Second Ring

Wherein I discover writing a song about kissing off an ex is easier and more satisfying than kissing off an ex.

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posted by allaboutgeorge (3 comments total)

Verse:
It's always late when you think of calling
    It's already later when you dial my digits
But that ain't the late I think of, Ms. Thing
  when my answering machine kicks in on the second ring

Chorus:
Ooh, you keep mistaking me
    for a boy I never will know and I never met
Open your mouth to malign me
    and memories are escaping on your breath

Verse:
It's close but it's no cigarette or shotglass
  It's closer to an ending than a new start
Your bed and your mind may be made up
  but your sheets are too short and your thoughts won't shut up

Chorus: ...

Verse:
It's always late when you think of calling
  It's already later when you dial my digits
But that ain't the late I think of, Ms. Thing
  when my new bride's hand reaches out for the second ring

Chorus: ...
posted by allaboutgeorge at 2:35 PM on July 9, 2007

i like. pitch shifting the chorus seems wrong at first, but is actually right.
posted by snofoam at 4:45 PM on July 9, 2007

I can't stop playing this. I love the rolling groove of the rhythm section, and the pitch shift is a great touch.
posted by skoosh at 6:23 PM on July 13, 2007