I join the queue on your answer phone
And all I am is holding breath
Just pick up, I know you're there
Can't you hear, I'm not myself

Well go ahead and lie to me
You could say anything
Small talk will be just fine
Your voice is everything
We owe it to love and it all depends on you

So listen up, the sun hasn't set
I refuse to believe that it's only me feeling

Just hear me out, I'm not over you yet
It's love on the line, can you handle it

So how do I do normal
A smile I fake
A permanent wave of
Cue-cards and fix-it kits
Can't you tell, I'm not myself

I'm a slow-motion accident
Lost in coffee rings and finger prints
I don't want to feel anything
But I do, and it all comes back to you

So listen up, the sun hasn't set
I refuse to believe that it's only me feeling

Just hear me out, I'm not over you yet
It's love on the line, can you handle it

So listen up (Hear me out)
Look at me straight (This time you gotta listen to me)
Just hear me out (This time you gotta listen to me)
Don't make me wait (This time you gotta listen to me)
I'm not myself (This time you gotta listen to me)
I can't take this (This time you gotta listen to me)
Love's on the line
Is that your final answer?

I join the queue on your answer phone
And all I am is holding breath
Just pick up, I know you're there

So listen up, the sun hasn't set
I refuse to believe that it's only me feeling

Just hear me out, I'm not over you yet
It's love on the line, can you handle it

So listen up, the sun hasn't set
I refuse to believe that it's only me feeling

Just hear me out, I'm not over you
It's love on the line, can you handle it

So listen up, the sun hasn't set
I refuse to believe that it's only me feeling

Just hear me out, I'm not over you yet
It's love on the line, can you handle it


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Hear Me Out Lyrics as written by Lee Bennett Brian Peter George Eno

Lyrics © WARP MUSIC LIMITED, BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network

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    I think this song is about being in love with somebody. Perhaps having been with them before and never have gotten over them, or perhaps admitted that you loved them and them maybe not loving you back, so you pretend like you're over them when you never really were. A lot of it, I think, has to do with those moments when you're holding your tongue about loving someone and putting on a facade when really you're broken and hurt inside. Maybe subtly showing your pain and hoping that they notice, but they never do.

    I love the line "the sun hasn't set" because it's like saying "this story isn't over yet". Like saying that you haven't given up and you still see the potential.

    This song came to me in a really hard time and has given me the motivation to express how I'm feeling through a story.

    BetweenTheBrokenLineson September 27, 2011   Link

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