Are You Listening?

All aboard this sinking ship No business here it's just relationships Derived Contrived Another Mind Homogenised! Should this mean more to me? Just join the tribe and feel accepted But cool don't come for free That much was expected, forever discontented The rope that pulled me from the pit Now hangs around my neck Is this the clue you wanted? Too cryptic for the rest Play the part of the victim if it puts your mind at ease Put all the blame on me Close your eyes And listen please! [Chorus] So what you feel, is it nostalgia or love? Tell me now, are you really listening? When everybody tells you to stop And that you’re never good enough Tell me now, are you really listening? Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh Are you listening? Are you listening? Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh Reach out for help, and she lets you down So gild your pockets, we'll watch you drown A burnt taste A real waste A sticky stain we'll soon erase Cause this means more to me And we'll still look to the lights in the sky It's hard when all I see Another ceiling I don't recognize With no concern, and deathless turn Now we take control [Chorus] As we pass by tonight We fade into hindsight The time slips off our lives Can this be realized? [Chorus] Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh Are you listening? Are you listening? Whoa oh oh Whoa oh oh Are you listening? Are you listening! ([Backing:] This was the night, and this was the place. This was the moment, this was the moment)