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Forgotten Eyes by Big Thief
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Big ThiefProduced by
Andrew SarloWrited by
Adrianne LenkerAbout
“Forgotten Eyes,” is the second track on Big Thief’s fourth album, Two Hands. It was released on October 2nd, 2019, as the second single from the album, following “Not”.
According to an interview with Stereogum in September 2019, the song addresses “homelessness and ‘the unheard voices that exist.’...
Forgotten Eyes Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Forgotten eyes are the ones which we lose
Forgotten hands are the ones which we choose
To let go of, but it is no less a bruise
On the collective arm keeping us high and gone
Forgotten dance is the one left at birth
Forgotten plants in the fossils of earth
And they've long passed but they are no less the dirt
Of the common soil keeping us dry and warm
[Chorus]
The wound has no direction
Everybody needs a home and deserves protection‚ hmm-mm
[Verse 2]
Hollow-eyed on Eddie Street‚ no sirens to hear
Just trash and soiled needles clawing the veneer
And no crying but it is no less a tear
On the common cheek with which we smile
Hollow-eyed on Eddie‚ is it they or is it I?
Is it me who is more hollow as I'm quickly passing by?
And the poison is killing them, but then so am I
As I turn away
[Chorus]
The wound has no direction
Everybody needs a home and deserves protection, hmm-mm
[Outro]
Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue is the language of love
Forgotten tongue
Forgotten Eyes Q&A
Who wrote Forgotten Eyes's ?
Forgotten Eyes was written by Adrianne Lenker.
Who produced Forgotten Eyes's ?
Forgotten Eyes was produced by Andrew Sarlo.
When did Big Thief release Forgotten Eyes?
Big Thief released Forgotten Eyes on Wed Oct 02 2019.