Telephone
Emotional Turmoil: A Melodic Cry for Liberation
Lyrics
I'm so emotional
I'm experiencing intense emotions
I wish I was dead
Expressing a desire for escape or relief
I can't get over you
Struggling to move on from a past relationship
All the things that were said
Reflecting on hurtful words that were exchanged
I'm so emotional
Reiterating strong emotional turmoil
I wish I was dead
Repeating the desire for escape or relief
I'm so emotional
Emphasizing overwhelming emotions
Might as well be dead
Expressing a feeling of emptiness or despair
Inexplicable, God help me
Feeling unable to explain or understand the situation
Don't know how to show
Uncertain about expressing emotions
I be calling on the telephone
Attempting to reach out through a phone call
Justifying in a telephone box
Trying to justify actions or feelings in a confined space
Screaming your name at the teletone
Expressing emotions loudly and urgently
Oh, I'm all fine now
Claiming to be fine despite inner struggles
Don't push me past the mile
Requesting not to be pushed beyond limits
I'm tired of playing games, boy
Expressing weariness of playing emotional games
This is painful
Acknowledging emotional pain
Oh, I'm too attached to you
Feeling excessively attached to someone
Broken bones too many times for you
Referring to past emotional injuries
Gorgeous day, when I'm out with you
Finding joy in moments spent together
But I don't know what I'd do without you
Expressing dependency on the person
I be calling on the telephone
Repeating the attempt to connect through a phone call
You may now record your message
Automated message prompt on the telephone
On the telephone
Continuation of the attempt to connect
You may now record your message
Repeating the automated message prompt
Ay dee day dah
Non-lexical vocalizations indicating frustration or confusion
Dah dee day dah
Continuation of vocalizations
Bum, dee da da da dah
Additional vocalizations, possibly representing inner turmoil
Well oh, I'm just the usual
Describing oneself as ordinary
Nothing different 'bout me in the short steps
No significant change in one's demeanor
I've been getting money by the catsteps
Earning money through small, gradual steps
Selling myself for the cruelest
Suggesting a metaphorical self-sacrifice for gain
Tell me, am I clueless
Questioning one's awareness of the situation
Maybe this is cureless
Suspecting a situation with no remedy
Oh, Momma Gee now I'm reckless
Mentioning recklessness with an influence named "Momma Gee"
"A reckless, waste of space
Quoting others criticizing the speaker
A careless, damn you're always in the way"
Defying or disregarding the criticism
Forget that much
Deciding to ignore the negativity
I'm in trouble again, I know
Acknowledging being in trouble again
I'm in trouble again, I know
Repeating the acknowledgment of trouble
I'm in trouble again, I know, Woo
Emphasizing the awareness of being in trouble
I'm in trouble again, I know
Reiterating the acknowledgment of being in trouble
La dee da da
Non-lexical vocalizations expressing emotion
La dee da da
Continuation of emotional vocalizations
La dee da da da dum
Further emotional vocalizations
La dee da da
Continuation of emotional vocalizations
La dee da da
More emotional vocalizations
La dee da da da dum
Concluding emotional vocalizations
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