Letting The Telephone Ring Lyrics - Ani Difranco - Ani Difranco

I am letting the telephone ring 

'Cause I don't want to know why 

I don't want to hear you explain 

I don't want to hear you cry 

I have written so much about you 

So much I thought I knew 

Words like water used to flow 

Now what could I possibly have to say? 

She is someone I don't even know 

And all the things that you've given to me 

I see now were simply reparations 

They were gifts of your guilt 

They were my preparation 

I know I should be mature 

Keep my feet on the floor 

But for some reason 

I just don't want them anymore 

I know this shouldn't be important 

Compared to you and I 

But I can still hear my questions 

And I can still hear you 

I can still hear you lie 

Now vicariously I have her in me 

I want to peel off my skin 

Let the water wash in 

You always said that I was hiding 

That I was hiding from you 

But you are capable of things I could not do 

You are capable of things I could not do 

I remember how you pretended 

How you pretended to touch me 

I remember how I couldn't bring myself 

To believe, I remember wondering 

What was wrong? What was wrong? 

How could I be so naive? How could I be so naive?