When Someone Actually Listens (Remastered)
Mid-to-up-tempo emo-alternative track with driving, lightly distorted guitar riffs playing steady eighth-note rhythms. Energetic, tight drums propel the groove, while the bassline weaves with the guitars, pushing momentum. Verses use restless, talk-like clear vocals over taut instrumentals; choruses lift melodically with wider sonics. Urgency and emotional openness define the texture, creating restless forward motion throughout.
When Someone Actually Listens (Remastered)
Mid-to-up-tempo emo-alternative track with driving, lightly distorted guitar riffs playing steady eighth-note rhythms. Energetic, tight drums propel the groove, while the bassline weaves with the guitars, pushing momentum. Verses use restless, talk-like clear vocals over taut instrumentals; choruses lift melodically with wider sonics. Urgency and emotional openness define the texture, creating restless forward motion throughout.
Lyrics
Verse 1
I don’t usually talk this much
I keep it folded up, out of touch
But you asked like you meant the words
Like you weren’t just waiting for your turn
I’m used to nods and half replies
Eyes drifting past me, changing sides
So when you stayed and didn’t rush
Something in me gave up the hush
Pre-Chorus
I swear I wasn’t trying to spill
I just forgot how quiet gets
When someone’s standing still
Chorus
I don’t overshare, I just don’t get heard
So when someone actually listens, it all comes out in words
I don’t mean to say too much, I just finally feel safe
I’ve been holding this in, it slips when you stay
Yeah, I know I crossed a line
But I don’t get moments like this all the time
I don’t overshare, I just open up
When someone actually listens, I forget how to shut up
Verse 2
I don’t do surface-level nights
I skip the weather, skip the lies
If I trust you, that’s the sign
I let you see what’s on my mind
I talk like I’m running out of time
Like silence might change its mind
I don’t know how long you’ll stay
So I say it all before you fade
Pre-Chorus
I swear I wasn’t trying to drown you in
I just don’t get asked how I’ve been
Chorus
I don’t overshare, I just don’t get heard
So when someone actually listens, it all comes out in words
I don’t mean to say too much, I just finally feel safe
I’ve been holding this in, it slips when you stay
Yeah, I know I crossed a line
But I don’t get moments like this all the time
I don’t overshare, I just open up
When someone actually listens, I forget how to shut up
Bridge
(spoken, soft — not at the beginning)
I’m not trying to make it heavy
I just don’t have many places to put this
Breakdown
If I’m quiet, it’s not ‘cause I’m cold
I just learned to carry it alone
So if I talk too long, too real
It’s ‘cause you made it feel okay to feel
Final Chorus
I don’t overshare, I just don’t get heard
So when someone actually listens, I’m not measured with words
I don’t mean to lean too close, I just finally feel safe
I’ve been holding this in, it slips when you stay
If I said too much, I hope you know
It’s not attention, it’s letting go
I don’t overshare, I just open up
When someone actually listens, I trust too much
Outro
I’ll go quiet again, it’s what I do
But I’ll remember how it felt with you