So here I am, alone in space.
Always, always listening.
I lean back in my chair
As I listen in on people's conversations
To pick out two words if Five fails to do so.
Here I sit while hearing,
The people down there talking.
I laugh as I hear a joke exchanged over the phone.
Always, always listening.
Chit chat, arguments,
Military operations, even engagements,
I hear them all up here alone.
Here I sit while hearing,
The people down there talking.
Time to crack on, I think as head over to the computer.
Always, always listening.
I make sure as I type my next book
That I am still listening
To the people of earth with one ear.
Here I sit while hearing,
The people down there talking.
The alarm sounds, I see a flash.
Always, always listening.
I hear a panicked voice screaming
Of a burning village
And for us to come at once.
Here I sit while hearing,
The people down there talking.
I put the scared soul on hold as I try to contact base.
Always, always listening.
My name is
John Glenn Tracy
And I have a job to do.
Here I sat while hearing,
Now I'm the one who's talking.
