“Blind Eye” is a song by the British rock band Uriah Heep, originally released on their fifth studio album, The Magician’s Birthday, in 1972. Written by Ken Hensley, the track is a partially acoustic track, in the vein of “Lady in Black”. The track has twin guitar lead riffs from Mick Box, with stru...
[Verse 1]
Stranger than the sunrise
Darker than the night
Fiercer than a rainstorm
This is man's delight
This is man's delight
[Verse 2]
Weaker than a moment
And hot as any fire
Blinder than the blind eye
This is man's desire
This is man's desire
[Chorus]
I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged
My life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone
[Chorus]
I ran to a place in the open sea
Where I pledged
My whole life to the sun
It was good for a while
I could laugh, I could smile
But when I woke up one day
The sun had gone
Had gone, had gone
Hey, hey, hey
[Verse 3]
So what of my meaning
What am I trying to say
What of my caution
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
[Outro]
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
I'm a man anyway
Blind Eye was written by Ken Hensley.
Blind Eye was produced by Gerry Bron.