The Phone Doesn't Sleep
Fast alternate-picked riffs and a relentless double-kick drum built for a track about racing the clock at 2 a.m.
The stories behind The Phone Doesn't Sleep
- What Makes "The Phone Doesn't Sleep" a Speed-Metal Song — Fast alternate-picked riffs and a relentless double-kick drum built for a track about racing the clock at 2 a.m.
- The Phone Doesn't Sleep: A Speed-Metal Sprint Through On-Call Life — More than half of HTM professionals are regularly on call, and this speed-metal track rides shotgun on the drive in.
Lyrics
He's in my head before the ring even stops
Boots by the door, I never took them off
Every other tech I know
Carries the same little stone
Phone on the pillow, screen turned up bright
Bag already packed for the middle of the night
The phone doesn't sleep, so I don't
Either more than half of us live this way
Lights on the dash, cops in the dark
Racing the clock till the break of day
Somewhere a monitor's crying out
Somewhere a pump has lost its count I don't know the room,
I don't know the name I only know the engine's loud
The phone doesn't sleep, so I don't either
More than half of us live this way
Lights on the dash, cuts in the dark
Racing the clock till the break of
day
No siren, no crowd, no flashing sign
Just a pager and a fading yellow line I chose this life,
I choose it twice
The empty road is where I come alive
The phone doesn't sleep, so I don't
Even more than half of us live this way
Lights on the dash, cocked in the dark
Racing the clock till the break of
day
He's in my heart
The rain never stops
