Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?

The mirror's image
Tells me it's home time
But I'm not finished
'Cause you're not by my side
And as I arrived I thought I saw you leavin'
Carryin' your shoes
Decided that once again I was just dreamin'
Of bumpin' into you

Now it's three in the mornin'
And I'm tryna change your mind
Left you multiple missed calls
And to my message you reply
Why'd you only call me when you're high?
High
Why'd you only call me when you're high?

Somewhere darker
Talkin' the same shite
I need a partner (high)
Well are you out tonight?
It's harder and harder to get you to listen
More I get through the gears
Incapable of makin' alright decisions
And havin' bad ideas

Now it's three in the mornin'
And I'm tryna change your mind
Left you multiple missed calls
And to my message you reply (message you reply)
Why'd you only call me when you're high?
(Why'd you only call me when you're) high?
Why'd you only call me when you're high?

And I can't see you here, wonder where I might
It sort of feels like I'm runnin' out of time
I haven't found what I was hopin' to find
You said you gotta be up in the morning
Gonna have an early night
And you're starting to bore me, baby
Why'd you only call me when you're high?

Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?
Why'd you only ever phone me when you're (high)?

A Busca Noturna por Conexão em Whyd You Only Call Me When Youre High? dos Arctic Monkeys

A música 'Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High?' da banda britânica Arctic Monkeys, lançada em 2013, é uma narrativa envolvente sobre a busca por conexão e atenção em um contexto de festa e consumo de substâncias. Através de uma melodia cativante e um ritmo que remete ao indie rock com influências do garage rock, a banda explora temas de desejo, solidão e a busca por companhia em momentos de vulnerabilidade.

A letra da música descreve a experiência de alguém que, após uma noite de diversão, se encontra sozinho e deseja a presença de uma pessoa específica. O protagonista da canção tenta entrar em contato com essa pessoa, mas só recebe uma resposta desinteressada, questionando por que ele só liga quando está sob efeito de álcool ou drogas. A repetição do refrão 'Why'd you only call me when you're high?' sugere um padrão de comportamento e uma crítica à superficialidade das relações que são intensificadas pelo estado alterado de consciência.

A música também aborda a dificuldade de comunicação e a sensação de urgência que acompanha a madrugada, simbolizada pela frase 'Now it's three in the morning'. O narrador se vê incapaz de tomar decisões corretas e tem ideias ruins, o que pode ser interpretado como uma metáfora para as escolhas impulsivas que as pessoas fazem quando estão sob influência de substâncias. A canção se torna um retrato da juventude contemporânea, que muitas vezes busca conexões genuínas em ambientes e circunstâncias que não favorecem a intimidade e o entendimento mútuo.

[Verse 1]
ورس اول
The mirror's image tells me it’s home time
تصویر تو آینه بهم میگه وقت خونه رفتنه
But I'm not finished, 'cause you’re not by my side
ولی کار من تموم نشده، چون تو پیشم نیستی
And as I arrived I thought I saw you leavin'
و همینطور که من رسیدم فکر کردم دیدمت که داری میری
Carryin' your shoes
کفشاتو میبری
Decided that once again I was just dreamin'
تصمیم گرفتم (که فکر کنم) دوباره خواب دیدم
Of bumpin' into you
که باهات رو در رو شدم

[Chorus]
همخوان
Now, it's three in the mornin'
الان ساعت سه صبحه
And I'm tryna’ change your mind
و من دارم سعی میکنم نظرتو عوض کنم
Left you multiple missed calls
چند بار زنگ زدمو جواب ندادی
And to my message, you reply
و به مسیج من، تو جواب دادی
"Why’d you only call me when you're high?"
"چرا فقط موقعی که نعشه ای بهم زنگ میزنی؟"
"Hi, why’d you only call me when you're high?"
"سلام، چرا فقط موقعی که نعشه ای بهم زنگ میزنی؟"

[Verse 2]
Somewhere darker, talkin' the same shite
یه جای تاریک تر، همون کسشرای قبلی رو میگم
I need a partner, well are you out tonight?
من یه همراه نیاز دارم، خب امشب بیرونی؟
It's harder and harder to get you to listen
سخت تر و سخت تره که مجبورت کنم گوش کنی
More I get through the gears
هرچقدر که تندتر پیش میرم
Incapable of makin’ alright decisions
عاجز بودن از یه تصمیم گیری درست
And having bad ideas
و داشتن ایده های بد

[Chorus]
همخوان
Now, it's three in the mornin'
الان ساعت سه صبحه
And I'm tryna' change your mind
و من دارم سعی میکنم نظرتو عوض کنم
Left you multiple missed calls
چند بار زنگ زدمو جواب ندادی
And to my message, you reply (Message, you reply)
و به مسیج من، تو جواب دادی (مسیج، جواب دادی)
"Why'd you only call me when you're high?"
"چرا فقط موقعی که نعشه ای بهم زنگ میزنی؟"
(Why'd you only call me when you're)
(چرا فقط موقعی به زنگ میزنی که)
"Hi, why'd you only call me when you're high?"
"سلام، چرا فقط موقعی که نعشه ای بهم زنگ میزنی؟"

[Bridge]
An' I can't see you here, wonder where I might
و من نمیتونم اینجا ببینمت، فکر میکنم کجا بتونم(ببینمت)
It sort of feels like I'm runnin' out of time
یه جورایی حس اینو داره که وقتم داره تموم میشه
I haven't found all I was hopin' to find
من همه ی چیزی رو که امیدوار بودم پیدا کنم، پیدا نکردم
You said you got to be up in the mornin'
تو گفتی که باید صبح پاشی
Gonna have an early night
قراره شب زود بخوابی
An' you're startin' to bore me, baby
و تو داری حوصله مو سر میبری
"Why'd you only call me when you're high?
"چرا فقط وقتی نئشه ای زنگ میزنی بم؟"

[Outro]
"Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?"
"چرا فقط وقتی نئشه ای زنگ میزنی بم؟"
"Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?"
"چرا فقط وقتی نئشه ای زنگ میزنی بم؟"
"Why'd you only ever phone me when you're high?"
"چرا فقط وقتی نئشه ای زنگ میزنی بم؟"
"Why'd you only ever phone me when you're (high)?"
"چرا فقط وقتی نئشه ای زنگ میزنی بم؟(نئشه)"