Joy or despair at what, the listener decides; anything more particular, such as political protest, usually falls outside the composer's reach.

But the listeners will decide.

The two listeners decided to put their original plan into action.

Potential listeners could decide by going to the stations website.

There was, indeed, a pervasive ambiguity here, as if listeners could not quite decide whether they were there to mourn the dead or to celebrate life.

I want the listeners to decide for themselves.

He said the point should be limited to about eight seconds, by which time most listeners have decided whether to tune out.

Mr. Pickett decided he would let the listeners decide.

Yui used this phrase to mean the crying of the heart, but she also said listeners will likely decide on their own meaning for the word.

If some potential listeners decided, in advance, that this stylized anxiety was the last thing they needed, can you blame them?