Gary Gilmore’s Eyes

[Verse 1]
I'm lying in a hospital
I'm pinned against the bed
A stethoscope upon my heart
A hand against my head
They're peeling off the bandages
I'm wincing in the light
The nurse is looking anxious
And quivering with fright

[Chorus]
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes

[Verse 2]
The doctors are avoiding me
My vision is confused
I listen to my earphones
And I catch the evening news
A murderer's been killed
Donates his sight to science
I'm booked into a private ward
And realise that I must be

[Chorus]
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes

[Verse 3]
I smash the light in anger
Push my bed against the door
I close my lids across my eyes
I wish to see no more
The iris receives the messages
And sends them to my brain
No guarantee the stimuli
Must be perceived the same

[Chorus]
I'm looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes
Looking through Gary Gilmore's eyes

[Outro]
Gary don't need his eyes to see
Gary and his eyes have parted company