SHALLOW EYES
Verse 1:
Silicon soul
and a whiskey mind
Shaken and stirred
with the devil's smile
I couldn't see straight
with a BAC high on your lies.
How could we stand
on such fickle ground?
Clinging to ghosts
that we tip-toed around
Shoulda known we would break
by the bottom of this purple wine.
Chorus:
I left a big space in my heart
just in case those big brown eyes might see something more
This girl she runs deep
but you'll never know me
with shallow eyes.
Verse 2:
Tangerine sky
and a salty shore
I raised the flag
on your half-assed war
You broke all your own rules
and became your own victimized fool.
Chorus:
I left a big space in my heart
just in case those big brown eyes might see something more
This girl she runs deep
but how could you know me
with shallow eyes.
THE OTHER SIDE
Verse 1:
Here I am
on the other side
of a man I caught
between you and I
His dirty shirt
is stained with wine
that soaked my lips
the ones that kissed your guy
Chorus:
I'm not here for the long ride
Baby, all I need is someone for a short night
follow me and keep me 'til the sunrise
and then I'll let him go
Verse 2:
'Cause I'm hot
for your guy
he ain't really my type
but he'll do for the time
That same tattoo
those same hard lines
stare back at you
when I'm creeping on his mind
Chorus:
I'm not here for the long ride
baby, all I need is someone I can hold tight
follow me and keep me 'til the sunrise
and then I'll let him go
I don't care for Mr. Right
all I need is someone for a short night
Baby, hold me tight, forget about the bad guys
just let 'em go
Bridge:
He comes to me
in his secret life
runs back to you
when Ballantine's is dry
dry as the tears
that never left my eyes
'Cause now I know
what it's really like
over here
on the other side
don't think I like
to share what isn't mine
Chorus:
I'm not here for the long ride
baby, follow me and keep me 'til the sunrise
always been the kinda girl for one night
and then they watch me go
'Cause there ain't no Mr. Right
over here on my side
hold me tight so I forget the bad guys
just let 'em go
Outro:
Here I am
on the other side
he said, "Girl, you're fine"
but I'm not really alright
BRIGHT EYES
Verse 1:
Bright eyes
but their story was a lie.
Behind those hazel windows
was an artificial light.
Every smile was a silent battle cry
from the war that waged inside.
'Til you hung the flag, surrendered
and you left us all behind.
Chorus:
When you told me you were happy
did you know it was a lie?
Now wherever you are walking
I hope you let them see you cry.
Verse 2:
Warm heart
but couldn't shake a cold mind.
Who was I to know that
you were living in a lie?
When the curtain closed
on your one man show
I could finally see behind,
behind the mask that you were wearing
when you bowed your final time.
Chorus:
When you told me you were happy
did you know or did you lie?
Now wherever you are walking
I hope you let them see you cry.
[piano break]
Bridge:
If I could take, take your mask off
and tell the you behind the lie,
shed a tear with the world
'cause the more you cry the more you smile.
It's okay, let me see you
take my hand and not your life.
But you've gone and went a'walking
left me here in the dark.
Chorus':
If you'd told me you weren't happy
If you'd broken through the lie
If you'd only took your mask off
If you'd have let me see behind.
Verse 3:
As the dust begins to settle
and a chill runs through the air,
all of us we stand together
and spill the tears you wouldn't share.
Blow a kiss to the wind now
send it to the other side
to wherever you are walking
I hope you catch it with a smile.