“Are You Listening?” is Area 11’s first track off their EP Underline. Unlike previous tracks of the band, it is not based on any specific anime but Sparkles* concept story Digital Haunt.
The protagonist of the story had fallen in love with Cassandra, the human whose mind has been digitized to stay...
[Verse 1]
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
[Pre-Chorus 1]
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
[Verse 2]
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]
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
[Breakdown]
As we pass by tonight
We fade into hindsight
The time slips off our lives
Can this be realised?
[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?
[Outro]
Oh, are you listening? (What are you listening?)
(This was the night and this was the place)
(And this was the moment, this was the moment)
Are you listening? Are you listening? Oh
(This was the night and this was the place)
(And this was the moment, this was the moment)
Are you listening? Are you listening?
Are You Listening? was written by Sparkles*.
Are You Listening? was produced by Sparkles*.
Area 11 released Are You Listening? on Sun Nov 02 2014.