So with that one, it’s interesting how it kind of conflates a relationship and maybe a partner who wants access to your phone so that you have no secrets, and the surveillance state we increasingly seem to be in, that thing of trying to convince me that giving up my privacy is good for me. So Orwell...
[Verse 1]
They're slippin' through the holes again
Those fire ants, they bite
They don't make love like we used to
We don't read by candlelight
And I'll watch out for you, my friend
If you keep an eye on my place while I'm out of town
And memorize this handshake so I'll know
You need to be put down
[Pre-Chorus]
I'd like to help you but my hands are tied
Don't look so nervous, you've got nothin' to hide
[Chorus]
I can make your dreams come true
If you let me listen in on you
Let me listen in on you
[Verse 2]
Diggin' through the bottles and the cans alone
I didn't mean to slice my fingers to the bone
I'm kind of high from your lullaby
I won't admit the reason why
[Pre-Chorus]
I'd like to help you but my hands are tied
Don't look so nervous, you've got nothin' to hide
[Chorus]
I can make your dreams come true
If you let me listen in on you
I can make your dreams come true
If you let me listen in on you
Let me listen in on you
[Bridge]
Have you seen the big guns in the bay?
The evil that men do in picture books, we call them brave
Do you need a translator to get you through your day?
They're primed and ready to come out of their caves
Do you need a translator? Do you need a translator?
Do you need a translator? Do you need a translator?
[Pre-Chorus]
I'd like to help you but my hands are tied
Don't look so guilty, you've got nothin' to hide
[Chorus]
I can make your dreams come true
If you let me listen in on you
I can make your dreams come true
If you let me listen in on you
Let me listen in on you
Let Me Listen in on You was written by Ira Wolf Tuton & Anand Wilder & Chris Keating.
Let Me Listen in on You was produced by Yeasayer.
Yeasayer released Let Me Listen in on You on Wed Apr 10 2019.