Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
We all are stranger creatures than when we all started out as kids
Culture forbids
We have romantic fantasies about what dying truly is
Fall off the grid
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye
To all the glowing eyes?
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da (the eyes to sing along)
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great
I know some people who know people who are flying straight
But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression
While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye
To all the glowing eyes?
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da (the eyes to sing along)
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
We all are stranger creatures than when we all started out as kids
Culture forbids
We have romantic fantasies about what dying truly is
Fall off the grid
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye
To all the glowing eyes?
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da (the eyes to sing along)
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
We all know somebody who knows somebody who's doing great
I know some people who know people who are flying straight
But I'll kindly enter into rooms of depression
While ceiling fans and idle hands will take my life again
We live for the night's decor
It reveals what we dream of
I know there's someone at the door
They called for help, of this I'm sure
But do I want to say goodbye
To all the glowing eyes?
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
This room is far too dark for us to stay around
Redemption's not that far and darkness is going down
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
I'm holding on to what I know
And what I know, I must let go
But I would rather play a song
For the eyes to sing along
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
La, da, da, da (the eyes to sing along)
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da
La, da, da, da, da
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Make them stop
Lyrics submitted by emilyheartsrock
Glowing Eyes Lyrics as written by Tyler Joseph
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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