Listen from Dreamgirls is featured in Audition, the first episode of Season Two. It is sung by Sunshine as her audition song to be part of the New Directions. During the song, everyone was cheering for Sunshine, except for Rachel, who appeared to be jealous of her singing talent. After the performance, Will welcomed her into the Glee Club but as he went to hand her some information to prepare her to join the club later on, he finds that Dustin Goolsby, coach of Vocal Adrenaline at the time, has convinced Sunshine to join the rival show choir. Sunshine explains and apologizes and says that Dustin offered her a spot in Vocal Adrenaline and she also explains that she doesn't feel safe because of what Rachel did to her.
The song is originally performed by Beyoncé from the musical film Dreamgirls, and it is also on the Deluxe Edition of her second album B'Day.
Lyrics[]
Sunshine:
Listen to the song here in my heart
A melody I start but can't complete
Listen to the sound from deep within
It's only beginning to find release
Oh the time has come for my dreams to be heard
They will not be pushed aside and turned
Into your own, all 'cause you won't listen
Listen
I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home in my own home
And I've tried and tried
To say what's on my mind
You should have known
Oh!
Now that I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what
You've made of me
I followed the voice, you gave to me
But now I've gotta find my own
You should have listened
There was someone here inside
Someone I thought had died
So long ago
Oh I'm screaming out
And my dreams will be heard
They will not be pushed aside or worse
Into your own
All 'cause you won't listen
Listen
I am alone at a crossroads
I'm not at home in my own home
And I've tried and tried
To say what's on my mind
You should have known
Oh!
Now I'm done believing you
You don't know what I'm feeling
I'm more than what
You've made of me
I followed the voice, you gave to me
But now I've gotta find my own
I don't know where I belong
But I'll be moving on
If you don't, if you won't
Listen to the song here in my heart
A melody I start, but I will complete
Oh! Now I am done believing you
You don't know not what I am feeling
I'm more than what you've made of me
I followed the voice you think you gave to me
But now I got to find my own
My own.
Trivia[]
- This is Sunshine's first solo.
- This is the second out of four songs from Dreamgirls to be featured on the show. The first being And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, the third being It's All Over, and the fourth being I Am Changing.
- This is the first time Mercedes doesn't sing in a song from Dreamgirls.
Gallery[]
Videos[]
Beyonce- Listen
Listen (Full Performance) HD
Glee - Listen (LYRICS)
Glee - Listen (Acapella)