Blind Eyes Open lyrics

I was wearing blinders 

to stave off the reminders

(of your image),

never contemplating the incinerating

(of my bondage).

The rites of spring had no meaning

in my brain

and I could cling, icicle-ing,

just the same.

And all the time you saw me,

you could not thaw me.

Now you've made blind eyes open

and sunlight streams in.

And everything's clear as crystal,

enlightenment.

Like a frozen snowfield, I could never reveal

(my true colors).

I would never listen to all that I was missing

(with the others).

You stepped into my field of view

and triggered

my cupid snare.

Who would have dared

to figure

that all the time you saw me,

you could not thaw me?

And now you've made blind eyes open

and sunlight streams in.

Everything's clear as crystal,

enlightenment. 

I curse my warped perspective.

Just when I least expect it,

the tables turn, the candles burn

at both ends and my nerve ends send

sensational headlines to my brain.

And now you've made blind eyes open

and sunlight streams in.

And everything's clear as crystal,

enlightenment.  

Now you've made blind eyes open,

sunlight streams in.

And everything's clear as crystal,

enlightenment.    

Now you've made blind eyes open.

• Artist:The Posies
• Album:Failure (1988)