And she lies, quietly, amid her empty room And probes her open heart, to verify the wound She receives the phone call She rewinds the message tape She walks to the window Let your sweat pour down the fire escape Chorus: I am listening to you I am listening to you You don't say a word You don't have to Frozen in the hour, the thought of going on Feels real and unreal, until the feelings gone Like a boy who begs for bread A snapshot is all there is To remind us of our place And return us to the hungry masses Chorus ♪ And she lies motionless Beneath the ceiling fan The blades become invisible And she becomes entranced No one knows the future No one cares about the past When a star is dying We all cling to what cannot last I am listening to you I am listening to you I am listening to you I am listening to you