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.
Oh, oh, yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
If the heart is always searching
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone
I'll never make it on my own
Dreams can't take the place of loving you
There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true
When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
How long will I be waiting
To be with you again?
Gonna tell you that I love you
In the best way that I can
I can't take a day without you here
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear
When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
More and more, I start to realize
I can reach my tomorrow
I can hold my head high
And it's all because you're by my side
When you look me in the eyes
You tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When I hold you in my arms
I know that it's forever
I just gotta let you know
I never want to let you go
'Cause when you look me in the eyes (yeah)
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright (it's alright)
When you're right here by my side (by my side)
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven, oh
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
Oh, oh, yeah
Ah, ahh, ah
Whoa, yeah, ah
Oh, oh, yeah
If the heart is always searching
Can you ever find a home?
I've been looking for that someone
I'll never make it on my own
Dreams can't take the place of loving you
There's gotta be a million reasons why it's true
When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
How long will I be waiting
To be with you again?
Gonna tell you that I love you
In the best way that I can
I can't take a day without you here
You're the light that makes my darkness disappear
When you look me in the eyes
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
More and more, I start to realize
I can reach my tomorrow
I can hold my head high
And it's all because you're by my side
When you look me in the eyes
You tell me that you love me
Everything's alright
When you're right here by my side
When I hold you in my arms
I know that it's forever
I just gotta let you know
I never want to let you go
'Cause when you look me in the eyes (yeah)
And tell me that you love me
Everything's alright (it's alright)
When you're right here by my side (by my side)
When you look me in the eyes
I catch a glimpse of heaven, oh
I find my paradise
When you look me in the eyes
Oh, oh, yeah
Ah, ahh, ah
Whoa, yeah, ah
Lyrics submitted by iheartyoubaby
When You Look Me in the Eyes Lyrics as written by Joseph Adam Jonas Raymond A. Boyd
Lyrics © Raleigh Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, COPYRIGHT SOLUTIONS LLC
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