This is a song about an alien invasion of earth, where people were taken captive and brought to an alien world.
Sammy followed this song up with a sequel called, “Returning Home” on his “I Never Said Goodbye” album from 1987. That song was about the return of some of those captives back to earth wh...
Well, the moon sucked up the ocean tide
As Christians knelt close by her side
Ooh and others who were left behind
Silver lights in my eyes
Silver lights in my eyes
Now, some cried when the sun eclipsed
Yeah, and some fought for the broken bits
Mmm, while the rest flew off in rocket ships
Silver lights in my eyes
Silver lights in my eyes
Oh, yeah
Well it happened so quickly
Lord, never no time to wonder
So we, we jump on board
And we take off like thunder
(Spectacle in the night)
Yea, we off like thunder, ow
Ooh, here I sit on foreign land
Yeah, and there's so many things I don't understand
Yea, the reasons for the life of man
Silver lights in my eyes
Silver lights in my eyes
Shinin'
(Silver lights) shinin' down (in my eyes)
No I ain't afaid (silver lights)
Take me, take me now (in my eyes)
Silver Lights was written by Sammy Hagar.
Silver Lights was produced by John Carter (USA).