Telephone Book Violent Femmes

"Telephone Book" by Violent Femmes, released in 1983, is a #Rock song that explores themes of isolation and the search for connection in a modern world. The lyrics convey a sense of longing and frustration, using the metaphor of a telephone book to represent the desire for communication. Musically, it features a raw, acoustic sound with a catchy rhythm. The band's unique blend of punk and folk has influenced alternative rock and remains culturally significant for its introspective lyrics and energetic style.

I look at my telephone book
I can't stand the way it look
I hate to think the way you took
Me down into a burnin' rage
I wrote your name on every page
But you don't return my calls
You don't return my calls
You don't return my calls
I'm ready to bust down the walls
I'm going down Niagara Falls
In a barrel of fun
Hey ain't I a lucky one
You don't return my calls
My telephone book is the color red
My telephone book is the color red
The red is all in my head
Some things are left better unsaid
Is that why you don't try
To acknowledge or reply
You don't return my calls
Why did you hear from an old friend
I knew once way back when
I did some bad things to myself and my health
Or did you happen to hear an old song I once sang
Did it make your sweet sweet blood run cold in your veins
And will you never think of me the same

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