"The Calling" lyrics - ANAIS MITCHELL

I am
I am
I am calling
I am calling you out
I am
I am calling
I am calling you
I am calling you out
I am
I am calling
I am calling you
I am calling you out
I am
I am calling
I am calling you
I am calling you
I am calling you out

I saw you first of all
Leaning into the wall through the crowd
And it was a circus of purposeful glances
And drunken advances
And laughing out loud
And hey haven't I seen this obscenery
Don't I abuse all the very same lines
You caught my attention
Hey what's your extension
I'm thinking we should play music some time
But I am calling you out of the hustle
Calling you back to the muscle and blood
'Cause I want you free when you come to me
And I want you naked

'Cause I know you, baby
You think women are crazy
You talk them up and down
You like them to look and to touch
But not feel too much
You can't take all the talking about it
Less talk about this when you kiss me
Just let the justice of kissing be done
I don't want your taste laced with the sweet lies
That you keep at the tip of your tongue
That's why I'm calling you out of the hustle
Calling you back to the muscle and blood
You can start with your shoes if you want to
Come on and get naked

'Cause hey hey how long do I get a body
How long do I get the use of a brain
I can't afford any less than nakedness
Can't afford to feel any more shame
So tell me what is your weekliest secret
Show yours to me and I'll show mine to you
We'll have a few mavering moments of radical romance
And see if we can't serve the truth
That's why I'm calling you out of the hustle
Calling you back to the muscle and blood
I'm calling you out of the hustle
Calling you back to the muscle and blood
I'm calling you out of the hustle
Calling you back to the muscle and blood
Let's not be afraid of what we're made of
Come on and get naked