cover my eyes
★La Roux Lyrics
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You've turned my away so many times
You can take it away at any given moment
It's hard to believe while you're in this disguise
So would you hold me please?
I'm trying hard to breath
I'm just surviving
I'm trying hard to breath
Stop me from crying
When I see you walking with her
I have to cover my eyes
Every time you leave with her
Something inside of me dies
No wonder it hurts to sit by your side
(Turned me away so many times)
There's a different song I can play you tonight
(We don't have to sit here in silence)
We can break the pattern, we can change the color
(It's just a little sacrifice)
You don't need to worry about the others
(It's all in your mind)
So would you hold me please?
I'm trying hard to breath
I'm just surviving
So would you hold me please?
I'm trying hard to breath
Stop me from crying
When I see you walking with her
I have to cover my eyes
Every time you leave with her
Something inside of me dies [repeat 2x]
Something inside me dies
When I see you walking with her
I have to cover my eyes
(cover my eyes, cover my eyes, cover my eyes)
Every time you leave with her
Something inside of me dies
(my eyes) [repeat 2x]
The lyrics to La Roux's song "Cover My Eyes" speak to the pain and confusion of unrequited love. The lyrics describe the difficulty of being in love with someone who continuously turns their attention elsewhere. The singer feels scared to even look into the eyes of the person they love, knowing that they might be rejected yet again. The lyrics also touch on the feelings of jealousy and sadness that come when the person they love is with someone else. The repeated image of covering one's eyes suggests a desire to block out the painful reality of the situation.
Despite the pain, the singer holds onto hope that things can change. They plead with the person they love to hold them, to help them breathe and to stop them from crying. The lyrics suggest that the love between the two is strong enough to break the pattern of rejection and change the color of their relationship. The singer believes that the worries about what others might think or say are all in the other person's mind, and that they can move forward and find happiness together.
Line by Line Meaning
No wonder I'm scared to look in your eyes
I feel hesitant to gaze into your eyes because you have rejected me so many times before
You've turned my away so many times
You have rejected and ignored me numerous times which has caused me pain
You can take it away at any given moment
You have the power to hurt me and take away my happiness anytime you want
It's hard to believe while you're in this disguise
I find it difficult to trust you while you are pretending to be someone else
So would you hold me please?
Can you please comfort me and make me feel safe?
I'm trying hard to breath
I am struggling to cope with my emotions and need support to get through it
I'm just surviving
I am barely managing to keep going despite the pain I am experiencing
Stop me from crying
Please help me control my tears and stop me from breaking down
When I see you walking with her
Seeing you with someone else makes my heart ache
I have to cover my eyes
I cannot bear to look at you with another person
Every time you leave with her
Every time you are with her instead of me, it hurts me deeply
Something inside of me dies
My happiness and hope for us diminishes every time you choose someone else over me
There's a different song I can play you tonight
We can change the way we interact and move on from our past disagreements
We don't have to sit here in silence
We can communicate and work to mend our relationship
We can break the pattern, we can change the color
We can interrupt our typical cycle of behavior and try something new that can improve our relationship
It's just a little sacrifice
We may need to make some changes and give up some things to make our relationship work
You don't need to worry about the others
We should focus only on our relationship and not let others affect it
It's all in your mind
Our issues may stem from our perspectives and beliefs, which we can work on changing
Lyrics © BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: ELEANOR JACKSON, BENEDICT LANGMAID
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Franziska Freiermuth
Salut Mercedes,
let me just say "I looooove your channel". Since Ashley TIA suggested you to me the week before I've been binge watching everything you've put up (creepy, I know! ;P).
I just wanted to suggest a suuuuper easy way to make your own nut milks in the exact quantity you actually need. What I do is buy organic nut butters (italian almond, toasted almond, peanut, hazelnut, cashew etc.) and then, when I want milk for my coffee or my oatmeal or whatever, I blend a heaped table spoon or so of some nut butter with a bit of water in my vitamix (but any blender would do). 15 seconds later you've go frothy, tasty milk! It's amazingly quick and you can adjust how much water to nut milk you like best. If you store it in a really clean glass bottle it'll last you half a week easy. So, no more going through lot's of containers of store bought milk, no nasties, no diy mess just really nice nut milk. :D
Let me know if it works for you too (if you decide to try it).
smiles,
Franziska
La Luna Bohemia
Mercedes, I absolutely loved this video! So informative and gave me ideas on what I should add to my wishlist. I'd never heard of a jade face roller and now I am doing some research. I always learn so much from you so thank you!
l'amour et la musique
Hola bella, I'm so glad you LOVED it! I know, the jade face roller is super gorg - I probably would have had it by now but the only place I can find the one I want is on the Cult Beauty website...and I don't want to pay UK to US shipping : / Thanks for watching and leaving me a sweet comment! xo.
Heatherrette
You always rock bright lips so beautifully! I love it! <3
"If I were a true baller"-- when I think that, so so many things come to mind hahaha. I also really want to get Evan Healy Hydrosols (I think I heard them from holistichabits) and a Vitamix/Blendtec ah I could use it for so many uses. But my Ninja will do for now. This is such a great video/series idea, I would love to see more :)
l'amour et la musique
Thanks girl! I'm glad you liked the video - someday we'll both be true ballers/we're already true ballers at heart :) I want to see YOU rock a bright lip in an IG selfie pls :) <3
Melissa Makarewicz
Finally got a minute to watch. Great video! I loved that you owned it and just put it out to the universe what you want :). So my short list is 1. Skin cleanse book 2. Yurok leave in conditioner 3. Manuka honey ( who ever though honey could be so freakin expensive!) 4. Wooden bristle hairbrush 5. Sweetcreek lavender in oranges shampoo bar 6. Ashtanga yoga primary series by keno macgregor on the Cody app ( if you like to also do yoga at home beside classes this is an awesome app) 7. W3ll people cream foundation stick 8. Becca beach tint and highlighter 9. Vapour bronzer stick 10. Can I just say a closet full of all new clothes? I mean why not go all out and dream big. So happy your channel is growing quickly. You deserve it!
Melissa Makarewicz
The workouts on the app are not for the faint of heart😁 but they do work. Can't wait to hear more about the shampoo bars!
l'amour et la musique
Thank you so much, and THANK YOU as well for the idea for this lovely video that seemed to go over really well! It was so fun to do. I now have a "Master Wishlist" running document, so more of these to come. I love your picks so much!! I second the closest full of new clothes too, I've got that spring cleaning itch where I want to toss everything and start fresh. I'm going to look into that app, too. I actually rarely go to actual yoga classes but do stuff like from Yoga with Adrienne or my own thing at home frequently. I'm actually going to be mentioning the Sweetcreek shampoo bars in my March faves, how funny! Thanks for leaving me a nice comment :) <3
Doing It, Naturally
I get so excited when I see a new video by you! Loved the wish list video, please do it again in the future. If a jade heating pad is too expensive I have one that contains rice and heats up in the microwave. You can find them on etsy, it's amazing.
Thanks, now my wish list has grown!!
l'amour et la musique
Thanks lovely, I'm glad you enjoyed this! It was so fun to do and people seem to be into it, so more to come! Do you have a link for this Etsy heating pad, I'm definitely curious. I've been doing a compress for one of my eyes by heating rice up in a sock in the micro, so I'm familiar with the concept but would love to see the exact one you have. xoxo.
Susannah Dellinger
Love this first wishlist video ;) I just got into crystals last month and have raw amethyst crystals on my bathroom , office and bedside table. Love them!!!