Listener On The Wires

Listener On The Wires is a song about the quiet ways technology listens in. Vintage‑leaning drums, low strings and layered harmonies carry a story of signals, surveillance and the feeling of being observed even when you’re alone. A modern analogue‑soul reflection on how the wires around us never stop listening. Lyrics: Verse 1: In the office of unfair trading The girl on the 7th floor is waiting I once had a dream I was floating downstream And my life raft was slowly deflating In the bureau of disinformation Writing clauses with no obligation If you’re up to the task, I thought I would ask For the station platform destination Chorus: This is the world in which we live We’re all on the take when we should give Carrying hot coals from the fires Just another listener on the wires Verse 2: A ministry communication Is something that has divided the nation It all looks the same when they’re storing your name And the keystrokes from your workstation The face of your Facebook account Has you flagged for a mismatched amount They’ll send you a text, and an email is next Hit delete and you’re plagued with doubt Chorus: This is the world in which we live We’re all on the take when we should give Carrying hot coals from the fires Just another listener on the wires Middle 8: Driven by the fear of failure I’ll never get anywhere Told myself I could’ve been someone But I just stayed home and washed my hair Verse 3: The very idea of democracy Was just an experiment plain to see I once had a plan, we should try if we can To find out if we can agree Call me naive but it seems unfair To give so much power to billionaires You might ask me why, but I think we should try To exist in a world that cares Chorus: This is the world in which we live We’re all on the take when we should give Carrying hot coals from the fires Just another listener on the wires