The text is a lyrical monologue that repeatedly asks the question “What are you listening to?” while painting vivid scenarios of where and how music might be heard – from a college‑town cover band with “na‑na‑nas and guitars” to a sad radio song, a love song about someone new, a feel‑good track that fuels fast driving, or a soundtrack on a downtown train or outbound plane. The narrator reflects on nostalgia, heartbreak, and the uncertainty of a relationship, using repetition and imagery to convey yearning and contemplation about how music mirrors emotional states and the difficulty of letting go.
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Okay. I put that record on, girl, you know what song, and I let it play again and again. You're in every line. You take me back in time. Yeah, tonight I'm wondering, what are you listening to? Is it a cover band in some college town bar where it's na-na-nas and egg guitars? Or is it something to get you through? Just a sad song playing on a radio station, tears still falling, hearts still breaking, 'cause you're hanging on. Or is it a love song about someone new? What are you listening to? I'd like to believe that you just Just like me, trying to figure out how a good thing goes bad. And I don't know if I can let it go. Yeah, it's about to drive me mad. What are you listening to? Is it a cover band? And some call it Soundbar, where it's na na nas and guitars, or is it something to get you through? Just a sad song playing on a radio station, tears still falling, heart still breaking 'cause you're hanging on. Or is it a love song about someone new? What are you listening to? Is it a feel-good song The one that gets you driving too fast, or one that gets you moving on past the past, or the kind that you can't help singing along, singing oh, oh, oh. Is it headphones on, on a downtown train, or the window seat on an outbound plane? Is it LA sunny, Memphis blue? I wish I knew, I wish I knew. What are you listening to? Is it a cover band in some college town bar where it's na na nas and neg guitars? Or is it something to get you through? Just a sad song playing on a radio station. Tears still falling, heart still breaking, 'cause you're hanging on. Or is it a love song? About someone new. What are you listening to? I put that record on. Girl, you know what song. And I let it play again and again. Woo!