Landline
Disconnected Echoes: Matthew Barber's Musical Reflections
Lyrics
Answer me one question
Asking a question, seeking clarity
Before you go
Before departing or leaving
Is it your reception
Wondering if the issue is with the reception
Or is it my phone
Questioning if the problem is with the speaker's phone
Your voice in tiny pieces
Describing the partner's voice as fragmented
Beamed to outer space
Imagining the voice being transmitted to space
Bouncing off some satellite
Reflecting on the voice bouncing off a satellite
And right back in my face
Expressing frustration as the voice comes back
They say tonight we're closer to Jupiter
Highlighting the proximity to Jupiter, emphasizing closeness
Than we've ever been before
Comparing the current closeness to Jupiter with historical proximity
You're making me feel stupider
Feeling intellectually challenged or perplexed
I can't talk a minute more
Unable to continue the conversation due to frustration
'Cause you're sucking
Using a metaphor to describe the partner's actions
All my landlines
Metaphorically referring to the partner consuming the speaker's connections
Hollowed in my home
Describing the impact on the home environment
Feeling disconnected
Expressing a sense of detachment or isolation
Feeling so alone
Reiterating the feeling of loneliness
Sucking all my landlines
Continuing the metaphor of the partner consuming connections
Hollow in my home
Emphasizing the impact on the home environment again
Feeling disconnected
Reiterating the sense of disconnection
Feeling so alone
Reiterating the feeling of loneliness
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