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i am not supposed to be here
no i quite simply lost the time
and all these people gathered round me
and oh they are no friends of mine

pick up the phone pick up the phone
baby i need you
pick up the phone pick up the phone
baby i need you alone

i've been lookin in the mirror
i hardly recognize my face
my mind aint getting any clearer
an open book i lost my place

oh my sweet penelope
you waited all this time for me
but i am found
i am known
i am finally comin' home
i'm alive
i'm not alone

pick up the phone pick up the phone
baby i need you
pick up the phone pick up the phone
baby i need you alone

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by anamericangod

17y ago

This is about Penelope and Desmond from Lost. Great song. Great scene it's based on.

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by tailspinoutyourname

12y ago

I guess it could kind of be about Penelope and Odysseus in The Odyssey. (Oh my sweet penelope / you waited all this time for me, etc., etc).

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