This song has a very melancholy ring to it. Eyes are of the soul...maybe a soul that was suffering. Someone he loved and who witnessed this loved one's suffering?
I think this song is about a very young child who feels jealous about his newborn sibling whose blue eyes resemble their mom's. He considers the possibility of running away from home and fantasizes about how much he would be missed, but then reconsiders after realizing (in a dreamy way) how much he would miss the love and care of mom. Wether I am right or wrong, this song is pure music genius.
I realize CANDLE IN THE WIND was about Marilyn Monroe, however when I listen to BLUE EYES, it makes me think of her, her blue eyes, her laughing in the sun, laughing in the rain. holding back the tears, holding back the pain, and she's alone again.
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