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This song was released as a b-side for the album Beggars. As with other songs on Beggars, it has a grunge-rock feel to it, verging on a “Foo Fighters” sound.
The lyrics are probably about the aftermath of a war – possibly a nuclear war – written from the perspective of a U.S. President who just beg...
[Verse 1]
I woke alone, in a mansion on a hill
Across the room, a red telephone
Mouth was dry, I felt I’d been asleep for years
I turned and I discovered then the sum of all my fears
[Chorus]
What have I become?
Someone tell me that I’m dreaming
What have I become?
Someone wake me up
[Verse 2]
Through the glass, the clouds were dark and harbored rain
The land below was grey and vast
And through the mist, I saw the fields were flush with graves
And each headstone was etched with lies discrediting the brave
[Chorus]
What have I become?
Someone tell me that I’m dreaming
What have I become?
Someone wake me up
[Outro]
Son, imitate death’s true face
For who and what and why’d they have to die?
Son, imitate death’s true face
For who and what and why’d they have to die?
Why'd they have to die?
Someone wake me up!
Red Telephone was written by Dustin Kensrue.
Red Telephone was produced by Thrice & Teppei Teranishi.
Thrice released Red Telephone on Tue Sep 15 2009.