Eyeoneye Lyrics

Lyric discussion by sheltonh 

Cover art for Eyeoneye lyrics by Andrew Bird

I'm surprised this has so few comments. It's a brilliant song. I want to add that we are often stubborn and find that if we inflict pain on ourselves before someone else can, at least then we are in control...we are expecting it. Much like when you have to have a splinter removed and you grab the tweezers and say, I'll do it myself! I think when it comes to emotional pain, we often find ourselves behaving melancholy as a defense mechanism. The irony in this is that if we don't break our hearts ourselves, in that long painful way of life, there is a chance, ever so slight, that they would never be broken at all.. The game of trust is forever being decided if it's worthy to be played.

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