphonic Symphony, the sound of your past, the rhythm of your future.

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Can you feel the rhythm? Now it's time for giving. We can be together all night long. Burning with desire. I can take you higher. Give me a moment, I'm gonna show you my love.

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Move it up.

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Move it up, move it up. Come on, baby. It's so hot. Move in closer to feel the heat. Move it close and feel the beat.

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We are one with the source of ball. Can you feel the rhythm? Now it's time for giving. We can be together all night long.

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Move it up, move it up. Ain't never, never gone inside. Move it up, move it up. Come on, baby. It's so hot. Move in close and feel the heat. Move in close and feel the beat.

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Yeah. Move it up.

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I sustained never gonna stop.

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That last mini mix was a full-on blast of modern Italo Energy. We kicked things off with the outrageous Mr. Fantasy bringing massive retro disco energy. From there, we rolled into Daddy Squad with high tension, and we wrapped it up with the legendary Linda Joe Rizzo with Move It Up. That was the extended mix proving why she remains one of the queens of the Italo scene. Now we're just a few minutes away from Sinister Retro Volume 3. It's gonna be loaded with classic remakes and mashups and remixes you don't want to miss. And don't forget, support and topsiphany. This show is very expensive to produce, folks. And we buy most of the music we play here to support the artists whenever we can. But we also get a ton of music submissions every single week from the artists around the world. So let's get topsiphany.com reach out to the music and let's grow this thing together one fan at a time. Over the past three months. So thank you to all the new listeners, all the new radio stations joining the show worldwide. Next up, get ready for a serious high-energy monster from Android and Feldweather with Lost in the Stars. I'm also gonna introduce a brand new artist to the show, Michelle Freeland from Los Angeles. And trust me, her new track is absolutely fantastic. And at the end of the set, I got a serious surprise 80s track that has never played for here on Sinpop Symphony.

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

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Distant stars are shining bright. Every star holds a memories, bringing it on strings of time. Coming threads from you to me. Stars to wound us in the night. Come and threads electrified.

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We said I stand it to a sword of mind. Let's do it, do it once again. Let's do it, do it one more time. Let's do it while I'm not a jump, don't be. Don't keep your pants. Let's do it while I'm not a jump, don't be, don't keep your pants down. You look so good, you look so fine. The question is your state of mind. Let's do it to it once, okay. Let's do it to it one more time. Let's do it, water not a shot, don't be, don't keep your teeth down. Let's do it while the night shot don't be, don't keep your teeth down by the night, shot on me, don't keep your dance Let's do it, whatever not, shot up, don't keep your stance water not as beat, don't keep your foot dance. Let's do it, while the night is not on me, don't keep your foot dance that precious lips too. I'm feeling high. You gotta breach me, let's work of mine. Let's do it, do it once again. Let's do it, do it one more time. Move your body close to mine. We've gotta stand it to a sweat of mine. Let's do it, do it once again. Let's do it, do it one more time. Let's do it while we're not a chance on me. Don't keep your business. Let's do it while we're not a chance, don't we? Don't keep your sisters. Let's do it, do it once, case don't be. Don't keep your business. Let's do it, do it one more time, don't we? Don't keep your two dance.

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Don't keep your teeth dance.

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You just heard Bronsky Beat would do it off the classic Truth Dare Doubledare album, which is now just days away from being re-released as a massive 40th anniversary edition. That's right, the album originally came out back in 1986, and now every track is being remastered along with brand new remixes. In fact, one of those new remixes is coming up in Finature Retro right now. Now, Truth Dare Doubledare was the first Ron TV album without Jimmy Somerville on vocals. Instead, John John can handle vocal duty, and honestly, crack like really crude because it will deliver huge high energy even after Jimmy's departure. Okay, now it's time for the second hour of fully in the next with Finature Retro Volume 3. Modernized for a new era. New Order of Love, Honey Hooks, Expose, Hall of Hotes, Erasure, Romski Reed, and Darwin McGee. All primed ready to make the dance for sizzle. So if you're ready, I'm ready to bring it to you right now, starting with Fancy's Lady of Ice, the brand new 2026 Holse Driver remix, only right here on Sinpop Symphony.

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The very best in the mix. Only on Sinfop Symphony. Heard around the world, world. What kind of man?

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What kind of man am I? I try to walk where I just fell.

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I try to break a sacred spell in your eye, you're right. I feel the flames of love. I feel the flames of the sea.

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Twenty seconds I'm talking.

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You're in the mix with DJ Matt Williams.

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When I look back upon my life, it's always with a sense of shame. I've always been the one to blame For everything I long to do, no matter when or where or who have one thing in common too. It's uh, it's uh, it's uh, it's a sin, it's a sin. Everything I've ever done, everything I ever do, every place I've ever been, everywhere I'm going to, it's a sin. It's a sin. So pure in thought and word and deed. They didn't quite succeed for everything I long to do, no matter when or where all do has one thing in common too. It's uh, it's a it's a it's a sin.

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Just like the word wingers, sing the song, sands as she singing. Ooh, ooh, ooh, just like the word wing does, sing the song, stands as you sing in. Just like the water wing dove sings the song, sounds like she's singing. Ooh, ooh, ooh. Just like the water wing dove sing the song, sounds like she's singing.

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Ooh, baby, ooh, say ooh.

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And the day go by, like strain in the wind, in the web baddy's mouth. I begin again. Stand to my friend, nothing else matters.

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She was no more than a big feather.

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When it's be broken hard, something with business But all that's on the job Son Jesus. Just like the word window, six songs, says I should sing it. When the days go by, I'm straight in the wind, in the wave that is my own, I begin again.

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San Francisco.

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I've heard all the thoughts, but what you can do, but I've got to know. Here's there too. You're telling me to trust, but what should I believe? You promised so much, that's all we're seeing. You told me that's the scary up, but I got to know for sure. You say I want to go through. That's the property, but you do not know about what you can do. But I got to know what you're doing.

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You promise so much baby seems to be that you're serious, I got to know for sure.

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You say that you want me, but symphony.

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Get away from the pain you drive into the heart of me.

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We share seems to go nowhere, and I'm last time I like, for I touch and turn, I can sleep at night.

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Oh, change and love, and I'm not sure.

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Run of the way, I've got to get away. You don't really want any more from me. Wants a friend.

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Now I run from you.

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I give you all the boy could give you. Take my teeth and that's not it.

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Oh Say the love. Say the love.

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Don't touch me, please. I cannot stand the way you see.

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The best Synth Pop, Synth Wave, Electro Pop, and Italo Dance in the Mix. Only on Synth Pop Symphony, How does it feel to treat me like you do?

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When you've laid your hands upon me and told me who you are.

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I thought I was mistaken.

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I thought I'd heard your words. Tell me how do I feel.

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Tell me now how do I feel like that?

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The mix continues on Sith Pop Symphony.

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It's time with you. I wanna be by your side.

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I wanna be with you, baby. I'm gonna love you, I'm gonna go.

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And the light is flashing on your windows. All alone in a spoon, so you're looking for the truth. And you know just what it takes and where to go. Don't say a breath on me now.

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Stay the full morning left and no mean. If you can, you'll see the world in the ones.

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Take a chance that you'll be must stay by and above away. You don't have to dream all just for me now.

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Say it from all the praying now.

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If we didn't so much, yeah, we so alone so running down You're out of touch, I'm out of time, but I'm out of my head, when you're not all round, you're out of touch, I'm out of time, but I'm out of my head, when you're all round, you're out of touch, I'm out of time, but I'm out of my head, when you're all round, you're out of touch, I'm out of time, but you know, I went to the bow, bow, bad by help by the bottom.

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I just look for the day, for the way, what the time I just want to die, I want to check, for the way I'll make it back to the heart that we can make it Playing the best electric pop, synth pop and the best remixes only on synth pop symphony.

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Such in bottom company Build the room with that with me Such and bottom company Build the room with that with me Such in bottom company Build the room with that with me Everybody see my face Now the watch of the bottom face that perfectly for you that perfectly that perfect paint for the paint for that perfect paint, that's fine, that perfect feeling, all over me, I put the feeling, that perfect feeling feeling, all over me, I put the feeling, that we don't feel that perfect paint, I've got the beat, all the big all over the beat, big pain, the big pain, all that big.

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I've got the feeling, that's not the feeling, the four that feeling, all of me. I've got the feeling, let's keep on feeling feeling the public feeling, I've got follow me.

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Thanks for joining me for another Synth Pop Symphony. My name is Matt Williams, and I'll see you right back here next week for another journey through the past, present, and future of synth-driven music. And don't forget, it's a crazy world out there, so let's keep connecting the world through music. Good night from Synth Pop Symphony.

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

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Signing off