Track 7 off of “Angles”, the lyrics to “Call Me Back”, while seemingly about a relationship, could potentially be about the rough recording process of the album.
The numerous references to “wait time” throughout the song could be in reference to Julian Casablancas' apparent tendency to not show up...
[Verse 1]
Wait time is the worst
I can hardly sit
No one has the time
Someone's always late
I look for you
And you look for me
[Chorus]
I don't know why
I came down
I hold your phone
Don't wake up
I hear a voice
In the ground
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you
[Verse 2]
Wait time is to blame
Mapped out fame's a trip
We all have the time
Someone's always fed
I look for you
And you look away
[Chorus]
I don't know why
I came down
I hold your phone
Don't wake up
I hear a voice
In the ground
(Waking up is so much fun to do)
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you
(An 80's movie make-out party with you)
Tell me, don't tell me
The hard part is telling you
Something that you would not like me to tell you
Call Me Back was written by Nick Valensi & Julian Casablancas.
Call Me Back was produced by The Strokes & Gus Oberg.
The Strokes released Call Me Back on Fri Mar 18 2011.