In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
My eyes with your vision
My choice but always your decision
My play with your direction
Well it's my lead but always your connection
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
B
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
My words, your expression
My land, always your possession
My song, your production
MOBy expense is always your deduction
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
And the face I see before me
Is both sides of a mirror
You really know you've got a hold on me
And the face you're looking into
Is both sides of a window
And any way you look you see through me
My fame, your reflection
My weakness always your protection
Well it's my terms on your conditions
And they're my tunes but they're your compositions
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
My choice but always your decision
My play with your direction
Well it's my lead but always your connection
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
B
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
My words, your expression
My land, always your possession
My song, your production
MOBy expense is always your deduction
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
And the face I see before me
Is both sides of a mirror
You really know you've got a hold on me
And the face you're looking into
Is both sides of a window
And any way you look you see through me
My fame, your reflection
My weakness always your protection
Well it's my terms on your conditions
And they're my tunes but they're your compositions
But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me
I can see it in your eyes you don't believe
Lyrics submitted by Ice
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/My eyes with your vision/ Alan Parsons always had a vision for certain albums. Eric too but.. /My choice but always your decision/ Eric could choose songs but Alan always decided what goes into the album. /My play with your direction/ Don't really know. Maybe Alan directed the music a lot. /Well it's my lead but always your connection/ Dunno
/But when I look into your eyes you don't believe me I can see it in your eyes you don't believe/ Maybe Eric talked with Alan about it. But Alan never believed.
/My words, your expression/ Eric wrote the songs, but they also had always a very Alan sound to it. /My land, always your possession/ Maybe about the name of the group. /My song, your production/ Eric wrote everything, Alan always produced /My expense is always your deduction/ Eric was also the manager.
/And the face I see before me Is both sides of a mirror You really know you've got a hold on me And the face you're looking into Is both sides of a window And any way you look you see through me/ Dunno, more neutral.
/My fame, your reflection/ Eric is kinda famous but Alan is like more know /My weakness always your protection/ Dunno. Probably because Alan only produced /Well it's my terms on your conditions/ Dunno. /And they're my tunes but they're your compositions/ Eric wrote, sung and did put a lot of creative juice in a lot of APP songs
Conclusions: This song was an early warning of issues Eric had with Alan and could be a reason why Alan and Eric went separate after Freudiana. I may be too far into it but its kinda based on post-APP interviews and don't get me wrong but I am a huge fan of APP, Alan and Eric but to me Eric's reasons to separate just to pursue musicals wasnt really too solid. There was more behind it