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Talk Lyrics

On “Talk,” the second single from Why Don’t We’s debut album 8 Letters, the boys of Why Don’t We discuss the problems within their relationships, which stem from their poor communication. The song was teased… Read More [Intro: Zach]Hmm[Verse 1: Zach]It's not just me, know you feel it tooYou know and I know, we lost the lottoIt's like our love cut the line in twoWe're on different sides though, lost in the echo[Pre-Chorus: Daniel]Our lips are moving, they're makin' wordsWords turn to riddles, we make it worse'Cause I'm not listenin', and you're not listenin', noWe try to fix it, it never works[Chorus: Jonah]We go, breaking up like cell phonesWhen I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talkDial tone, nothing but that high noteWhen you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jonah]Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, betterGets worse with every letter, letterDial tone, nothing but that high noteOn repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talkYou might also like[Verse 2: Corbyn]If we could speak like we're tryin' toShare conversation, communicationI'm hearing me and you're hearing youWe're on different islands, just sounds of silence[Pre-Chorus: Daniel, Corbyn, Jack]Our lips are moving, they're makin' words (Oh)Words turn to riddles, don't make it worse'Cause I'm not listenin' (I'm not listenin')And you're not listenin', no (And you're not listenin')We try to fix it, it never works (Hey)[Chorus: Jonah]We go, breaking up like cell phonesWhen I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talkDial tone, nothing but that high noteWhen you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jonah]Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, better (Hey)Gets worse with every letter, letterDial tone, nothing but that high noteOn repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talk (Listen when we talk, ayy, ayy, ayy)[Bridge: Jack, Corbyn, Jonah, Daniel]Our lips are movin', they're making words (They're makin' words)Words turn to riddles, we make it worse'Cause I'm not listenin' (Not listenin')And you're not listenin', no (And you're not listenin')We try to fix it, it never works (Oh)[Chorus: Jonah, Daniel]We go, breaking up like cell phonesWhen I speak, 'cause you don't listen when I talkDial tone, nothing but that high note (Nothing but that high note)When you speak, 'cause I don't listen when you talk (Listen when we talk, yeah)[Post-Chorus: Daniel, Jack, Jonah]Ooh, yeah, don't think we'll ever get better, better (Don't think we'll ever get better, no)Gets worse with every letter, letter (Worse with every letter)Dial tone, nothing but that high note (Nothing but that high note)On repeat, 'cause we don't listen when we talk (Don't listen when we talk)[Outro: Corbyn]Talk101EmbedCancel

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On “Talk,” the second single from Why Don’t We’s debut album 8 Letters, the boys of Why Don’t We discuss the problems within their relationships, which stem from their poor communication.

The song was teased through an Instagram post just one day before the song dropped, and announced ten hours before the song was due to release in the United States. The song peaked at #1 on the American iTunes Chart just 12 hours after the song was released in the States.

The music video which was released on July 7th, 2018 was filmed during the European leg of The Invitation Tour, and shows the boys in a variety of locations around Europe using their cell phones. In the video they can be seen outside of Buckingham Palace in London, near the Eiffel Tower in Paris and in front of Cologne Cathedral, to name a few examples.

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2. 2. Talk
3. 3. Choose
4. 4. In Too Deep
5. 5. Friends
6. 6. Hard
7. 7. Hooked
8. 8. Can’t You See
9. 9. Trust Fund Baby
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8 Letters (2018)Why Don’t WeExpand CreditsReleased onJuly 6, 2018ProducersCarl Lehmann, Hayley Gene Penner & Louis SchoorlWritersCarl Lehmann, Louis Schoorl & Hayley Gene PennerLabelSignature Entertainment, LLC & Atlantic RecordsVideo DirectorÉli SokhnMixing EngineerȘerban Ghenea & John HanesMastering EngineerChris GehringerRecording EngineerAriel ChobazVocalsJonah Marais, Corbyn Besson, Zach Herron, Jack Avery & Daniel SeaveyRecorded AtGlenwood Studios, Burbank, CATagsR&BPopBoy BandExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up