Bright Eyes
Blind Guardian Lyrics

Fool just another
The singer feels foolish and unimportant.

Fool just another
Repetition to emphasize a sense of foolishness and insignificance.

I've been waiting
The singer has been seeking a sign of divine guidance.

For signs of god
The artist desires a sign from a divine power.

Create
The artist feels creative.

Enslaved
The creative impulse has become a kind of bondage.

Behaved
The singer has been following expected social norms.

Everything is out of control
The artist feels that they have lost control over their life and surroundings.

Leave me alone
The artist desires solitude.

Isolation bears hope
Solitude brings a sense of optimism or possibility for the future.

There's something else waiting
The singer anticipates a future event or circumstance.

A promised destiny
The expected future event or circumstance is seen as predetermined or fated.

Freezing me
The singer feels paralyzed or frozen.

I feel restless and low
The singer is struggling with feelings of discomfort and discontentment.

These days full of sadness
The singer is experiencing a prolonged period of sadness.

Had joyfully changed
A previous period of happiness has been replaced with sadness and fear.

Into fear
The previous period of happiness has transitioned into anxiety and apprehension.

My freakshow will start tonight
The singer is about to undertake some unconventional or eccentric activity.

Don't miss the right time
The singer urges the listener to take advantage of an opportunity before it is lost.

Bright eyes
The artist is addressing someone with bright, perhaps naive or inexperienced, eyes.

Blinded by fear of life
The person with bright eyes is afraid of life or lacks confidence.

No Merlin is by my side
The artist is feeling unsupported and alone.

Everything is out of control
The singer again expresses a sense of helplessness or lack of control.

In my future plans
The artist is considering their future.

No one's left to hurt
The singer has nobody left to hurt them.

Everything is out of control
The singer emphasizes their lack of control again.

Sorrow's gone away
The singer feels that their sadness has dissipated.

Broken memories
The artist has fragmented or damaged memories.

Walking upstairs
The artist is ascending, moving toward something better or perhaps more difficult.

Step by step
The singer is proceeding cautiously and steadily.

I see the whole world burning
The singer observes destruction and chaos in the world.

The poet dies in Neverland
The creative impulse or the hope for artistic expression is lost or fading.

How it burns
Emphasizes the destruction and chaos in the world.

Hey, mother stubborn
The artist addresses a stubborn or difficult mother figure.

I really hate you
The singer has strong negative feelings towards the mother figure.

If you say yes I will say no
The artist is stubbornly opposing the mother figure.

Ashes to ashes
A phrase often used in funerals, indicating the cycle of life and death.

But dust won't be dust
The singer acknowledges the metaphorical meaning of 'ashes to ashes' and asserts that something more is at play.

If you go there
The singer is threatening someone or anticipating their departure.

I will go back
The artist asserts that they will not be left behind.

Betrayed by sunrise
The sunrise, typically associated with hope and new beginnings, has caused disappointment or betrayal for the artist.

Hey, father stubborn
The singer addresses a stubborn or difficult father figure.

You're ying
The father figure is characterized as passive or negative.

And I'm young
The artist is relatively inexperienced or naïve.

I feel alone
The artist is experiencing feelings of loneliness or isolation.

Who really cares
The artist questions whether anyone truly cares about them.

Born into ashes
The singer feels that their life has been marked by destruction or sadness from the beginning.

To lose all the games
The artist anticipates failure or defeat in their endeavors.

With a smiling face
Despite their difficulties, the singer tries to maintain a positive demeanor.

And dark dragons rise
Dragons, often associated with chaos or evil, are rising and causing trouble in the world.

So I sit still in my room, today
The singer is spending time alone and in thought in their room.

Winter's here
The artist is in a metaphorical winter, a time of hardship or sorrow.

In summer's season
Despite the season, the artist is in a 'winter' of difficulty.

Shall I say
The singer is uncertain about whether to express their thoughts or emotions.

I was wrong
The singer acknowledges past mistakes.

If I'm right
The artist is uncertain about the truth or accuracy of their thoughts or emotions.

Farewell to my last hope
The artist is experiencing a loss of hope or optimism.