Before Your Very Eyes... Lyrics

Lyric discussion by snugglecat 

Cover art for Before Your Very Eyes... lyrics by Atoms for Peace

It's a warning. He's saying to take chances while you still have your youth because sooner or later your youth will vanish before your very eyes.

My Interpretation

Agree, but it's unclear what specifically the narrator is urging the listener to do.

Agree, but it's unclear what specifically the narrator is urging the listener to do. The chorus in this song is great, because it creates tension by leaving the audience hanging...Sooner or later/and before your very eyes. Sooner or later what? Before your very eyes what? We don't know