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Hang Up the Phone

from Drunken Sailors by Our Twilight Pastime

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about

I wrote this track in the Summer of 2006, right before I went on tour with some friends of mine. I didn't have a name for it, and couldn't think of one. Chris Fleming came up with the title "Hang Up the Phone," which I felt captured that whole "I know I shouldn't, but I can't help it" feeling that the song embodies. I wrote it for a friend of mine who was having a hard time fighting the Brain vs. Heart battle so many of us have fought before.

lyrics

These summer nights can be cathartic now.
You should just spill out your fears--
wipe up your regret with a paper towel
to absorb all that fell this year.

Then you could throw it out
in conversation or into the trash.
I just want to hear you shout out loud
that you're finally smiling
at last.

Because it's taken you oh-so-long
while you're waiting for him to call
to pick you up only to drop you.
Just to drop you.

And I know you know already
what you should just do tonight,
but you're human
and your mind, heart, and body
all seem to love this fight.

And watching it all unfold
you feel like the protagonist in some play.
But don't feel bad if your monologue sounds the same
every day.

Because I really don't mind
listening to any asides
that you think may cleanse your life.
I'm here to listen or remind you,
to listen and remind you

that you deserve
better than this.
Well, you don't have to put up
with any of his bullshit.

Just kick him out of your heart--
it's your house,
and he's broken in.
And now he's locking all of your ventricles
and stopping anyone
from coming in.

But I'm gonna try to make this song
a battering ram or a locksmith,
'cause he doesn't know
we're not gonna give up so easy
on getting in.

No we're not gonna give up so easy,
no, we're not gonna give up so easy,
no, we're not gonna give up so easy
on you.

Well, I'll hear you out--
you're not out of your mind.
And we'll see things through,
'cause when you think your blind
I'm gonna try my best to lead you.

And if I can't
we'll just make up some games in the dark,
like we'll count how many fuck-ups
we thought were sparks,
and how they ignited nothing
but regret.

credits

from Drunken Sailors, released December 9, 2007
Written and Performed by Mike Goldense
The Drunken Sailor Choir sang and clapped on this one:
Chontel Barone, Matt Carnovale, Kristen Ciotti, TJ Debole, Chris Fleming, Adam Mancuso, Laura Sidden, Adam Stankiewicz, Kenny Walker

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Our Twilight Pastime New York, New York

Hi, I'm Michael Goldense. I've used the name Our Twilight Pastime since 2004 for the music I write & record at home. Check out my latest EP, Reimagined Static. I also released an album "The Light of What We Are" under my own name in 2017.

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