At its core, “I Won’t Listen” is about alienation and rejection. The narrator is fed up with the noise of society — its empty chatter, false promises, and shallow rituals. Instead of fighting or conforming, he chooses defiant apathy: refusing to listen, refusing to move, refusing to care.
The refrain — “Speak to me / And I won’t listen” — becomes a mantra of resistance, turning passivity into a form of rebellion. The song critiques both the banality of everyday life and the futility of social expectations, echoing existentialist themes of absurdity and nihilism.
At its core, “I Won’t Listen” is about alienation and rejection. The narrator is fed up with the noise of society — its empty chatter, false promises, and shallow rituals. Instead of fighting or conforming, he chooses defiant apathy: refusing to listen, refusing to move, refusing to care.
The refrain — “Speak to me / And I won’t listen” — becomes a mantra of resistance, turning passivity into a form of rebellion. The song critiques both the banality of everyday life and the futility of social expectations, echoing existentialist themes of absurdity and nihilism.