This song seemingly tackles the methods of deception those who manipulate others use to get victims to follow their demands, as well as diverting attention away from important issues. They'll also use it as a means to convince people to hate or kill others by pretending acts of terrorism were committed by the enemy when the acts themselves were done by the masters of control to promote discrimination and hate. It also reinforces the idea that these manipulative forces operate in various locations, infiltrating everyday life without detection, and propagate any and everywhere.
In general, it highlights the danger of hidden agendas, manipulation, and distraction, serving as a critique of those who exploit chaos and confusion to control and gain power, depicting a cautionary tale against falling into their traps. It encourages us to question the narratives presented to us and remain vigilant against manipulation in various parts of society.
Eyes to the east
I've begun to see that no one
survives the light
all light shines too far beyond our eyes
it shines for no one
and we cannot see
what lights light
All hail the man
Who froze his heart
and gave us over
traded all life for the light
All eyes to his face
that timeless face
that faces no one
and we cannot see
what he sees
All hail the morning
she comes to see
his eyes don't open
All hail the darkness
it is ours
So I went out walking
trying to see what he was talking about
and that's about when I broke through
I know it's all been broken
and the lord's already spoken
but he wasn't talking to me
he was talking to you
I can see the future in the sadness of his plan
the future has got me crying
today there is life on earth and it may be
dancing around all of us well
tomorrow is only dying
And our love
can't find you there
at the dawning
I've been first and last
living slow and living fast
always trying to get the best of it all
but there is more to life than getting
there is more to the beginning
than only trying to get your way
So I call out to the night
though I can see that there's
nothing at all
I try to say it is not true
And I try to take you with me
to see all this mystery
when the mystery is you
No love can find you there
at the dawning
out into the east
there is hounds you cannot see
and they've been howling after you
Now you're keeping pace but the longer
they must chase the more they starve
for you
And don't look back toward me
I'm as empty as the sea
back before there was life on Earth
I know I won't look back toward you
or this crazy world
I've begun to see that no one
survives the light
all light shines too far beyond our eyes
it shines for no one
and we cannot see
what lights light
All hail the man
Who froze his heart
and gave us over
traded all life for the light
All eyes to his face
that timeless face
that faces no one
and we cannot see
what he sees
All hail the morning
she comes to see
his eyes don't open
All hail the darkness
it is ours
So I went out walking
trying to see what he was talking about
and that's about when I broke through
I know it's all been broken
and the lord's already spoken
but he wasn't talking to me
he was talking to you
I can see the future in the sadness of his plan
the future has got me crying
today there is life on earth and it may be
dancing around all of us well
tomorrow is only dying
And our love
can't find you there
at the dawning
I've been first and last
living slow and living fast
always trying to get the best of it all
but there is more to life than getting
there is more to the beginning
than only trying to get your way
So I call out to the night
though I can see that there's
nothing at all
I try to say it is not true
And I try to take you with me
to see all this mystery
when the mystery is you
No love can find you there
at the dawning
out into the east
there is hounds you cannot see
and they've been howling after you
Now you're keeping pace but the longer
they must chase the more they starve
for you
And don't look back toward me
I'm as empty as the sea
back before there was life on Earth
I know I won't look back toward you
or this crazy world
Lyrics submitted by zoolah, edited by jesyfortino
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Eyes to the east I've begun to see that no one survives the light all light shines too far beyond our eyes it shines for no one and we cannot see what lights light
All hail the man Who froze his heart and gave us over traded all life for the light
All eyes to his face that timeless face that faces no one and we cannot see what he sees
All hail the morning she comes to see his eyes don't open
All hail the darkness it is ours
So I went out walking trying to see what he was talking about and that's about when I broke through
I know it's all been broken and the lord's already spoken but he wasn't talking to me he was talking to you
I can see the future in the sadness of his plan the future has got me crying today there is life on earth and it may be dancing around all of us well tomorrow is only dying
And our love can't find you there at the dawning
I've been first and last living slow and living fast always trying to get the best of it all but there is more to life than getting there is more to the beginning than only trying to get your way
So I call out to the night though I can see that there's nothing at all I try to say it is not true
And I try to take you with me to see all this mystery when the mystery is you
No love can find you there at the dawning
out into the east there is hounds you cannot see and they've been howling after you Now you're keeping pace but the longer they must chase the more they starve for you
And don't look back toward me I'm as empty as the sea back before there was life on Earth
I know I won't look back toward you or this crazy world