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Angel Eyes Lyrics
Have you ever had the feeling
That the world's gone and left you behind
Have you ever had the feeling
That you're that close to losing your mind
You look around each corner
Hoping that she's there
You try to play it cool perhaps
Pretend that you don't care
But it doesn't do a bit of good
You got to seek till you find
And you never unwind
Try to think
That love is not around
Still it's uncomfortably near
My old heart
Ain't gaining no ground
Because my angel eyes ain't here
Angel eyes
That old devil sent
They glow unbearably bright
Need I say
That my love's misspent
Misspent with angel eyes tonight
So drink up all you people
Order anything you see
Have fun you happy people
The drink and the laugh's on me
Pardon me
But I gotta run
The fact's uncomfortably clear
Gotta find
Who's now number one
And why my angel eyes ain't here
Tell me why my angel eyes ain't here
Excusez moi my angel eyes ain't here
Excuse me while I disappear
That the world's gone and left you behind
Have you ever had the feeling
That you're that close to losing your mind
Hoping that she's there
You try to play it cool perhaps
Pretend that you don't care
You got to seek till you find
And you never unwind
That love is not around
Still it's uncomfortably near
Ain't gaining no ground
Because my angel eyes ain't here
That old devil sent
They glow unbearably bright
Need I say
That my love's misspent
Misspent with angel eyes tonight
Order anything you see
Have fun you happy people
The drink and the laugh's on me
But I gotta run
The fact's uncomfortably clear
Gotta find
Who's now number one
And why my angel eyes ain't here
Tell me why my angel eyes ain't here
Excusez moi my angel eyes ain't here
Excuse me while I disappear
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Its a possibility he could be singing about someone, but also mourning the loss and bliss of the innocent and naive eyes with which he saw the world before heartbreak.
Brings to mind the paraphrased Ginsburg we used in our poetry sessions ... "Why did you do this?!!!!!" "I did it for the best ... I had a heart condition ..." Does.
Written by Matt Dennis and Earl K. Brent, Sting performed this for the "Leaving Las Vegas" soundtrack.
Two shadows on a page I listened to the voices that shattered my heart Strange prerequisite I could harbor resentment Till if flew over my head like a dagger
I had lunch with Peggy But I couldn’t eat When it came time to order All I could say was I have to presume I’ve fallen out of favor for some reason. She said, even if idiocy seems normal And the tiara slips to the side as I call up—say the ghost of Newton I’ll take it upon myself anyway—if it will make you happy Since somebody has to create a passageway that’s accessible So the big ships can pass in the night And if I’m not the mermaid sitting on the rocks Who is? Looks like moi I don’t know if what’s inside me can be plundered easily Even if you are a stranger My feelings persevere like people at a party—who stay too late And if I am the hostess who unlocks the door and says hello—well So I am (She was the long-winded sort and for all that she had not responded to my comment …) It was so like her I’ll walk outside and see her again And feel empty or filled with energy As if her words had complimented mine I guess they did
Lewis Warsh—Enmeshment and Heirloom—paraphrased
"Angel Eyes" breaks my heart The man realises he is abandoned and nothing else matters