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[leslie]

Hi,

I find the tenses of the red-marked part very odd. Could anyone here kindly help me out? How is it possible that when I'm crawling out the door (the present progrssive) I was trying to phone you (the past progressive)?

　　It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
　　And the pain started to slip away, hey hey

　　I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward that's shining
　　Think I want you still
　　But it may be pills at work

　　Do you really wanna know how I was dancing on the floor
　　I was trying to phone you when I'm crawling out that door
　　I'm amazed at you the things you say that you don't do
　　Why don't you ring
　　I was feeling lonely, feeling blue
　　Feeling like I needed you
　　Like I've woken up surrounded by me
　　A&E

　　It's a blue, bright blue Saturday, hey hey
　　And the pain has started to slip away, hey hey

　　I'm in a backless dress on a pastel ward that's shining
　　Think I want you still
　　But it may be pills at work

　　How did I get to accident emergency
　　All I wanted was you to take me out high

　　I was feeling lonely, feeling blue
　　Feeling like I needed you
　　Like I hoped you'd call and hoped you'd see me
　　A&E
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[pugachevV]

It may be a popular song, but it's lousy English.
Let's be charitable and say it's " poetic licence".
(Which means we tolerate it on the grounds that it's "art").
Allegedly.

[leslie]

Thank you, pugachevV.

I agree with what you said. But it's not artistic at all even changing "I was" into "I'm".

Leslie
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