The Listening Chair
Imogen Heap * Track #3 On Sparks
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The Listening Chair by Imogen Heap
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Imogen HeapAbout
A song that Heap herself will never hear the finished version of, “The Listening Chair” currently catalogues 35 years of Heap’s life.
In a bid to write the song still needing to be written, Heap divised a project entitled The Listening Chair. Taking the form of a physical egg-shaped chair, the chai...
The Listening Chair Lyrics
[Intro]
Dot
Woosh!
[Verse 1]
Cat, blue, piano
Are just some of the things I like
So the more that I see of them in my day
The better I sleep at night
[Verse 2]
Mum, dad, Giles, Lizzie, Juliet, Uncle James
Are just some of the people I love
So the more of all them I can get in my day
The better I'll sleep at night
[Verse 3]
I can moonwalk, build castles
Play ping pong, talk to animals
Hold my breath for a really long time
And tell the future
Are just six of the things I can do
And the more I can fit of these things in my day
The better I sleep at night
The better I sleep at night
[Verse 4]
Composer or maybe an astronaut
This is what I'm gonna be when I grow up
I know cause I sing out all through the day
I fly through space by night
[Verse 5]
The teasing, the fighting, the hospitals
I don't wanna go anymore
I put a brave face on, battle through the day
But I might cry myself to sleep
[Verse 6]
I need more
Pinch, pinch, punch, punch
Dancing 'round the car park after lunch
Gadgets or
Copy cats, gold stars
Cola cubes for good marks
Pocket money
Shy type, show off
Your mum's got a Mazda, so what?
[Verse 7]
I need more
Swap stickers, best friends
Knight Rider watch tell the time again
Gadgets or
The popular, blonde hair
All the pretty girls sit over there
Pocket money
Sisters in school, he’s cool
Our brother knows karate
[Verse 8]
What do I do to make you hate me so much?
Is it the clothes I wear, the way I speak?
Wonder Bra thrown 'round the German classroom
You wouldn’t understand
I'll never live it down
Hiding in the bushes
Or tip-toeing down the corridor
Stop it, you’ll make me laugh
Why would I ever need to know this?
Somehow I'll get through
[Verse 9]
I never want this to end
This night, this music
With you in my arms
Switch in to the real world
No idea what I'm doing, but here it goes
There she goes
[Verse 10]
I've found the place, feels like home
But I caught you kissing her
So suddenly I'm on my own
There's just not enough hours in the day
But things are going great, I can't complain
When I stumble to bed, I sleep like a baby
[Verse 11]
Finding my feet
Make love, make money, make a difference
Finding my feet
Connect, connect
Finding my feet
Make love, make money, make a difference
How'd you do that again?
Connect, connect together
[Verse 12]
I find myself gazing out of the window for no reason
When did I stop eating bread? And cheese, I love cheese
I want to have children
But I don't want to have children, you know?
[Verse 13]
Something niggling, a feeling I can’t quite explain
A question
Online, offline, like I'm not really here
The quiet
Awake or sleeping, somehow can’t tell the difference
You all over me
A question
Bright light outside, dark deep down within
[Verse 14]
It’s a cover up, it was a cover up operation all along
Honing in, I'm honing in on the heart of it all
Toughen up, I've got to toughen up
Cause I'm breaking it all apart
What's at the heart
What's at the heart of it all?
[Outro]
Who am I now?
Who am I now?
The Listening Chair Q&A
Who wrote The Listening Chair's ?
The Listening Chair was written by Imogen Heap.
Who produced The Listening Chair's ?
The Listening Chair was produced by Imogen Heap.
When did Imogen Heap release The Listening Chair?
Imogen Heap released The Listening Chair on Mon Aug 18 2014.
Which verses match up to which age periods?
The intro corresponds to Heap’s conception and her mum’s 9 months of pregnancy.
Verses 1 to 3 then cover ages 0 to 7, alternatively titled “The Lullaby to Make Your Own”.
Covering most of her school career, verses 4 to 7 cover ages 7 to 14 before verses 8 and 9 cover ages 14 to 21, finishing her s...
What's the sound at the beginning of the song after "Dot"?
The “Woosh!” sound for the first 6 seconds comprises of the audio from all the videos from the Listening Chair itself squashed together.
Is it only Imogen saying "Who am I now?" in the outro?
No, Heap’s is not the only voice included here.
In a bid to feature as many fans as possible on the record, Heap uploaded a “master sample” to her SoundCloud page. Already including voices of herself, her parents, siblings and other family members, fans were asked to record themselves mimicking the...
What did Imogen Heap say about "The Listening Chair"?
I wanted to figure out whether there was a common missing song thread people were aching for, but instead something more interesting arose. Roughly each seven-year age group was concerned [with] or wanted to hear a song about similar topics. I resonated most with those my own age, at the sudden real...