Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
Ariel Pink
The eighth track on Ariel Pink’s 2019 solo album. It’s a cover of The Smith’s song which appeared on their 1984 album Hatful of Hollow. Ariel and his band, Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti likely covered the song years before Odditties Vol. 2, as evidenced by this video:
The song offers a more reverb-...
[Verse 1]
In a river the colour of lead
Immerse the baby's head
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
And I will never sleep again
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will
[Chorus 1]
Oh, please save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
[Verse 2]
A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh, but then again
She left pain
[Chorus 2]
Oh, please take your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh, oh
Oh
Oh
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh, oh
Oh and I'm
Oh
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh, oh, oh
This Night Has Opened My Eyes was written by Johnny Marr & Morrissey.
This Night Has Opened My Eyes was produced by Ariel Pink.
Ariel Pink released This Night Has Opened My Eyes on Fri Oct 25 2019.