This song is one of the most straightforward on the album and is reflected brilliantly by the (relative) straightforwardness of the lyrics.
The thesis of Tragedy is that a person is not only meaningful in their death or tragedy and seeing only their “cautionary tale” as the meaning of their life is...
[Refrain]
I can see you but my eyes are not
Allowed to cry
I can see you but my eyes are not
Allowed to cry
I can see you but my eyes
[Verse]
A plotting goddess tripped him (Are not allowed to cry)
And he fell
(I can see you but my eyes)
A plotting goddess tripped him (Are not allowed to cry)
And he fell
[Chorus 1]
Nowhere (I can see you)
Yet in your dying you are dear to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Dear to me
No more (I can see you)
Yet in your dying you are dear to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Dear to me
[Refrain]
I can see you but my eyes
[Verse]
A plotting goddess tripped him (Are not allowed to cry)
And he fell
(I can see you but my eyes)
A plotting goddess tripped him (Are not allowed to cry)
And he fell
(I can see you but my eyes)
A plotting goddess tripped him (Are not allowed to cry)
And he fell
[Chorus 1]
Nowhere (I can see you)
Yet in your dying you are dear to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Dear to me
No more (I can see you)
Yet in your dying you are dear to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Dear to me
[Refrain]
I can see you but my eyes are not
Allowed to cry
[Chorus 2]
I see you (I can see you)
But eyes are not allowed to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Allowed to me
I see you (I can see you)
But eyes are not allowed to me (But my eyes are not allowed to cry)
Allowed to me (Allowed to cry)
(Allowed to cry)
Goddess Eyes was written by Julia Holter.
Goddess Eyes was produced by Julia Holter.
Julia Holter released Goddess Eyes on Tue Aug 30 2011.