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Artist: They Might Be Giants
Song Where Your Eyes Don't Go
Album: Lincoln
Intro:
E Am E Am/G
Verse 1:
C F G A
Where your eyes don't go a filthy scarecrow waves his broomstick
Bb G Am F G
arms and does a parody of each unconscious thing you do
C F G A Bb
when you turn around to look it's gone behind you on its face
G Am F G
it's wearing your confused expression - where your eyes don't go
Chorus:
Ab Bb Cm Ab / Bb
Where your eyes don't go a part of you is hovering
Eb Fm Gm Ab / Bb
it's a nightmare that you'll never be discovering
Eb Eb+aug5 Eb+6 Eb+7
you're free to come and go or talk like Kurtis Blow
Ab Ab+6 Ab+maj7 Ab
but there's a pair of eyes in back of your head
Verse 2:
Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that
wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of
should you worry when the skull head is in front of you - or
is it worse because it's always waiting - where your eyes don't go
Chorus:
Where your eyes don't go a part of you is hovering
it's a nightmare that you'll never be discovering
you're free to come and go or talk like Kurtis Blow
but there's a pair of eyes in back of your head
Bridge:
Eb Ab Bb C
Db Bb Cm Ab/Bb
Verse 3: ( Verse 1 again
Where your eyes don't go a filthy scarecrow waves his broomstick
arms and does a parody of each unconscious thing you do
when you turn around to look it's gone behind you on its face
it's wearing your confused expression - where your eyes don't go
Outro:
Am Am+maj7 Am+dom7 Am+6
Dm Bb Bm E
A A+aug5 A+6 A+7
D B E
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phoen Average |
#1 by phoen bay at Feb 26, 1971 at 7:09 AM EST |
| I interpret this song as a Sartrean message... I can't quite remember how to phrase the concept, but I have a strong feeling that the song and philosophy are aligned... | |
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#2 by at Sep 28, 1973 at 10:02 AM EST |
| I think the song is written about your subconscious mind. So ur subconscious is always with u and always thinking but you dont realise. Like when it sez: Every jumbled pile of person has a thinking part that wonders what the part that isn't thinking isn't thinking of. The part that isnt thinking is meaning ur subconsious. | |
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!Ace Rhythm Player |
#3 by !Ace Youngs at Oct 19, 1985 at 11:05 AM EST |
| So... I'm officially creeped out | |
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Sam Average |
#4 by Sam at Apr 19, 1987 at 6:41 PM EST |
| This song is at it's best potential when stoned. I love it, it's brilliance. | |
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Marcus19 Rhythm Player |
#5 by Marcus19 Doug at May 3, 2002 at 2:21 AM EST |
| That evil, filthy scarecrow. I almost got the bastard yesterday. I swear it's slowing down, maybe 1,726,892nd time lucky.... | |
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Turbo Grom Wanna Be |
#6 by Turbo Grom at Jan 5, 2004 at 10:13 PM EST |
| paranoia. | |