“Iris” tells the story of a man who is afraid to love, scared of the commitment and emotional rending it requires. All he wants is the physical desire, but he can feel the mental, emotional, and spiritual parts of love creeping up towards him.
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I liked the way my hand looked on your head
In the presence of my knuckles
But the beauty of this vision alone, just like yesterday's sunset
Has been perverted by the sentimental and mistaken for love
The Felix of your truth will always break it (Break it)
And the iris of your eye, always shake it (Shake it)
And the armies, the armies I have created will always hate it, always bait you on
I liked the way my hand looked on your head
In the presence of my struggle
But the beauty of this vision alone, I can't shake from my tree just yet
It keeps invading all my private moments
Listen to me now
The Felix of your truth will always break it (Break it)
And the iris of your eye, always shake it (Shake it, break it)
And the armies, the armies I have created (Created, created)
Will always hate it, always bait you on
C’mon, until I take care of pride
Until I see their flags
C’mon, until I take care of pride
Until I see their flags
Until I see their flags
And deep inside my pain
Until I see their flags
The Felix of your truth will always break it
And the iris of your eye, always shake it
And the armies I, the armies I, I have created will always hate it
Will always bait you on until I take their flags
Iris was written by Ed Kowalczyk.
Iris was produced by LIVE & Jerry Harrison.
Ed was asked what significance the iris of the eye has for him. He shared:
I really believe in that cliche “the eyes are the window to the soul.” I think that eyes are beautiful and you can tell everything by a person’s eyes. To me, irises, and eyes in particular are important to me in my life. So...