Huge MAW fan from way back; I was in middle school in the early '80's when they were huge. Used to have "Cargo" and "Business as Usual" on Vinyl @ that time. Got out of the group for a long while, then got back into them again circa 2012 - when I bought Cargo & BAU on CD (used).
I was re-listening to "I can See it in your Eyes" on the CD recently, and am appreciating the song a lot more than when I heard it back in the day. This is definitely one of my top five favorite songs by them, and I even find it superior & much more complex/nuanced than their much more iconic songs.
The lines about school photographs, college rooms, and the locker definitely brings to mind a sense of wistful nostalgia; the narrator is thinking about the past with fondness, and remembering his high school/college years - when he was possibly happier than he is in the present.
Going along with this, the narrator appears to be dating a woman who wants to settle down/get married (and possibly have a family), but he is either not ready for a long-term relationship, and/or he is afraid of commitment. He's living in the past (hence the references to his younger years) and also possibly living in a fantasy world - hence his dreams about being lost at sea, etc.
Huge MAW fan from way back; I was in middle school in the early '80's when they were huge. Used to have "Cargo" and "Business as Usual" on Vinyl @ that time. Got out of the group for a long while, then got back into them again circa 2012 - when I bought Cargo & BAU on CD (used).
I was re-listening to "I can See it in your Eyes" on the CD recently, and am appreciating the song a lot more than when I heard it back in the day. This is definitely one of my top five favorite songs by them, and I even find it superior & much more complex/nuanced than their much more iconic songs.
The lines about school photographs, college rooms, and the locker definitely brings to mind a sense of wistful nostalgia; the narrator is thinking about the past with fondness, and remembering his high school/college years - when he was possibly happier than he is in the present.
Going along with this, the narrator appears to be dating a woman who wants to settle down/get married (and possibly have a family), but he is either not ready for a long-term relationship, and/or he is afraid of commitment. He's living in the past (hence the references to his younger years) and also possibly living in a fantasy world - hence his dreams about being lost at sea, etc.
Just my .02