In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Someone clean to chew on
A wife that no one likes
I called and they said all of New York
Was a tow-away zone
We paid sixty dollars on 12th Street today
And now all our money's gone
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
You hate my older sister
And you burglarize our home
Your dirty invitation waits
Run over on my street
I don't care who you don't like
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
Someone clean to chew on
A wife that no one likes
I called and they said all of New York
Was a tow-away zone
We paid sixty dollars on 12th Street today
And now all our money's gone
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
But you're not
But you're not
But you're not
A wife that no one likes
I called and they said all of New York
Was a tow-away zone
We paid sixty dollars on 12th Street today
And now all our money's gone
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
You hate my older sister
And you burglarize our home
Your dirty invitation waits
Run over on my street
I don't care who you don't like
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
Someone clean to chew on
A wife that no one likes
I called and they said all of New York
Was a tow-away zone
We paid sixty dollars on 12th Street today
And now all our money's gone
You don't have to answer me
You don't have to call me back
Your phone's off the hook
But you're not
But you're not
But you're not
But you're not
Lyrics submitted by punker87, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Your Phone's Off The Hook, But You're Not Lyrics as written by John Duchac Nommensen Exene Cervenka
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
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