I fall into a cycle of calling and responding

Another correspondence forgotten for another text

They tell me I should get to bed, but I don't wanna miss out

Gotta do my best!

You're always so inviting

Your voice so appetising

There's no use in denying

I wanna hear what happens next

They tell me I should let you go, but I don't wanna give up

I don't want you to rest

May I hold you on the line and tell you what I see?

Hold me and I'll let you take a peek inside of me

You gotta be crazy!

You gotta amaze me!

You're gonna die?

You should've made a better lie!

Come on! You think you can phase me?

You shouldn't have blamed me!

So go ahead and show me how you cry

I tell you all the time

I'll sell you for a dime!

The dial is a-ringing baby

That's how you make it (here in)

I know your every crime

Repeat it like a rhyme

The dial is a-ringing baby

That's how you know you're on the line

You fall into a cycle of sobbing and alarming

Another goes along with your pretentious complex

Easy to forget when you're sorry

Jumping on one leg

Aren't you all so impressed?

So following the month

Pretending, buddy-buddy

Your act's improving and I'm all out of subjects

I'm inching closer to my phone, but I don't wanna let go

Tell me, what should I send?

Entertaining fiction and the truth are intertwined

Should I tell a secret and pretend I didn't lie?

You know that it pains me whenever you shame me

You're gonna cry?

You should've made an effort, right?

Come on, you think you can phase me?

You shouldn't have blamed me

So go ahead and tell them how you died!

You gotta be crazy!

You gotta amaze me!

You're gonna die?

You should've made a better lie!

Come on! You think you can phase me?

You shouldn't have blamed me!

So go ahead and show me how you cry

I tell you all the time

I'll sell you for a dime!

The dial is a-ringing baby

That's how you make it (here in)

I know your every crime

Repeat it like a rhyme

The dial is a-ringing baby

That's how you know you're on the line!

That's how I own you, now you're mine!

(Tick-Tock)