A sharp, funny, and slightly bruised song about ghosting, unanswered calls, and the loneliness hiding inside constant connection.
Music and visuals by John Gerstner.
Lyrics
Why You No Answer My Call?
Chorus
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
It’s getting cold, it’s getting cold
Why you no answer my call?
Verse 1
We all got phones glued to our hands 24/7
But you let mine ring like you stepped out of heaven
Seen you posting stories, yeah I know you’re awake
But my call goes to voicemail for somebody else’s sake
Used to be my homie, used to be my go-to
Now I’m wondering what the hell I did to you
No text, no explanation, just radio silence
Got me questioning our whole alliance
Too busy? Too bothered? Too caught up in your feed?
Or you mad about something and won’t tell me what I need
To apologize for, to make right, to understand
Now I’m talking to the dial tone like it gives a damn
Chorus
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
It’s getting cold, it’s getting cold
Why you no answer my call?
Verse 2
Business partners, good friends, clients I thought I knew
Everybody ghosts now like it’s the thing to do
We got the technology to stay connected all day
But we use it to avoid each other in the coldest way
You were online an hour ago, I saw the green dot
But my message sits there unread like I’m some afterthought
Maybe you got beef with me and I don’t even know
Maybe I said something wrong three weeks ago
Or maybe you’re just lazy, can’t be bothered to reply
Living in a world where courtesy goes to die
We’re so plugged in but so disconnected it’s insane
Got a phone in your pocket but you can’t pick up? Explain!
Chorus
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
It’s getting cold, it’s getting cold
Why you no answer my call?
Bridge
Remember when we used to pick up?
Remember when we used to care?
Now we’re all just ghosts walking around
With phones we pretend aren’t there
Verse 3
So here’s my rant, here’s my frustration on the track
We’ve all become the people who never call back
Hide behind our screens, our excuses, our busy lives
While relationships die slow from all these silent goodbyes
If you got an issue, say it, don’t just disappear
If you need space, tell me, make it crystal clear
But this cold shoulder in the age of instant access?
That’s just disrespect dressed up as social practice
Final Chorus
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no call me back?
It’s getting cold, it’s getting cold
So cold, so cold
Why you no answer my call?
Why you no answer my call?
