Lyrics: Open My Eyes
Album: Artful Dodger
Artist: Ian Hunter
 

(ian hunter/darrel bath)

(transcribed by colin ford)

On the avenue of dead umbrellas
In a place where nothin’ sleeps
No one’s pickin’ up the pieces – no one speaks
Snow falls down – god dusts funky town
For once this place looks pure
Tell that to the people who live in the wind – they ain’t so sure

In the middle of a violent night – in the glare of a naked light
In the middle of a nightmare
At the bottom of the deepest well – in the middle of a private hell
Shit scared – out there – nowhere

Then i open my eyes – ice on the window – the sun is tryin’ to break through

Then i open my eyes – in the land of the livin’ – and it’s all right
Seen a man rattle in a battle that no one could win
I had to turn my soul away
Shit’s gonna happen – whether you like it or not
S’ just the way it is

Then i open my eyes – boats on the river – headin’ down the east side
Then i open my eyes – and the trash(?) slips away
Soft and supple – like some alibi
You been walkin in her sleep – there ain’t no cure for the secrets you hide

In the middle of my wildest dream – in a place where nothin’s what it seems

At the time of a great loss
From the hoods and the broken homes – this danger’s got a smell of it’s own
In the middle of c-c-chaos
In the valley of the shadow of death – the bellevue boys out kickin’ ass
In the middle of fire
Inside the belly of the beast – in a place where wonders never cease
You go higher, higher, higher

Then i open my eyes – life in a nutshell – it’s over ‘fore you know it
Then i open my eyes

And the city wakes up – puts coffee in cups – when i open my eyes
And the kids go to school – imus rules – when i open my eyes
I love you n’ you love me
N’ it rains so i buy an umbrella from the guy on 23rd and second avenue