When we first met, I finished my first set You were in the club while I spun 'till the floor split Attached at the hips, dancin' 'till the sunrise never catching sleep, always talked, really fun times
I never had a friend like you before We could chat about music and who we're routin' for you were too supportive, callin' me two in the mornin', askin' how my show was, makin' me feel important
I'm forever in your debt, love to watch you play the cello, never see you sweat See you cool as an ice cube, playin' the right tunes make the strings sing while the orchestra's behind you
but why, when you got the big gig everyday you had to practice, everyday you did so every single second of your day, you were occupied, no time, even if you tried;
Yeah, Octavia, won't you tell me why you are leaving me on hold, oh no Yeah, Octavia, with the time gone by, when did you become so cold
cuz the silence between us, just ain't right has what we once had grown old, no Yeah, Octavia better answer me, cuz I won't let you leave me, leave me, on hold
It's been a couple o' weeks, I ain't got not but a peep and I shouldn't believe that I'm starting to freak but serious Tavi, like are you mad at me? Did I do something bad, or maybe I got snappy?
I try to tell myself that "I don't even wanna hang" and "I could find a million others like you on the friendship train." I got fans like the ocean's got water my friends scratch their heads and ask "…why bother?"
But your more than a fan and your more than a friend maybe more than I can stand, this pain should end. Insane and intense this ain't friendship. It sits somewhere between "soulmate" and "kinship"
Bridge my mind keeps racin' and I cant keep the pace, just Tell me why! Just tell me why! Just tell me why-y! Won't you tell me why…?
…Tell me why my heart skips when the phone rings it's not you, my heart sinks… these are things that I'm parsing, all this doubt can lead a heart to harden, my soul-searchin' is startin' to darken.
These good intentions are leavin' us in tension they tend to test every single dimension
But now I'm diggin' on it Tavi and I think I want it I link connections in my heart and I'm writtin' a sonnet. You're poetry in motion, my spirit's written on it You know me and my notions, I'm here to flaunt it
So hear me out through these worries and doubts! I veer to the clouds 'till it's clear, and I'll shout it! I'm glowin' and growin' emboldened You got me on hold but the only thing I wanna hold on…
Is yo-u yo-o-u
Yeah, Octavia, won't you tell me why you are leaving me on hold, oh no Yeah, Octavia, with the time gone by, when did you become so cold
Cuz the silence between us, just ain't right! Has what we once had grown old? Yeah Octavia better answer me! Cuz I won't let you… I won't let you leave… me on hold