Dance pop song – Just Listen came about after an encounter that forced me to rethink a lot of things. I consider myself a sensitive person, someone who takes in and even feels a lot of the surroundings, and do my best to add context to my day to day interactions. After one in particular, I realized I wasn’t as adept at this as I thought. and the dance pop song Just Listen was born.
For a little more behind how dance pop song Just Listen came about, I have to make a confession. I’m not as good at communicating as I thought. And in this case, communicating wasn’t what was needed. I don’t like to see people hurting and offered advice or what I thought were solutions before I realized that this person just needed someone to listen — to hear her concerns and have an outlet. I had a hard time with that because that’s exactly what this person needed and I was oblivious. Until a few hours later when I realized that sometimes I just need to “shut up and listen.” That’s the song’s chorus. It’s not being said to anyone else but myself.
Dance pop can be a funny thing. Many think of it as a light and fluffy song form, whereas I really look at it as an opportunity to explore the areas of life we can’t just talk about in everyday conversation. Loneliness, depression, bullying, suicide, isolation, substance abuse. All these things I know many grapple with daily and the areas I need to explore in my music.
On another note, sorry about inserting dance pop at random areas in the conversation. SEO.
Dance Pop – Just Listen – Lyrics
Well this is a song for the lonely
And this is a song if you’re down
This is to say i’m listening
cause we’re all here now
oh we’ve all been lonely
and we’ve even been afraid
We’ve also all felt helpless
Thinking no one hears the pain
Shut up and and listen
just shut up and listen
please shut up and listen
Not saying this is easy
i’m not saying fade away
Just saying that i’m listening
Only saying it’s ok
But I’ll be here waiting….for the day…
Shut up and listen
just quiet and listen…to the pain
This is a song for the lonely…it’s ok to be afraid
If you liked, also listen to Put It Down
For the entire playlist of originals: THE PLAYLIST