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Radio Check, Every Channel

Genre: Barbershop Quartet
Released: April 11, 2026
Length: 4:01

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Lyrics

Intro

Mmmmmm Radio check… Radio check

Verse 1

Porch light melting Plastic toys in the yard Smoke rolling sideways Dog going crazy in the car We already called it in "Fully involved" four times But they're still keyed up on the mic Like it's drive-time prime-time

Pre-Chorus

You copy? You copy? Yeah we copy, yeah we copy

Chorus 1

"Engine One to Command You copy?" We heard you the first time, pal Be advised, there's a lot of fire Yeah that’s kinda why we’re here now Every channel Same voice talking Like a show that never ends Radio check Radio check Radio check Just talking to their own best friends

Verse 2

Be advised Front door's the front Side A is where the street is at Heavy heat is pretty hot Man’s narrating like a podcast Victim’s already in the yard Grandma wrapped up in a sheet But he’s up there giving weather reports Visibility’s down to my feet

Pre-Chorus

You copy? You copy? Yeah we got it, loud and clear

Chorus 2

Engine One to Command You copy? Yeah, loud and clear again Be advised The roof is roofing Bro, grab a line and get in Every channel Same voice talking Like a show that never ends Radio check Radio check Radio check Just talking to their own best friends

Bridge

"Command from Engine One still smoky" "Command from Engine One still warm" "Command from Engine One still breathing" Brother That’s just a house, not a form Mic glued to his glove Like it’s part of his hand Fire’s eating the ceiling He’s narrating for Instagram Command from Engine One We have fire No way! Thank you for the update, man

Chorus 3

Engine One to Command You copy? We got you the last eight times Be advised Everything's still burning Yeah that’s literally the whole assignment Every channel Same voice talking Like a show that never ends Radio check Radio check Radio check Just talking to their own best friends

Outro

Sirens fading down the block Ash all over their boots He's still thumbed down on the button Be advised… We're heading in for food

About this song

Firefighters love radios.

I don't mean they appreciate reliable communications during emergency operations.

I mean some of them seem to genuinely enjoy the sound of their own voice coming out of one.

And nowhere is that relationship more beautiful than a big scene where everybody has something extremely important to say.

Sometimes the transmission is critical.

Sometimes it's useful.

And sometimes it's essentially:

“Command from Engine One... be advised, the fire is still on fire.”

Copy.

Thank you.

We were becoming concerned that it had stopped being fire.

“Radio Check, Every Channel” is dedicated to the precious emergency airwaves that never seem to catch a break once a big scene gets rolling.

The updates keep coming.

The microphone stays keyed.

Somebody asks “You copy?” immediately after receiving an acknowledgment.

And somewhere underneath all of it is another person patiently waiting for half a second of silence so they can transmit something that actually matters.

Naturally, there was only one appropriate genre for a song about four different voices all fighting for the same airspace:

Barbershop quartet.

Because if everyone insists on talking at once, the least they can do is harmonize.

Be advised:

The radio is tired too.

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