Listening In is the first single off Dr. Dog’s album Critical Equation (available April 27, 2018). The album was recorded in Los Angeles with Gus Seyffert.
[Verse 1]
I can hear the animals talking
I can hear the animals talking
But they ain't talking to me
Are they talking to you?
No, they ain't talking to me
Who they talking to?
[Verse 2]
I can hear electric lights talking
I can hear electric lights talking
But they ain't talking to me
Are they talking to you?
If they ain't talking to me
Who they talking to?
[Chorus]
I'm listening
I'm listening
I'm listening in
[Verse 3]
I can hear the dead of night talking
I can hear the dead of night talking
But it ain't talking to me
Is it talking to you?
No, it ain't talking to me
Who is it talking to?
[Chorus]
I'm listening
I'm listening
I'm listening in
[Bridge]
I'm on fire
I'm under attack
And it's been a long, lonely winter
I just want you back
And I know I saw you up there in the window
In some shadow's arms
And I'm down here where the howling winds blow
'Cause I know...
[Verse 4]
I can hear the fear in me talking
I can hear the fear in me talking
And it's talking 'bout me
And it's talking 'bout you
Yeah, it's talking 'bout me
Can you hear it too?
[Chorus]
I'm listening
I'm listening
I'm listening
Yeah, I'm listening in
[Outro]
Talking
Talking
Ahh
Talking
Listening In was produced by Gus Seyffert.
Dr. Dog released Listening In on Mon Jan 15 2018.
I had this wild night, and it started with “Coming Out Of The Darkness”. I was alone at my house and I had one of those ‘90s, battery powered keyboards. I was using that to write songs. I do that more and more. Most of my life I’ve just written songs with an acoustic guitar or a piano. The feel of t...