Lyrics
hey, drunk dialer
Addressing someone as a "drunk dialer," suggesting they call.
give me a call
Inviting the person to call.
once you're faded
Suggesting to call after getting intoxicated.
step outside the club
Encouraging the person to step outside the club.
with cell phone and cigarette
Describing the scene with a cellphone and cigarette.
when thought becomes speech
Transitioning from thinking to speaking.
mystical, intoxicated moment
Describing a mystical and intoxicated moment.
slur your sloppy words
Encouraging the person to speak in a drunken manner.
slur your sloppy words
-push my buttons
Asking the person to provoke emotions or reactions.
again
-message sent
Confirmation of a message being sent.
it used to be pay phones
Reflecting on the past when payphones and change were common.
it used to be change
-finger in your ear
Reflecting on the past, possibly on casual gestures.
either way
-now you're a mobile unit
Describing the person as mobile, caustic, and nostalgic.
portable and caustic
-fucked up and nostalgic
-it ain't like that
Denying a certain perception or expectation.
she called me
Contradictory statements about a phone call, creating ambiguity.
she called me
-it ain't like that
-she called me
-you'll say
Indicating the person will explain or clarify.
would you do this if you were lucid?
Raising a hypothetical question about behavior in lucid moments.
I pretend it's during the day
Imagining the scenario during the day.
does clarity come
Questioning if clarity arises when intoxicated or if it's a result of historical baggage.
when you're all tore up?
-or are they just attacks
-of history?
-would you do this if you were lucid?
Repetition of the earlier questioning, emphasizing the theme.
I pretend it's during the day
-does clarity come
-when you're all tore up?
-or are they just attacks of history?
-hey, drunk dialer
Repeating the initial call to the "drunk dialer."
give me a call
Reiterating the invitation to call after getting faded.
once you're faded
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