The Kills revealed in a 2016 interview with Rolling Stone that their time spent in Los Angeles recording Ash & Ice had a profound effect on lyrics of “Whirling Eye”. Alison Mosshart explains
“Whirling Eye” was interesting because it had a totally different set of words. It was exactly as it s...
[Verse 1]
Hollywood, 2AM
Questioning everything
Neon red, white and blue
Catching up with you
Got a dream? Doesn’t mean
You know what to do
You watch me like a hawk
Do you need what I got?
You find yourself alone inside
A mirror and a kiss
What you want is hard to find, and…
It’s hard to miss
[Chorus]
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
[Verse 2]
76, high noon
Revving up your lead balloon
Cruisin’ on Ventura fumes
When you need more than a smile
Traffic’s rough, oh SOS
In your orbit of desire
[Chorus]
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
Whirling whirling whirling whirling, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye, eye
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
Get the vision, get the vision, get the vision, come on
Whirling Eye was written by The Kills.
Whirling Eye was produced by John O’Mahony & Jamie Hince.
The Kills released Whirling Eye on Fri Jun 03 2016.