Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
I can't remember the last time that we kissed goodbye
All our "I love you's" were just not enough to survive
Something your eyes never told me
But it's only now to plain to see
Brilliant disguise when you hold me
And I'm free
I've been thinking and here's what I come to conclude
Sometimes the distance is more than two people can use
But how should I have know girl
It was time and not space you would need
Darling tonight I could hold you and you would know
But would you believe
There's a light in you eyes that I used to see
There's a place in you heart where I used to be
Was I wrong to assume that you were waiting for me
There's a light in your eyes
Did you leave that burning for me
Cards and phone calls and photograph pictures of you
Constant reminder of all the things you get used to
Is there a chance in hell or heaven
That there's still something here to build on
Or do you just pick up the pieces after they fall
But after all
There's a light in your eyes that I used to see
And a song in the words that you spoke to me
Was I wrong to believe in your melody
There's a light in your eyes
Did you leave that light burning for me
Should I keep on waiting or does love keep on fading away
Fading away
It's been a while since I've seen you so how have you been
Did you get my letter I wrote you, but I did not send
I tried to call your old number
But the voice that I heard on the phone
I recognized but she told me the number was wrong
There's a light in my eyes but it's too bright to see
And a pain in my heart where you used to be
Guess I was wrong to assume that you were waiting here for me
There is a light in your eyes
Did you leave that light burning for me.
All our "I love you's" were just not enough to survive
Something your eyes never told me
But it's only now to plain to see
Brilliant disguise when you hold me
And I'm free
I've been thinking and here's what I come to conclude
Sometimes the distance is more than two people can use
But how should I have know girl
It was time and not space you would need
Darling tonight I could hold you and you would know
But would you believe
There's a light in you eyes that I used to see
There's a place in you heart where I used to be
Was I wrong to assume that you were waiting for me
There's a light in your eyes
Did you leave that burning for me
Cards and phone calls and photograph pictures of you
Constant reminder of all the things you get used to
Is there a chance in hell or heaven
That there's still something here to build on
Or do you just pick up the pieces after they fall
But after all
There's a light in your eyes that I used to see
And a song in the words that you spoke to me
Was I wrong to believe in your melody
There's a light in your eyes
Did you leave that light burning for me
Should I keep on waiting or does love keep on fading away
Fading away
It's been a while since I've seen you so how have you been
Did you get my letter I wrote you, but I did not send
I tried to call your old number
But the voice that I heard on the phone
I recognized but she told me the number was wrong
There's a light in my eyes but it's too bright to see
And a pain in my heart where you used to be
Guess I was wrong to assume that you were waiting here for me
There is a light in your eyes
Did you leave that light burning for me.
Lyrics submitted by Demau Senae
Light In Your Eyes Lyrics as written by Eliot Walker Sloan Tommy Simms
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Capitol CMG Publishing, THE RECORD BREAKERS, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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its about breaking up and still feeling that something for that someone and still seeing it.. its a great song.. it feels like he was in my heart when he wrote it
i have listened to this song countless times since i first downloaded it, and i get something new from it each time...it's amazing
this is a song that i have listened to hundreds of times...and it still gets me everytime i hear it. that last verse, "There's a light in my eyes but it's too bright to see And a pain in my heart where you used to be Guess I was wrong to assume that you were waiting here for me There's a light in your eyes Did you leave that light burning for me" everytime i hear that verse my heart vacates my body. when i listen to it wiht the person that i love the most it makes her cry. that is how meaningful this song is. you know a song has a special meaning, when you are crying and its not crying cuz you are hurt....
dang. this song just does one thing to me... and that one person knows what im talking about. its one of the best songs a person can listen to. especially if you share it with someone special. and when you, it just makes you well up with, i dunno, love i guess. you just know things... u can feel how much they love you, and how much you love them. it just takes your breath away. you cry because it hurts so good. its just indescribable.
dang. this song just does one thing to me... and that one person knows what im talking about. its one of the best songs a person can listen to. especially if you share it with someone special. and when you, it just makes you well up with, i dunno, love i guess. you just know things... u can feel how much they love you, and how much you love them. it just takes your breath away. you cry because it hurts so good. its just indescribable.
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