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The Phone Call Lyrics
THIS IS A MERCY MISSION
FROM A FACELESS MESSENGER WHO DON'T WANNA SEE YOU HIT
HERE'S THE WORD, LISTEN TO IT
SOMEBODY THAT YOU USED TO KNOW IS BACK IN TOWN
YOU BETTER GO
THIS IS A MERCY MISSION
A VOICE YOU'LL NEVER HEAR AGAIN FROM A SOUTHSIDE CALL BOX
WINGED DEMONS ARE THE HARDEST TO OUTFOX
THE SAME ONE YOU LOST ON THE RUN
GONNA SHOW YOU THAT IT AIN'T NO FUN
YOU BETTER GET OUT OF TOWN YOU'RE GONNA GET HIT
I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET YOU...
THIS IS A MERCY MISSION
YOU'LL FIND YOUR SCHEDULE UNDERNEATH THE DOOR
ALL OF THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
MAJOR EXPENSES HAVE BEEN PAID AS YOU KNOW
DON'T FORGET THE LAST DETAILS
ACCEPT NO PARCELS IN THE MAIL
FROM A FACELESS MESSENGER WHO DON'T WANNA SEE YOU HIT
HERE'S THE WORD, LISTEN TO IT
SOMEBODY THAT YOU USED TO KNOW IS BACK IN TOWN
YOU BETTER GO
A VOICE YOU'LL NEVER HEAR AGAIN FROM A SOUTHSIDE CALL BOX
WINGED DEMONS ARE THE HARDEST TO OUTFOX
THE SAME ONE YOU LOST ON THE RUN
GONNA SHOW YOU THAT IT AIN'T NO FUN
I DIDN'T MEAN TO GET YOU...
YOU'LL FIND YOUR SCHEDULE UNDERNEATH THE DOOR
ALL OF THE ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN MADE
MAJOR EXPENSES HAVE BEEN PAID AS YOU KNOW
DON'T FORGET THE LAST DETAILS
ACCEPT NO PARCELS IN THE MAIL
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Submitted by
spliphstar On Jan 23, 2002
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In her appearance on "VH1 Storytellers", Chrissie Hynde explains at https://youtu.be/Y9s6dt3k7_A?t=623 that "I knew these degenerate... bikers, and they had dumped on this friend of mine, this girl... one of them said to me that he was going to send an ear through the post to her. This song is me, calling her, warning her to, you know, stay away."