Telephone
Berner Lyrics


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Burn a half a pound in my suite
Pull the room down, no white mold on my leaf
Outta town, they four-grand each
Let this work speak for me, wrist cold as the streets
Remember in December back in two-thousand-and-three
When they handed me a hundred-thousand dollars for some weed
It was me, Nice, Black, and Fee
Sauce in the back, breaking down sweets
My heart's cold, too many had to leave
It's hard to fall asleep
We talk often in my dreams
I want you here, I don't care if you're lookin' down
They smell the purple piss everytime I pull around
Real city boy, they love your boy in the town
Houston, Atlanta, now I'm Vegas bound
Money in my carry-on, fuck it though
They can pull me off the plane and try to run up in my home
You know I stay ready, knowin' where my daughter sleeps
These dudes crying broke, really, they don't wanna eat
I took a hundred P's, sold it in a half hour
Pull ten pounds off one plant, it's sour
Real dope boy, Berner'll never switched
OT, tryna sweat a bitch
Cookie man, full of dead presidents
Ridin' with a cannon big enough to kill an elephant

This the life we chose
Long nights, pretty hoes
Hard white, outdoor for the low
Cash out, re-up, let em' go
They talkin' crazy on my telephone
This the way we live
Crazy all the shit we did
Tripple wrap each one right before we ship
Why they catch em' and they let em go?
They talkin' crazy on my telephone

Man, I just made four-mil
Pull down, indoor, grow room, sell the whole field
In October, I sent trucks up the hill
Let em' go for sixteen, give a fuck how you feel
Uh, yeah, I'm done playin' with the mail
In California, they're for sell
If you send em' and you fail, who you blaming?
How many folders is my name in?
I'm duckin' D.E.A. agents while we high-sidin'
Float around in foreign vehicles
Back to back Euro shit, I got a whole fleet of em'
Three-hundred pounds in L.A., shit, I'm leavin' em'
With B-Real, I'll pick up the money in a week or two
This the shit kings do
I promise all my stones' flawless
I got rich from marijuana products
In the grill, choppin' game with Jamaican farmers
Prayin' it don't rain, I'm waitin' for my harvest

This the life we chose
Long nights, pretty hoes
Hard white, outdoor for the low
Cash out, re-up, let em' go
They talkin' crazy on my telephone
This the way we live
Crazy all the shit we did
Tripple wrap each one right before we ship




Why they catch em' and they let em go?
They talkin' crazy on my telephone

Overall Meaning

In "Telephone," Berner raps about his experiences as a successful marijuana dealer and his thoughts about the lifestyle he has chosen. He talks about how he sells high-quality product without any white mold on the leaves, making thousands of dollars in profit from each shipment. He also reflects on his beginnings, where he, Nice, Black, and Fee used to break down sweets in the back while dealing. Throughout the song, Berner hints at the difficulty that comes with the lifestyle he leads, where he cannot fall asleep easily and has to talk to his fallen comrades in his dreams often. He also addresses the constant threats he faces, such as being jumped on the plane or at his house, or even getting caught by the DEA.


Throughout the song, he emphasizes how he is not just a drug dealer, but a "real dope boy" who has made a fortune from "marijuana products," such as the popular Cookie strain. He talks about how he has made millions of dollars and bought multiple expensive foreign cars, such as his "whole fleet." However, he acknowledges the danger of his chosen career, where people are "talkin' crazy on [his] telephone" and he has to constantly watch his back. Berner also reflects on how he became wealthy from selling marijuana while praying for a successful harvest and good weather.


Line by Line Meaning

Burn a half a pound in my suite
I am smoking a large amount of marijuana in my hotel room.


Pull the room down, no white mold on my leaf
I am smoking so much marijuana that the room is filled with smoke, but I am confident that the drug is of good quality and not contaminated.


Outta town, they four-grand each
I am selling marijuana in a different city for a high price of $4000 per unit.


Let this work speak for me, wrist cold as the streets
I am relying on the quality of my marijuana to speak for itself and attract customers, and I am wearing expensive jewelry to display my success in the drug trade.


Remember in December back in two-thousand-and-three When they handed me a hundred-thousand dollars for some weed
I recall receiving a large sum of money for selling marijuana in 2003.


It was me, Nice, Black, and Fee Sauce in the back, breaking down sweets
I was selling marijuana with my friends Nice, Black, and Fee, and we were preparing it for sale in the back of a vehicle.


My heart's cold, too many had to leave It's hard to fall asleep We talk often in my dreams
I have been through many difficult experiences in the drug trade and have lost people close to me. I have trouble sleeping and often think about them in my dreams.


I want you here, I don't care if you're lookin' down
I miss someone who has passed away and do not care if they are watching from heaven or not.


They smell the purple piss everytime I pull around
People can smell the strong odor of my high-quality marijuana when I am nearby.


Real city boy, they love your boy in the town Houston, Atlanta, now I'm Vegas bound
I am a successful drug dealer who is respected in multiple cities and am now transitioning to selling marijuana in Las Vegas.


Money in my carry-on, fuck it though They can pull me off the plane and try to run up in my home
I am carrying a large sum of money with me while flying, despite the potential risks of getting caught by authorities or having my home robbed.


You know I stay ready, knowin' where my daughter sleeps These dudes crying broke, really, they don't wanna eat
I am always prepared to protect myself and my family, but other drug dealers who complain about being broke are actually making excuses and do not want to work hard to make a living.


I took a hundred P's, sold it in a half hour Pull ten pounds off one plant, it's sour
I was able to sell one hundred pounds of marijuana in just thirty minutes and can produce very potent marijuana from a single plant.


Real dope boy, Berner'll never switched OT, tryna sweat a bitch Cookie man, full of dead presidents Ridin' with a cannon big enough to kill an elephant
I am a real drug dealer who stays true to my roots, and I am trying to sell drugs out of town while carrying a large amount of cash and a powerful gun.


This the life we chose Long nights, pretty hoes Hard white, outdoor for the low Cash out, re-up, let em' go They talkin' crazy on my telephone
Drug dealing is the lifestyle I have chosen, and it involves staying up late with attractive women and selling low-priced marijuana. I am making a lot of money and constantly receiving phone calls from people with crazy demands or offers.


This the way we live Crazy all the shit we did Tripple wrap each one right before we ship Why they catch em' and they let em go?
This is how we live as drug dealers, doing many dangerous and questionable things in order to make a living. We take precautions to avoid getting caught, but sometimes law enforcement does not take our crimes seriously and lets us go.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Royalty Network, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COSMO HICKOX, GILBERT ANTHONY JR MILAM, MAX FIELD PERRY, MATTHEW ROBERT SALINAS, MATTHEW SALINAS

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ALiEN TEXAS

Even when he's sick it sounds so fire🔥

Patrick Flik

Every album is a an absolute banger!! Thanks for making such a hits!

Dominique

this beat is lit, those lyrics too.

KMC90

This will forever be a vibe

Mills

2019 i lost it all playing with the mail. Played this 20x a day until I bounced bacc. June 2020 finally bacc from the loss. Berner kept me going fr fr.

Binaural Blessings

That's so hard n Bern helped me boost thru alot of tuff times too wordup to yalls

show kase

Never give up ma G

Koby Gaddie

Lets goooo!

Koby Gaddie

Definitely Berners best album

Ramirez De Sante

Berner never misses🔥🔥this a banger

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