The Operator - Gesaffelstein

I watch the sun go down on London town I wait for the night voices to sound I smell the pain upon the breath of the lost & lonely I hear the thoughts that whisper in the hearts of all men. I'm the helpline operator & I'll spare you the time. I'm the intimate stranger. Your problems will be mine. Put your tongue into the mouthpiece And whisper in my ear. Admit to me The things you can't admit to yourself. Admit to me & no one else. Everybody's looking for someone To tell them what they want to hear. Everybody's looking for true love To help them feel what they cannot feel. I'm the helpline operator, can you spare me the time. I'm the intimate stranger. Your problems will be mine. I'm the helpline operator. Helpline operator. (X3) True love will come True love will come Helpline operator. (X4)

Hello operator Can you give me number nine? Can i see you later? Will you give me back my dime? Turn the oscillator Twist it with a dollar bill Mail man bring the paper Leave it on my windowsill Find a canary A bird to bring my message home Carry my obituary My coffin doesnt have a phone How you gonna get the money? Send papers to an empty home? How you gonna get the money? Nobody to answer the phone

Long distance operator Place this call, it's not for fun Long distance operator Please, place this call, you know it's not for fun I gotta get a message to my baby You know, she's not just anyone There are thousands in the phone booth Thousands at the gate There are thousands in the phone booth Thousands at the gate Everybody wants to make a long distance call But, you know, they're just gonna have to wait If a call comes from Louisiana Please, let it ride If the call comes from Louisiana Please, let it ride This phone booth's on fire It's getting hot inside Everybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Everybody wants to be my friend But nobody wants to get higher Long distance operator I believe, I'm strangling in this telephone wire

Operator, oh could you help me place this call? You see, the number on the matchbook is old and faded He's living in L.A. With my best old ex-friend, Ray A girl, he said he knew well and sometimes hated Isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine And to show I overcome the blow I learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels Operator, could you help me place this call? 'Cause I can't read the number that you just gave me There's something in my eyes You know it happens every time I think about a love that I thought would save me But isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine And to show I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels No, no, no That's not the way it feels Operator, oh let's forget about this call There's no one there I really wanted to talk to Thank you for your time Ah, you've been so much more than kind You can keep the dime But isn't that the way they say it goes? Well, let's forget all that And give me the number if you can find it So I can call just to tell 'em I'm fine And to show I've overcome the blow I've learned to take it well I only wish my words could just convince myself That it just wasn't real But that's not the way it feels No, no, no That's not the way it feels No, no, oh-no