Sorry Stephan, but Stargazer didn't get it right ;-)
In an interview, if you people want I'll look up for it, Dio talked extensively about the song, it's about a paranoid nutter. He sees things that are not there (the ear in the wall), and he's done time and again, to the point nobody believes him anymore (This time I could prove it, but you've heard this all before, cry wolf and you're moving to a special kind of danger zone). This time he calls a friend (Hello can you hear me, I might not be alone, don't see anyone near me, but I just might go home again), and asks him to come over his house (let's meet in the morning, I just can't speak tonight) because there's an ear in the wall. The friend arrives and obviously there's nothing in the wall, to the dismay of the protagonist (There it is in the corner, you must be going blind, what's wrong; were you born before your god invented eyes), anyway it's late and it's growing dark so the dude suggests to turn on the light (It's growing so dark and you can't see it all, I'll turn on some lights so you're sure not to fall), and next to where you turn on the light there's an EYE - and that's how nuts the guy is, there was not only an ear, but also an eye in the wall. He's a complete delusional nutter that sees things that are not there, and this is what the song is about (even though the wiretapping idea was not that farfetched).
I am aware that when RJD sings this song, or the song "The Eyes" with the Band DIO, he says the song is about a paranoid person.
I am aware that when RJD sings this song, or the song "The Eyes" with the Band DIO, he says the song is about a paranoid person.
If RJD would not say that the character of the song is paranoid then people who understand the lyrics would think that RJD himself is a paranoid. I do not think RJD wants to be seen as a paranoid at all, and I perfectly understand why he says that on his interviews.
If RJD would not say that the character of the song is paranoid then people who understand the lyrics would think that RJD himself is a paranoid. I do not think RJD wants to be seen as a paranoid at all, and I perfectly understand why he says that on his interviews.
The character from the song is the kind of person who reads about the so-called "Conspiracy Theories" that populate...
The character from the song is the kind of person who reads about the so-called "Conspiracy Theories" that populate today's internet. From the text of the song there is absolutely no indication about the person being wrong, just having problems making others believe what he/she already does.
Seeing things other people can't see does not necessarily make you crazy.
Sorry Stephan, but Stargazer didn't get it right ;-) In an interview, if you people want I'll look up for it, Dio talked extensively about the song, it's about a paranoid nutter. He sees things that are not there (the ear in the wall), and he's done time and again, to the point nobody believes him anymore (This time I could prove it, but you've heard this all before, cry wolf and you're moving to a special kind of danger zone). This time he calls a friend (Hello can you hear me, I might not be alone, don't see anyone near me, but I just might go home again), and asks him to come over his house (let's meet in the morning, I just can't speak tonight) because there's an ear in the wall. The friend arrives and obviously there's nothing in the wall, to the dismay of the protagonist (There it is in the corner, you must be going blind, what's wrong; were you born before your god invented eyes), anyway it's late and it's growing dark so the dude suggests to turn on the light (It's growing so dark and you can't see it all, I'll turn on some lights so you're sure not to fall), and next to where you turn on the light there's an EYE - and that's how nuts the guy is, there was not only an ear, but also an eye in the wall. He's a complete delusional nutter that sees things that are not there, and this is what the song is about (even though the wiretapping idea was not that farfetched).
I am aware that when RJD sings this song, or the song "The Eyes" with the Band DIO, he says the song is about a paranoid person.
I am aware that when RJD sings this song, or the song "The Eyes" with the Band DIO, he says the song is about a paranoid person.
If RJD would not say that the character of the song is paranoid then people who understand the lyrics would think that RJD himself is a paranoid. I do not think RJD wants to be seen as a paranoid at all, and I perfectly understand why he says that on his interviews.
If RJD would not say that the character of the song is paranoid then people who understand the lyrics would think that RJD himself is a paranoid. I do not think RJD wants to be seen as a paranoid at all, and I perfectly understand why he says that on his interviews.
The character from the song is the kind of person who reads about the so-called "Conspiracy Theories" that populate...
The character from the song is the kind of person who reads about the so-called "Conspiracy Theories" that populate today's internet. From the text of the song there is absolutely no indication about the person being wrong, just having problems making others believe what he/she already does.
Seeing things other people can't see does not necessarily make you crazy.