“Shield Your Eyes” works on the premise that ignorance is bliss; the sun representative of the truth, and the reality of the situation, and at times it can illuminate ones perspective. It can also be damaging, as it was to the blind man that stared directly into it.
By seeing the truth, you can’t t...
[Verse 1]
There was a sun once
It lit the whole damn sky
It kept everything
Everything alive
And there was a man once
He looked it straight in the eye
He saw everything
Everything
He went blind
[Chorus]
The truth burns bright
There's too much there sometimes
The sun it shows, the sun it blinds
Best to keep your eyes
Stare at the sidewalk lines
Let lies lie, don't let them shine
...let them shine, don't let them shine
[Verse 2]
The blind man staggers
And he grabs at his eyes
He can't do anything
Everything is a lie
Now he sits around
And he stares at the walls
He can't do anything
Anything at all
[Chorus]
The truth burns bright
There's too much there sometimes
The sun it shows, the sun it blinds
Best to keep your eyes
Stare at the sidewalk lines
Let lies lie, don't let them shine
...let them shine, don't let them shine
Shield your eyes from all this misery
Don't belong, don't belong
Shield Your Eyes was written by Blake Schwarzenbach & Chris Bauermeister & Adam Pfahler.
Shield Your Eyes was produced by Jonathan Burnside & Billy Anderson & Mike Morasky & Jawbreaker.