Telefono Lyrics

Lyric discussion by KayeAntonio 

Cover art for Telefono lyrics by Phoenix

This song is about Sofia Coppola filming in Hollywood while Thomas Mars is somewhere in Passoscuro, Roma.

"Pronto? Si (Ready? Yes?)" "Come va a Hollywood? (How is Hollywood?)"

"And in a studio" "Far far away" "I'm here solo" "In Passoscuro"

Thomas is experiencing a little (?) separation anxiety:

"Non posso vivere (I cannot live)" "Troppo bisogno di te (I need you so)" "Wish you decided to stay" "We're too far, we're too far away"

"Instead of calling please ritorna a me (return to me)" "How can I sleep when you're wide awake?"

But he deals with it because he knows Sofia has to work:

"Vivere (Live)" "Guarda, guarda in torno a te (Look, look around you)"

It's also interesting how the distance puts a little strain in their relationship:

"I wish you'd call from the set" "I wish I didn't get upset"

There's also a bit of jealousy going on:

"Who's that guy you hang out with?" "Is he the lead or just an extra?"

"In a studio, far far away" "I might lose you to some executive"

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