Girl was the third single released for Beck’s 2005 album ‘Guero.’ The song is also the third track on the album and features some of Beck’s darkest lyric to date.
Girl has become semi-famous among both casual music fans and Beck fans for its confusing and symbolic lyrics, especially the chorus, whe...
[Verse 1]
I saw her, yeah, I saw her with her black tongue-tied
Round the roses
Fist pounding on a vending machine
Toy diamond ring stuck on her finger
With a noose, she can hang from the sun
And put it out with her dark sunglasses
Walking crooked down the beach
She spits on the sand where their bones are bleaching
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know I'm gonna steal her eye
She doesn't even know what's wrong
And I know I'm gonna make her die
Take her where her soul belongs
And I know I'm gonna steal her eye
Nothing that I wouldn't try
[Chorus]
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
My sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
[Verse 2]
I saw her, yeah, I saw her with her hands tied back
And her rags were burning
Crawling out from a landfilled life
Scrawling her name upon the ceiling
Throw a coin in a fountain of dust
White noise, her ears are ringing
Got a ticket for a midnight hanging
Throw a bullet from a freight train leaving
[Pre-Chorus]
And I know I'm gonna steal her eye
She doesn't even know what's wrong
And I know I'm gonna make her die
Take her where her soul belongs
And I know I'm gonna steal her eye
Nothing that I wouldn't try
[Chorus]
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
My sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
[Bridge]
[Chorus]
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
My sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
My sun-eyed girl
Hey, my sun-eyed girl
Girl was written by King Gizmo & E.Z. Mike & Beck.
Girl was produced by Dust Brothers & Beck.