#listener

The lyrics are half the song. They are important for entertainment value, poetic style, political statements, and more. Let’s look a bit.

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Nonsense lyrics yet musical
Slade - Run Runaway
“See chameleon
Lying there in the sun
All thanks to everyone”
WHAT?

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Trying to make a point in a humorous style
Ron Gallo - Young Lady, You’re Scaring Me
“Let's get a house, you and me and your 12 cats
We'll put mirrors on the ceiling
We'll have a bunk bed by the bath
You'll line my mattress with nails
One for every time something psycho came out of your mouth
Your cavern eyes are preying
Your scarlet lips half saying
A sales pitch for the circus in your mind
Young lady, you're scaring me”

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Using pop to make a deep political statement
The Monkees - Last Train to Clarksville
“Take the last train to Clarksville
And I'll meet you at the station
You can be here by 4:30
'Cause I've made your reservation
Don't be slow
Oh, no, no, no
Oh, no, no, no
And I don't know if I'm ever coming home”
A young man has been drafted into the US military deploying to the Vietnam conflict. He’s saying farewell to his girlfriend with an ominous feeling he will die in combat.

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Then we have repetitive pop lyrics which hypnotize the listener to never, ever, ever, ever shake it off.
*shudder*

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They will only speak to you or want to hang out to either dump and moan about the bad in their life, to unload and make themselves feel better. Or want to hang out to do this if you’re a good listener. Or if you’re fun to be around, you get the sense they are using you. Because when their life is going well or they find other outlets (people) you hear nothing and their effort reduces and disappears. Until the next time their life isn’t going so well or the other people didn’t pan out. Their consistent use of people will become apparent. The whole premise of your worth tends to revolve around what they get from you. The moment you retract or can’t give, you don’t hear from them. The value in your deteriorates. And so the cycle begins. You know when to say goodbye is when you notice this pattern and there is no balance in the relationship. Or when you feel it is harming your energy and wellbeing. When their words speak sweetness to your ear, and their actions are fruitless. When effort is not shared. When they deem you speaking of your achievements or things going well to them and they deem it as bragging or showing off. When they don’t root for you when you’re doing well. If you only hear from them when they are sad or when their life isn’t going well, and never when their life is great, then that’s a big indicator.

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im not good enough at complimenting people. but this is gonna be the biggest appreciation post for my lady ( @quarterofblackpink 💜💕 ) . a year ago it was you . but now that's my turn . I still remember how big and cute your message was ... i mean its been two years since we started talking and became friends .. and i just wanna say you're more that just friend . you're a better version of me . you're actually stronger than me .. you once said you were shy to talk to me for the first time , but i still remember how you supported me when i were so shy to text him 🥰 . and thank you for supporting me no matter what. for being my shoulder to cry . for supporting me when im working . for being the first listener to my songs . for babysitting our dogs . for being thr the best auntie to all of our 4 doggies. for letting Tarzan and Thunder to jump in the pool even if i say „ No ” . thank you for being you and for being with me . i love you so much cutie happy 2 years 💕😍

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A friend who is a listener as well as who like to share their experiences also. Mutual trust and a friendly connection exists like it's fine to tease each other with nicknames🤣 and more. Like, one of my friend usually used to write my name on the class board after the school classes were over and same was done by me😜 we usually would leave the class after all students had left lol🤣 and one day, because of this, the bus was also missed🤦‍♀️🤣 and then they took the bus from other route (:
She would accompany me if I wanted to do something new and then we would laugh together about it. Sometimes, we make get-together plan to visit a new event or watching a movie.
A laughing session happens sometimes with nice friends 😂
Moreover, a friend should be fine with my interests like the movies, studying in free time, my conversation topics🌻

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Whenever someone's talking to them, tell yourself that you're gonna have to make a mental summary of what they told you and repeat it back to them.
It's not an option, you HAVE TO.
Dont make it creepy of course, like don't mention it like you're giving an exam. But just casually repeat to them adding your own comments here and there. For example, if they tell you that they had to take the metro to work that morning and it was exhausting because there was no place to sit. They they go on to tell you how they got into a little argument with someone on the bus and that it ruined their day bla bla.
It's a boring conversation but if you tell yourself that you'd have to summarise this back to them and listen, you can respond back saying something like 'Oh yeah, I know the bus is really busy early mornings and I get how much it must've annoyed you. But it's way cheaper as well, innit?'
You wouldn't have summarised his feelings and added your comment, if you weren't listening to him right?
So listen to always summarise and repeat. This also makes you ver charismatic btw. When you repeat to people what they tell you, it makes them feel heard and we love people taht give us that much imp. This could serve as motivation to become a better listener.

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