The Eyes Lyrics

The moment your eyes
Threw arms around my aching heart;
The moment your eyes
Drew colors from a world once dark;
The moment was mine to wrap you up
And say that I love you.
The moment was there
Until the moment fell apart.

The moment your eyes
Caught fire as we danced and swayed;
The moment your eyes
Said “Kiss me” in a warm embrace;
The moment was life
And happenstance and that star-crossed storyline,
Recycled for more moments to be made.

Good news only braces you for bad news.
I know that things are too good to be true.
And how you hope for the best,
Like a heart beats better once outside the chest.
Just please don't ask me if I feel the same.

The moment his eyes
Said everything he'd longed to say;
The moment his eyes
Brought tears to yours as he walked away;
And the moment your
Father packed up and tried to slip out in the night;
The moment it stopped and turned into your plight.

The moment my mind
Said you'd do best to hide away;
The moment the Dark
Came roaring back and called my name;
And the moment It died –
Our love – we said those things we didn't mean;
That moment crushed the things that you believe.

Good news only braces you for bad news.
Now, I know that that was hardly an excuse.
All of the answers are really only brick and mortar
Building up a wall 'tween Me and You.

The moment my eyes
Saw memories in this empty room;
The moment the love
We buried. I want it back.
The moment I tried to speak
You turned and set your gaze on me.
And in the moment your eyes
Hurt mine the way mine hurt you.

(Thanks to Nick Donlea for these lyrics)