In “Call Me!!!”, O'Brien describes what it’s like to be broken up with, and even though she knows her ex was in the wrong, to still want him back. In the end, she knows she’s valuable and he was lucky to have her.
[Intro]
Woo
[Verse 1]
Gave you my time, you fed me lies
Was it even real?
Messed with my mind, shoulda read the signs
Told you how I feel (Feel)
Sunday, drinkin' by myself, you're in bed with someone else
Maybe you never cared (You never cared, oh, yeah)
You're with her and I'm alone, erased your number from my phone
But you still won't disappear (Won't disappear)
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's torture
Waitin' by my phone for you to hit me up
You never hit me up
I still want ya
I'm startin' to think I might've made you up
Did I make you up? (Uh)
[Chorus]
Why won't you call me?
Tell me, why won't you call me? (Yeah)
Even if you only say you don't want me
Baby, just call me
Why won't you call me? (Just call me, uh)
[Verse 2]
You're probably with her, I assume the worst
I don't wanna know (I don't wanna know shit)
You're scared to get hurt, so you hurt me first
I can't let you go (I can't let you go)
How'd you do the things you did, then go leave my text on read?
Baby, it isn't fair (It's not fair)
You moved on and I'm still stuck
Guess you never gave a fuck
So why should I even care?
[Pre-Chorus]
And it's torture
I still want ya (Uh)
[Chorus]
Why won't you call me?
Tell me, why won't you call me? (Yeah)
Even if you only say you don't want me
Baby, just call me
Don't keep me waitin' (Waitin')
Tell me, why won't you call me? (Yeah)
Do you like bein' lonely?
I won't come crawlin', baby, just call me
[Bridge]
You ain't never gonna find somebody better than me (Better than me)
So go ahead and waste your time 'cause nobody better than me (Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah)
Never gonna find somebody better than me (No, no)
'Cause nobody better than me
There ain't nobody better
[Chorus]
Baby, just call me (Call me, yeah, just call me)
Do you like bein' lonely?
Baby, just call me (Call me, just call me)
Don't keep me waitin'
[Outro]
Call me
Call Me!!! was written by Teddy Geiger & Olivia O’Brien & Matt Parad.
Call Me!!! was produced by Matt Parad & Teddy Geiger.
Olivia O’Brien released Call Me!!! on Fri Apr 26 2019.
In a Paper Magazine article found here, Olivia describes the writing process of Call Me!!!, saying
i wrote this song with teddy geiger and matt parad. i had been listening to so many different genres of music from every different time period at this point, and i was eager to start experimenting mor...