Discover the story of the song > Telephone Line – Electric Light Orchestra

The protagonist is asking his partner if she is doing okay after all the lonely nights they've had. He wants to talk to her over the telephone and reassure her that everything they did together was real and not just a dream. He sings about how he's living in a state of uncertainty or twilight, and wonders why the things they had planned together aren't coming true. Despite no one answering the phone, he continues to wait and hopes for a connection with his partner.