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The Listeners

from Full of Filk by Cathy McManamon

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There's always that one friend with whom one shares a similar - and often uncommon - experience that few others can understand, and so a song comes out of that shared experience. I suspect there are more of us Listeners out there these days than there were in 2011. This song is for all of us.

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You and I are two of a kind
Don't need many words and we don't seem to mind
Up 'til late hours to comfort a friend
Sort out the drama, find means to an end
We hear what they want and we hear what they need
Discover the demons that they need to feed
Know all of their secrets, their pain and desires
But then they just walk away

Who listens to the listeners?
Who listens to the listeners?
Come the day when the wisdom they've gathered
During late hour phone calls and chats over beers
Sooner or later is ripe to be spoken
But if there's no one to hear us, what are we doing here?
Who listens to the listeners?

You and I and some others we know
Seem to be "gifted" this serious role
When someone's in trouble they give us a shout
And if we've only just me them, we still help them out!
We ask the right questions, share relevant quotes
And for really tough cases we tell anecdotes
They take it all in but they rarely give back
All better, they just walk away

Who listens to the listeners?
Who listens to the listeners?
Come the day when the wisdom they've gathered
During late hour phone calls and chats over beers
Sooner or later is ripe to be spoken
But if there's no one to hear us, what are we doing here?
Who listens to the listeners?

Since we are friends with the gods up above
I guess we could just talk to them
But they never just listen; they give out advice
We;re not ready to hear - they won't let us just be
All I want is a friendly human ear!

Who listens to the listeners?
Who listens to the listeners?
Come the day when the wisdom they've gathered
In the bars filled with smoke, in the misty moonlight
On the peaks of the mountains and by the swift streams
During late hour phone calls and chats over beers
Sooner or later is ripe to be spoken
But if there's no one to hear us, what are we doing here?
Who listens to the listeners?
Who listens to the listeners?

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from Full of Filk, released October 6, 2023

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Cathy McManamon Chicago, Illinois

Cathy is a singer/songwriter/guitarist/drummer in Chicago who occasionally performs solo, but more often in the Pegasus Award-winning duo Random Fractions (with Jason Neerenberg. She is the former drummer for the filk rock band Toyboat.

Cathy is also a studio musician and arranger for Canticles Productions & Dreamflight Theatrical Gymnastics, a drum circle facilitator, and a guitar teacher. ... more

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