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Pink Floyd - Paranoid Eyes (Waters)
G C G
Button your lip and don't let the shield slip.
C G
Take a fresh grip on your bullet proof mask.
C G D C
And if they try to break down your disguise with their questions
G D C G/B Am D Am
You can hide, hide, hide,
G
Behind paranoid eyes.
G C G
You put on our brave face and slip over the road for a jar,
C G
Fixing your grin as you casually lean on the bar.
C
Laughing too loud at the rest of the world
G D C
With the boys in the crowd.
G D C Am D Am
You hide, hide, hide,
G
Behind petrified eyes.
C G C G C G Em D Am G
G C G
You believed in their stories of fame, fortune and glory.
C G
Now you're lost in a haze of alchohol soft middle age.
C G D C
The pie in the sky turned out to be miles too high.
G D C Am D Am
And you hide, hide, hide,
Behind brown and mild eyes.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
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eric was here Professional Badass |
#1 by eric was here at May 23, 1972 at 7:48 AM EST |
| Never mind, Waters probably is describing the teacher in this song. My mistake. | |
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Charlie Average |
#2 by Charlie Fletcher at Oct 16, 1974 at 8:33 PM EST |
| casual observer has it right, but leaves out an important bit. He is petrified and terrified and paranoid because of the war. He is a soldier (NOT the schoolteacher from The Hero's Return and One of the Few, and those songs). The last bit, about mild and brown eyes, show that he is a real person, and that he is the victim of the politicians political games (which are later described in Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert and Fletcher Memorial Home). A strong use of innocence imagery here. The pie in the sky line seems to represent some reward from the war, which was not achieved by the war, in large part because it was too high (morally???, this would fit, but I'm not sure whether it is right, any opinions?) to ever be achieved through the means of warfare. The Final Cut being an anti-war album, all of its songs must in some way fit into this concept. This is one of the best on The Final Cut, up with FLETCHER MEMORIAL HOME, TWO SUNS IN THE SUNSET, and THE GUNNER"S DREAM. | |
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katie Average |
#3 by katie focner at Nov 29, 1977 at 2:40 AM EST |
| I can't listen to anything other than this album these days, thinking about he Iraq war and all that. | |
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nate Average |
#4 by nate eastman at Feb 21, 1978 at 2:20 AM EST |
| I lost my right eye in central america and I used to listen to this song when I came back. I thought it was about me. But now that I am 45 I can see that this song is about every mans life. As Thoreau said: "Most men lead lives of quiet despiration" | |
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♥Chicken Average |
#5 by ♥Chicken On Heroine Shots♥ at Mar 6, 1981 at 4:34 PM EST |
| Now that I actually listened to it, it's actually pretty good. | |
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Obtuse Professional |
#6 by Obtuse at Dec 26, 1982 at 1:31 AM EST |
| This song is about someone coming back from the war, which is the whole basis of the album. And all the horrors you have seen and done in war. That when you finally come home you have to try to forget about what has happened and "cover" so to speak the war scars and be like everyone else at the bar. Knowing that underneath your mask, you are years older then you are. By the way I love this album. | |
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Jamie Wanna Be |
#7 by Jamie Smith at Sep 13, 1985 at 10:39 PM EST |
| "Paranoid Eyes"... what a title! | |
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Jon Wanna Be |
#8 by Jon Leff at Aug 12, 1989 at 7:21 PM EST |
| I'm pretty sure the song is about how he trys to disguise the fact that he suffers from paranoia. He dons his disguise and puts up his defences and goes out to the pub and pretends to be happy and normal, hiding from everyone the fact that he is actually petrified and paranoid. The song sounds happy at first, but by the end it is clear that the happy atmosphere is fake and represents the act he puts on while he is out. | |
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Alex Lead Player |
#9 by Alex at Jun 18, 1990 at 9:51 PM EST |
| to both of you i don't know why this is rated the worst PF album it is actually my favorite, and for sure the worst are any of the albums without roger waters like the division bell, this song to me explains feelings towards someone running away from who they really are kindof like the wall, building a wall, or even just faceing who they really are or were they are from great song. | |
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Brad Lead Player |
#10 by Brad Vincent at May 4, 1993 at 5:31 PM EST |
| This album is good but it is basically the era in which waters controled the band and everything that went on with it. After Animals and The Wall this album was released, and many started to believe that waters was telling people what to believe and becoming a tyrant in the band because of his torn up past he can not and will not ever get over. And I wouldn't say there is a worst album but as far as meaning goes, this album just feels a lot more opinion related (water's opinions). As for the Division Bell... look for the Publius Enigma and see how far the rabbit hole goes. | |
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Hudson Lead Player |
#11 by Hudson Ryan at Aug 28, 1995 at 3:48 AM EST |
| This is not Pink Floyds worst album, but I see their point though... for people that look at music in an acadamical way, this album isn't very special, there are a lot of spaces on the album where you just hear roger waters 'talking'. I think that's a somewhat swallow perspective though. I think the lyrics and the atmosphere of an album are more important. In that vision, this album isn't bad at all | |
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Jaime Average |
#12 by Jaime at Jun 2, 1996 at 1:39 AM EST |
| I think this song is about the soldier-come-teacher that this whole album seems themed around. He is having trouble coming to terms with the modern world. Being haunted by dreams of dying gunners and the like he turns to alcohol as a refuge. In the first verse he is remembering to keep a brave face, keep a stiff upper lip and don't show any weakness. In the second verse he is at the pub laughing it up with his mates. As for the pie in the sky in the third verse: that's not unlike "The American Dream" You will all be rich and famous. And he knows now that that will never happen. The last line: "...and you hide hide hide behind brown and mild eyes" refers to him turning to alcohol. Brown and mild is a style of ale in Britain. | |
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Chris Wanna Be |
#13 by Chris H at Jul 22, 1996 at 4:12 PM EST |
| Does anyone know what the whisper is saying right after, "and if they try to break down your disguise with their questions", in the beginning? | |
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Eric Average |
#14 by Eric Zinkhon at Jun 16, 1998 at 1:40 AM EST |
| I don't know why, but this has always been one of my favorite songs. It reminds me of a better time long ago when things better. The mood of this song engulfs the listener and transports him to some ethereal plane where time stops. Either that or I just want to kill myself because it is so sad. Would someone tell me why this album is rated as Pink Floyd's worst album? | |
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Sam Average |
#15 by Sam Ordway at Mar 30, 2004 at 1:24 AM EST |
| Water's SHOULD have controlled the dam band! This album is amazing and Waters was very much the creative centre of the band. This album has more story and more to say than any of the others except, of course The Wall and maybe Dark Side. No other band has made such an excellent expression of dismay and disgust at the folly of politicians and modern day life. | |
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Trent Average |
#16 by Trent Zelasney at Jul 15, 2005 at 12:21 AM EST |
| I love this song! Best song on The Final Cut along with Two Suns In The Sunset! | |
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connor Average |
#17 by connor gooley at May 6, 2006 at 7:30 AM EST |
| This song is one more example of the brilliance of an terribly undervalued album. The Final Cut never seemed to get the respect it was due, but it was a fantastic piece, and one that continues to resonate with me to this day (I was a Senior in high school when I first heard the album, beginning with "Not Now John"). | |
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Tye Musical Genius |
#18 by Tye williston at Jun 19, 2006 at 12:21 AM EST |
| Man, my whole life is based in this song. It fits exactly the way you must behave if you want to face the real world and stop dreaming. Hey, Stairway to heaven. Many PF fans, like me, keep asking the same thing. If you ask me, the worst PF album is The Division Bell. But, you know outside it is full of people who call themselves "fans" after listening to DSOM or The Wall... | |
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