Lyrics
Call
Expressing the desire to communicate through a call.
Call
Reiteration of the longing for a response to the call.
Wish you'd take my call
Expressing a wish for the recipient to answer the phone call.
Call
Repetition of the desire for the call to be answered.
Wish you'd take my call
Restating the hope for a response to the call.
When you were a little guy and would get real sad
Recalling a time when the person addressed was a child and felt sadness, expressing empathy.
You'd draw a frowny face on a piece of paper and
Describing a coping mechanism of drawing a sad face on paper when feeling down.
Slip it underneath your parents' door
Depicting a symbolic gesture of communication by sliding the drawing under parents' door.
So many things about you I adore
Expressing admiration for various positive qualities about the person being addressed.
People tell me one day you will be my friend again
Referencing reassurances from others that the relationship will be restored in the future.
But I don't believe 'em cuz I haven't seen you since then
Expressing skepticism about the assurances due to the lack of recent contact.
When you couldn't understand me
Referring to a past period when the person couldn't comprehend the speaker.
Brushed me out like a fall leaf
Describing being rejected or ignored like a falling leaf during that earlier time.
Call
Reiteration of the desire for a call.
Call
Repeating the plea for a response to the call.
Wish you'd take my call
Expressing the wish for the recipient to answer the phone call.
Call
Restating the hope for a response to the call.
Wish you'd take my call
Repetition of the desire for the call to be answered.
Call
Expressing a wish for the recipient to answer the phone call.
Wish you'd take my call
Reiterating the hope for a response to the call.
Call
Expressing the desire for the recipient to answer the phone call.
Wish you'd take my call
Restating the hope for a response to the call.
It's been three years come next fall
Indicating a significant time lapse since the last interaction, emphasizing the longing for reconnection.
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