Shut Your Eyes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Shut your eyes and think of somewhere
Somewhere cold and caked in snow
By the fire, we break the quiet
Learn to wear each other well
[Chorus]
And when the worrying starts to hurt
And the world feels like graves of dirt
Just close your eyes until
You can imagine this place, yeah, our secret space, at will
[Verse 2]
Shut your eyes, I'll spin the big chair
And you'll feel dizzy, light and free
And falling gently on the cushion
You can come and sing to me
[Chorus]
And when the worrying starts to hurt
And the world feels like graves of dirt
Just close your eyes until
You can imagine this place, yeah, our secret space, at will
(Shut your eyes)
(Shut your eyes)
Shut your eyes
Shut your eyes
Shut your eyes and sing to me
(Shut your eyes and sing to me)
Shut your eyes and sing to me
(Shut your eyes and sing to me)
Shut your eyes and sing to me
(Shut your eyes and sing to me)
Shut your eyes and sing to me
(Shut your eyes and sing to me)
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According to Gary Lightbody in 2013:
‘Shut Your Eyes’ is probably my favorite song to play live because it’s one of the songs [where] I kind of have free reign. And getting the crowd involved is almost the responsibility of a lead singer, you know? I really don’t like it when bands come on – especially bands I love – they come on, they don’t say anything to the crowd. They don’t communicate, or they communicate in a way that they’re almost pissed off the crowd is there. We always try to bring to joy. Even with the sad songs, you know? There’s an element of joy in playing them live, and people are singing along to a sad song. It almost negates the sadness in the song. It breathes in new life into it.
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