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.
Pretty
Brown
Eyes
Pretty brown eyes
You know I see you
It's a disguise the way you treat me (the way you treat me) (pretty brown eyes)
You keep holding on
To your thoughts of rejection
If you're with me you're secured
You keep telling me
That your time is always taken
But I keep seeing you out alone (out alone) (pretty brown eyes)
Listen to love
Your heart is pounding with desire
Waiting to be unleashed
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart, yeah
Breakin' my heart, sugar, yeah, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Don't tell your friends
That I don't mean nothin' to ya
Please don't deny the truth (pretty brown eyes)
Tell me right now, I know your heart is in the right place
You know I won't let you down, yeah
You can't disguise
All the pounding of your heart, yeah
(I see your eyes) I see your eyes (pretty brown eyes) and you can't hide
Start to make sense
And quit playin' these love games (silly little love games)
Tell me what you're gonna do, yeah
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart, ooh
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
(Lover, lover lover)
Pretty brown eyes
Pretty brown eyes
I just want to know one thing
Will you be with me? (pretty brown eyes)
Here comes my darling (here comes my darling)
Here comes romance (here comes romance)
Here comes my love (here comes my love)
(And please, honey will you dance?)
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
(Breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, whoa-whoa
Breakin' my heart, yeah
Got me kinda lonely inside (Breakin' my heart)
Oh, oh, oh, ooh
I'm talking bout, I'm talking 'bout you, I'm talking 'bout me, I'm taking 'bout we (breakin' my heart)
I'm taking 'bout we, we (breakin' my heart)
(Here comes my darling) here comes my darling
(Here comes romance) here comes romance
(Here comes my love) here comes my love
Babe, will you dance?
Oh yeah, sugar pie, baby
(Breakin' my heart) (here comes my darling) here comes my darling
(Here comes romance) here comes romance
(Here comes my love, please honey will you dance?) will you dance with me, baby?
Ooh, yeah, oh yeah
(Pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
(Breakin' my heart) (pretty brown eyes) breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
Brown
Eyes
Pretty brown eyes
You know I see you
It's a disguise the way you treat me (the way you treat me) (pretty brown eyes)
You keep holding on
To your thoughts of rejection
If you're with me you're secured
You keep telling me
That your time is always taken
But I keep seeing you out alone (out alone) (pretty brown eyes)
Listen to love
Your heart is pounding with desire
Waiting to be unleashed
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart, yeah
Breakin' my heart, sugar, yeah, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Don't tell your friends
That I don't mean nothin' to ya
Please don't deny the truth (pretty brown eyes)
Tell me right now, I know your heart is in the right place
You know I won't let you down, yeah
You can't disguise
All the pounding of your heart, yeah
(I see your eyes) I see your eyes (pretty brown eyes) and you can't hide
Start to make sense
And quit playin' these love games (silly little love games)
Tell me what you're gonna do, yeah
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart, ooh
Breakin' my heart, yeah (pretty brown eyes)
(Lover, lover lover)
Pretty brown eyes
Pretty brown eyes
I just want to know one thing
Will you be with me? (pretty brown eyes)
Here comes my darling (here comes my darling)
Here comes romance (here comes romance)
Here comes my love (here comes my love)
(And please, honey will you dance?)
Quit breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
(Breakin' my heart) breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart, whoa-whoa
Breakin' my heart, yeah
Got me kinda lonely inside (Breakin' my heart)
Oh, oh, oh, ooh
I'm talking bout, I'm talking 'bout you, I'm talking 'bout me, I'm taking 'bout we (breakin' my heart)
I'm taking 'bout we, we (breakin' my heart)
(Here comes my darling) here comes my darling
(Here comes romance) here comes romance
(Here comes my love) here comes my love
Babe, will you dance?
Oh yeah, sugar pie, baby
(Breakin' my heart) (here comes my darling) here comes my darling
(Here comes romance) here comes romance
(Here comes my love, please honey will you dance?) will you dance with me, baby?
Ooh, yeah, oh yeah
(Pretty brown eyes)
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
(Breakin' my heart) (pretty brown eyes) breakin' my heart
Breakin' my heart (pretty brown eyes)
Lyrics submitted by loveablelo06
Breakin' My Heart (Pretty Brown Eyes) Lyrics as written by Jeffrey Allen Ricky Kinchen
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
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