Lyrics
I don't know if you get voicemail messages so
Expressing uncertainty about the recipient's habit of checking voicemail.
I'm gonna leave one even though usually I don't
Despite the unusual act, leaving a voicemail message.
I'm on my way home it is 9:57 and
Providing context: the speaker is on their way home at 9:57.
I'm hoping you call me back
Expressing hope for a return call.
You don't usually leave voicemails this late
Noting the atypical timing of leaving voicemails late at night.
Cause you know that I'm sleeping
Explaining the usual sleeping or working schedule.
Or working gotta wake up early and you're out late
Describing conflicting schedules and the challenges of time.
mmm
Non-verbal expression (mmm) indicating contemplation or hesitation.
We're on opposite schedules you're in the bay in a different city
Highlighting the physical distance between the speaker and the recipient.
I'm in LA I know it's not that far but I hate the distance
Expressing dislike for the distance between their respective locations.
All you wanted from me was to call you back
Reflecting on the recipient's desire for a call back.
You always liked to talk over the phone
Noting the recipient's preference for phone conversations.
You said you liked to hear my voice and I knew that
Acknowledging the recipient's appreciation for the speaker's voice.
But sometimes I just wanna be alone
Expressing the speaker's occasional need for solitude.
Oh
Repeating the non-verbal expression (Oh) for emotional emphasis.
Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-When we were together
Reminiscing about the joyful and limitless past when they were together.
We were dizzy and the sky was the limit
Recalling passionate and lively moments in their past.
Getting busy through the night so electric
-I only wish I knew it then
Expressing regret for not fully realizing the beauty of past moments.
And now it's coming up on 9:57
Noting the current time, approaching 9:57.
And I'm playing back an old voice message
Listening to an old voicemail message, suggesting a sense of nostalgia.
Yeah I know it's been a while I should forget it
Acknowledging the passage of time but struggling to forget.
But I can't help from listening to old voicemails
Indicating the difficulty in resisting the urge to listen to old voicemails.
I'm hoping you call me back
Repeating the hope for a return call.
Oh
Repeating the non-verbal expression (Oh) for emotional emphasis.
You did everything you could to save me
-You were my bohemian baby
-And I just let you down
-All you ever wanted was a phone call back
-To let you know you're not in this alone
-You were always trying to remind me that
-I don't have to go it on my own
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-Oh
-When we were together
Reiterating the joyful past when they were together.
We were dizzy and the sky was the limit
Recalling vibrant and electrifying moments in their past.
Getting busy through the night so electric
-I only wish I knew it then
Expressing regret for not fully appreciating the past when they were together.
And now it's coming up on 9:57
Noting the approaching time, once again 9:57.
And I'm playing back an old voice message
Listening to another old voicemail message, continuing the nostalgic theme.
Yeah I know it's been a while I should forget it
Acknowledging the prolonged duration but struggling to forget.
But I can't help from listening to old voicemails
Repeating the difficulty in resisting the temptation to listen to old voicemails.
I'm on my way home
Reiterating the context of being on the way home at 9:57 and the hope for a call back.
(I can't keep this up)
-It is 9:57 and
-I'm hoping you call me back
-Aah
Expressing emotional distress or anticipation (Aah).
Baby please
Pleading for the recipient's attention and response.
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