Mother
Echoes of Maternal Bonds: The Police's Poetic Reflections
Lyrics
Well the telephone is ringing
Introduction, setting the scene with the telephone ringing.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Questioning if the caller is the speaker's mother.
Telephone is ringing
Repetition of the telephone ringing, emphasizing its importance.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Repeating the question about the caller being the mother.
The telephone is screaming
Intensifying the ringing of the telephone, possibly indicating urgency or annoyance.
Won't she leave me alone?
Expressing a desire for the mother to stop bothering the speaker.
The telephone is ringing
Repetition of the telephone ringing, highlighting its persistence.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Reiterating the question about the caller being the mother.
Well every girl that I go out with
Reflection on a pattern where each girl the speaker dates takes on qualities of the speaker's mother.
Becomes my mother in the end
Repeating the idea of romantic partners resembling the speaker's mother.
Every girl I go out with
Reiteration of the pattern with each girl becoming like the speaker's mother.
Becomes my mother in the end
Stating the speaker hears the mother calling but doesn't want her as a friend.
Well I hear my mother calling
Highlighting the influence of the mother figure in the speaker's life.
But I don't need her as a friend
Expressing a lack of need for the mother as a friend.
Well every girl I go out with
Reiterating the pattern of romantic partners resembling the speaker's mother.
Becomes my mother in the end
Emphasizing the recurring theme of partners becoming like the mother.
Oh, oh mother
An exclamation addressing the mother directly.
Oh mother dear please listen
Plea to the mother to listen and not consume the speaker.
And don't devour me
Repetition of the plea with an additional emphasis on listening.
Oh mother dear please listen
Continuation of the plea to the mother not to consume the speaker.
Don't devour me
Repeating the request for the mother to refrain from consuming the speaker.
Oh women please have mercy
Pleading with women in general to show mercy and let the speaker be.
Let this poor boy be
Request for mercy from women, emphasizing the speaker's vulnerability.
Oh mother dear please listen
Repetition of the plea to the mother to listen and avoid consuming the speaker.
And don't devour me
Reiterating the plea for the mother to refrain from consuming the speaker.
Oh mother
Another direct address to the mother, possibly indicating desperation.
Well the telephone is ringing
Reintroduction of the telephone ringing, returning to the initial scenario.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Questioning if the caller is the mother, resuming the theme from the beginning.
Telephone is ringing
Repetition of the telephone ringing, maintaining the urgency or annoyance.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Reiterating the question about the caller being the mother.
The telephone is screaming
Intensifying the ringing of the telephone again, mirroring earlier lines.
Won't she leave me alone?
Expressing frustration or a desire for the mother to stop bothering the speaker.
The telephone is ringing
Repetition of the telephone ringing, underscoring its persistence.
Is that my mother on the phone?
Reiterating the question about the caller being the mother, completing the loop.
Oh, mother
Final exclamation addressing the mother, possibly with a mix of frustration and resignation.
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