When Girls Telephone Boys

Album: Deftones (2003)
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Songfacts®:

  • This song is a fine example of what happens when you want to be in love with the wrong person. After too many failures, you want the person to just go away. When you get back to being yourself without this person, you don't care about them anymore, but in typical human fashion, they want to come back into your life. But now you just say no, because you're so much better than they are. You get the chance to say, "Something's wrong with you and I hope we never do meet again." >>>
    Suggestion credit:
    Tim - Pittsburgh, PA

Comments: 3

  • Haleigh from St.petethe meaning behind this song is just idk, great.
  • Tim from Pgh, PaIt's off of their self-titled album. This performance sounds almost nothing like the album's version.
  • Karl from Ingatestone, United Kingdomwhat the hell is this song, i only know a few Deftones songs, but not this song
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