[Verse 1]
The house, it feels so empty
'Cause now I live alone
The kid next door keeps asking me where you've gone
And I tell him, I tell him you've gone home
[Chorus]
But when I close my eyes
You're standing there, in front of me
When I close my eyes
It's almost like it used to be
Then I realise you're just a ghost
Maybe at most, a fragment of my mind
When I close my eyes
[Verse 2]
The days can be so lonely
So I stay out all night
My friends say, "Take it slowly," hmm
I tell 'em that I'll try
[Chorus]
But when I close my eyes
You're standing there, in front of me
When I close my eyes
It's almost like it used to be
Then I realise you're just a ghost
Maybe at most, a fragment of my mind
When I close my eyes
[Bridge]
Every thought I think
It cuts me like a knife
I just wanna bring
Bring me back to life
Tonight, the sun will set
Tomorrow, when we'll rise
All that I've got left
[Chorus]
Is when I close my eyes
You're standing there, in front of me
When I close my eyes
It's almost like it used to be
Then I realise you're just a ghost
Maybe at most, a fragment of my mind
[Outro]
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I close my eyes
When I Close My Eyes was written by Tom Odell & Laurie Blundell & Jonny Coffer.
Tom Odell released When I Close My Eyes on Fri Oct 10 2025.