Talk
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Talk Lyrics
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[Verse 1: Zach]
It's not just me, know you feel it too
You know and I know, we lost the lotto
It's like our love cut the line in two
We're on different sides though, lost in the echo
[Pre-Chorus: Daniel]
Our lips are moving, they're makin' words
Words turn to riddles, we make it worse
'Cause I'm not listenin', and you're not listenin', no
We try to fix it, it never works
[Chorus: Jonah]
We go, breaking up like cell phones
When I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talk
Dial tone, nothing but that high note
When you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk
[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jonah]
Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, better
Gets worse with every letter, letter
Dial tone, nothing but that high note
On repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talk
If we could speak like we're tryin' to
Share conversation, communication
I'm hearing me and you're hearing you
We're on different islands, just sounds of silence
[Pre-Chorus: Daniel, Corbyn, Jack]
Our lips are moving, they're makin' words (Oh)
Words turn to riddles, don't make it worse
'Cause I'm not listenin' (I'm not listenin')
And you're not listenin', no (And you're not listenin')
We try to fix it, it never works (Hey)
[Chorus: Jonah]
We go, breaking up like cell phones
When I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talk
Dial tone, nothing but that high note
When you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk
[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jonah]
Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, better (Hey)
Gets worse with every letter, letter
Dial tone, nothing but that high note
On repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talk (Listen when we talk, ayy, ayy, ayy)
[Bridge: Jack, Corbyn, Jonah, Daniel]
Our lips are movin', they're making words (They're makin' words)
Words turn to riddles, we make it worse
'Cause I'm not listenin' (Not listenin')
And you're not listenin', no (And you're not listenin')
We try to fix it, it never works (Oh)
We go, breaking up like cell phones
When I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talk
Dial tone, nothing but that high note (Nothing but that high note)
When you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk (Listen when we talk, yeah)
[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jack, Jonah]
Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, better (Don't think we'll ever get better, no)
Gets worse with every letter, letter (Worse with every letter)
Dial tone, nothing but that high note (Nothing but that high note)
On repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talk (Don't listen when we talk)
[Outro: Corbyn]
Talk
About
On “Talk,” the second single from Why Don’t We’s debut album 8 Letters, the boys of Why Don’t We discuss the problems within their relationships, which stem from their poor communication.
The song was teased through an Instagram post just one day before the song dropped, and announced ten hours before the song was due to release in the United States. The song peaked at #1 on the American iTunes Chart just 12 hours after the song was released in the States.
The music video which was released on July 7th, 2018 was filmed during the European leg of The Invitation Tour, and shows the boys in a variety of locations around Europe using their cell phones. In the video they can be seen outside of Buckingham Palace in London, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris and in front of Cologne Cathedral, to name a few examples.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
- 1.8 Letters
- 2.Talk
- 3.Choose
- 4.In Too Deep
- 5.Friends
- 6.Hard
- 7.Hooked
- 10.These Girls