“Phoning It In” was intended to be released as a single, but Gerard chose to release it due to the coronavirus pandemic. However, he may still do that at some point when he finishes the song.
Gerard stated on his Soundcloud that he loved the phrase “Phoning It In”, and that it inspired him to write...
[Verse 1]
Some folks make hasty decisions
They live their life on the go
I can’t be bothered to give a damn bout anything and
Some people say I’m a pro
You’re busy climbing the ladder, I’m busy lying in bed
It doesn’t matter if anybody calls me names and
I’m gonna fuck off instead, because
[Chorus]
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
Don’t care, just phone it in
Get bored, just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
[Verse 2]
You busy yourself with fashion, I busy myself with fun
I’m busy painting these mini metal skeletons and
You say I’m dressed like a bum
You say that you’ve got a passion about what you’ve gotta do
You say you can’t wait to buckle down and start your day and
I’m less excited than you, because
[Chorus]
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
Don’t care, just phone it in
Get bored, just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in
[Bridge]
We are the ones, the ones who never give a damn
We are the ones without even a basic plan
Out in the sun, we are the ones enjoying it
You work too hard, I quit, I quit, I quit, I quit
And I’m tired of people complaining
My best is not good enough
I’m only doing the minimum to get me through and
If you don’t like it, then tough, because
[Chorus]
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
Want pizza, phone it in
Hate work, just phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
We’re gonna phone it in, we’re gonna phone it in
Phoning It In was written by Gerard Way.
Phoning It In was produced by Doug McKean.
Gerard Way released Phoning It In on Sat Apr 04 2020.
Way shared via Soundcloud:
‘Phoning It In.’ I’ve always loved the phrase and I was just inspired to write a song with it. To keep in spirit with the title of the song, I made sure not to try too hard on any one element. I wrote the riff quickly, wrote the lyrics quickly, we got the guitar sound qui...