Name: Who Died? (Live at Union Hall)
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Description: Your phone rings. With an actual phone call. Something must be wrong!!

Who Died? (Live at Union Hall)

from Live at Union Hall in 2016 by Rob Paravonian

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Your phone rings. With an actual phone call. Something must be wrong!!

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There are computers in our pockets
Connected to the world
they’re always on
And we should never feel alone
We use them to photograph our lives
And put it all online
Sometimes I forget that they’re still phones
In fact phone calls are so rare
When one comes in I find
There’s only one thought running through my mind

Who died? Oh my god, who died?
Something terrible’s happening
Why else would my phone ring
And fill me with such dread inside?
Who died?

Mom, what's wrong?
No, that's George Clooney. No, Christian Bale's in the other one. Right, no, that's gonna be Ben Affleck. Yeah, I guess if he were Italian he'd look something like me, I don't know. I gotta go, mom, I'm in the middle of a song. OK, love you too.

Crisis has been averted
Calmness has been reasserted
I’m sorry I blurted out my worst fear
Please don’t think me deranged
it really was so strange
That’s the first call I’ve gotten all year
I know I overreacted, it won’t happen again
I won’t even fear this new call coming in…

Unknown number?!

Who died? It’s the F.B.I.
My friends are stuck in a hostage scene
What else could this call mean?
Bodies need to be identified. Who died?

Oh my god, who is this?!
No, I had to cancel that appointment. Because you guys don't take my new insurance. Well then you should take Providian. Same to you.

I’m not saying don't reach out at all
Just send a text to warn me of your call

Otherwise I'm gonna think:
Who died? Oh my gosh, who died?
The cops found my number in your phone
I was last seen with you alone
And I don’t have an alibi! Who died?
Who died? Oh my gosh who died?
Why does my ringtone leave me terrified?
I try to relax, I tried. I can't!
All I can think is who died?
Who died?

There's another call coming in but it's work. Voicemail! Thank you!

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from Live at Union Hall in 2016, released December 1, 2016

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Rob Paravonian New York

Known the world over for his viral "Pachelbel Rant" video, Rob Paravonian is a musician and comedian who has performed on Comedy Central, opened for comedy legends George Carlin and Lily Tomlin, and was once called a "deranged bastard child of Tom Lehrer and Joan Baez." ... more

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