The Goo Goo Dolls

Close Your Eyes

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I wish I had a saxophone
I'd play the blues til you came home
With a little sadness in your eye
Now that all my time was spent
In you walked you're heaven sent
Thinking 'bout all the nights you cried

Had a certain passion
And I had silly dreams
All of the vicious actions
Don't close your eyes to me

I wish I had a camera lens
To film the things my mind had said
Before they reached my mouth and got all bent
Looking up the skies of blue
All day long I think of you
Even after all the shit we've been through

Had a certain passion
And I had silly dreams
All of the vicious actions
Don't close your eyes to me

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3ssence On Jun 24, 2001

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by antihero_idol

21y ago

i think it's about a guy who stuck close to his girlfriend after being through a lot with her, but he's saying "don't close your eyes to me" because he hates that she's not around anymore. he can't figure out where he went wrong: "i wish i had a camera lens to film the things my mind had said, before they reached my mouth and got all bent." all he does is sit around and think about her, wanting her to come back to him.

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by live4music

19y ago

I haven't really sat down to think about this song, but I absolutely love it!

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