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The Eye Lyrics
It really breaks my heart to see a dear old friend
Go down to the worn out place again
Do you know the sound of a closing door
Have you heard that sound somewhere before
Do you wonder if she knows you anymore
I wrapped your love around me like a chain
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
Where did you learn to walk?
Where did you learn to run away from everything you love?
Did you think the bottle would ever ease your pain?
Did you think that love's a foolish game?
Did you find someone else to take the blame?
I wrapped your love around me like a chain
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
I am a sturdy soul
And there ain't no shame in lying down in the bed you made
Can you fight the urge to run for another day?
You might make it further if you learn to stay
I wrapped your love around me like a chain
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
Go down to the worn out place again
Do you know the sound of a closing door
Have you heard that sound somewhere before
Do you wonder if she knows you anymore
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
Where did you learn to run away from everything you love?
Did you think the bottle would ever ease your pain?
Did you think that love's a foolish game?
Did you find someone else to take the blame?
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
And there ain't no shame in lying down in the bed you made
Can you fight the urge to run for another day?
But I never was afraid that it would die
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
You can dance in a hurricane
But only if you're standing in the eye
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Great song if you are in your 30's or just getting done with the invulnerability of youth. So many good messages about the struggle of watching friends get beaten by life, losing those you love and accepting who you are. Love it.
I’ve always taken this song to be about watching a love one get hurt by someone else. There is a certain powerless in that for both parties so the metaphor of the hurricane is perfect.
In verse one, the narrator is watching a loved one in denial about a failing relationship. In the chorus the narrator laments how joy is fleeing when a love ones are not stable Second verse is about how the love one rejects all that is good and is stuck in a cycle of addiction and bad relationships the third verse is about the narrator who is in a better place and challenging the loved one to do something different