Phones (BDP version)

By Neon Trees

On Becoming Different People

Released on February 2007

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[Intro]

Well, just give me the beat! Cha-cha-cha-cha!


[Verse]

She woke up from a dream inside a plastic machine

With lights and wires and rings and she was just seventeen

She told her mom it was the boyfriend

The boyfriend told her to lie

And tell her that it was only done with good sense of style

And now she's losing her mind with all the stories

And I don't want to see it, want to stick around to watch this all go down

You told me you don't agree, well babe, that's just fine with me

You put me up against the wall, you put me up against the wall

You put me up against the wall


[Chorus]

The people just spoke up, they've lost their sense of touch

This life is no good when everyone's got someplace to go

They've taken what was free and put it on TV

A great catastrophe, 'cause everybody's talking on phones


[Bridge]

Don't tell me lies that don't make sense

Don't tell me lies that don't make sense

But you've been talking on your phone for nearly way too long

Leaving me in the shock of it all

Don't tell me lies that don't make sense

Don't tell me lies

I've put you in the back of my mind since that call yesterday

Almost like I've got something to say

Leaving me with all the shock and awe

Leaving me with all the shock and awe, that's fine

Oh, that's fine, oh oh

Leaving me with all the shock and awe

I told your parents don't look hot at all

And nevermind it's all upset and sex

Leaving me in a psychotic stance


[Chorus]

The people just spoke up, they've lost their sense of touch

This life is no good when everyone's got someplace to go

They've taken what was free and put it on TV

A great catastrophe, 'cause everybody's talking on phones


[Interlude]

(When you come home, don't tell me lies!)


[Outro]

Everybody's talking, everybody's talking

Everybody's talking, 'cause everybody's talking on phones

Everybody's talking, everybody's talking

Leaving me in the shock, leaving me in the shock

Leaving me with all the shock and awe

Leaving me with all the shock and awe, that's fine

Oh, that's fine, oh oh

Leaving me with all the shock and awe, leaving me

'Cause everybody's talking on phones!