The New Rules Lyrics

Lyric discussion by scaredOne 

Cover art for The New Rules lyrics by Kele Okereke

the "please hang up and try again" part

maybe its an allegory of a short period where you failed already, a period where you act in routines.

maybe kele wanted to express that after his fire dimnished (burned away all my desire), some moments or aspects of life turned into something that requires new rules.