goldeyes
Boylife Lyrics

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gold eyes peeking up at mine
came back after all this time
sun soaked skin and morning light
your hair fall in a thousand easy lines

once i
lost you
back in

star shine
take mine
half time
summer
hometown

oh i couldn't recognize
inching in between your fingers
inching in between
clouds bounding over us like dogs
slow motion hourglass till dawn

mama
mama
mama
mama
come down
come down
come down
you found me

old cement in our tenements the same
all our cinematic summer days
chopped it in the words of time
clouded out at 25
gold
gold eyes peeking up at mine
caught myself in midst of lies
want to believe it's only once
if i ever
if i ever come clean

gold eyes peeking up at mine
came back after all this time

gold eyes peeking up at mine
came back after all this time

Overall Meaning

In Boylife's song "Goldeyes," the lyrics paint a picture of a long-lost love who has reappeared after years of absence. The opening lines set the scene with the singer describing the moment they see their lover's "gold eyes" looking up at them after such a long time. The description of "sun soaked skin and morning light" creates a nostalgic and romantic atmosphere, and the mention of the lover's hair falling "in a thousand easy lines" further heightens the poetic imagery.

The second verse goes on to describe a moment of recognition - the singer realizes they had lost this person before, "back in star shine," but now they are back. The tender line "inching in between your fingers" suggests physical intimacy, while the metaphor of "clouds bounding over us like dogs" creates a sense of reckless abandon and freedom. The lines "mama come down, you found me" have a sense of desperation and a search for comfort and safety, which could suggest lingering feelings from past trauma or loss.

As the song progresses, the memories become more bittersweet. The lines "all our cinematic summer days, chopped it in the words of time, clouded out at 25" suggest a disillusionment with the past, and the knowledge that it will never truly be recaptured. The repeated chorus of "gold eyes peeking up at mine, came back after all this time" reinforces both the beauty and the pain of reuniting with someone from the past.

Line by Line Meaning

gold eyes peeking up at mine
The singer sees someone with beautiful golden eyes and they lock gazes.

came back after all this time
The person with the golden eyes has returned after being gone for some time.

sun soaked skin and morning light
The person has a tan, and it is currently early morning.

your hair fall in a thousand easy lines
The person's hair is falling in beautiful, effortless waves.

once i
The artist is about to reflect on a past experience.

lost you
The singer lost the person with the golden eyes at some point in the past.

back in
The loss of the person with golden eyes happened in a previous time period.

star shine
The previous time period being referred to was likely at night under the stars.

take mine
The artist is offering something of their own to the person with golden eyes.

half time
Something was only partly done or only halfway completed.

summer
The event being described in the song likely happened during the summertime.

hometown
This event took place in the artist's hometown.

oh i couldn't recognize
The singer didn't immediately recognize the person with the golden eyes upon their return.

inching in between your fingers
The singer is describing a physical intimacy with the person with golden eyes.

inching in between
The physical intimacy between the two is growing or progressing slowly.

clouds bounding over us like dogs
The clouds are moving quickly like playful dogs bounding around.

slow motion hourglass till dawn
Time seems to be moving slowly, like the grains of sand in an hourglass, until daybreak.

mama
The singer is calling out for their mother, potentially during a difficult moment.

come down
The singer is asking their mother to come to them or help them in some way.

you found me
The artist's mother has located them and helped them.

old cement in our tenements the same
The artist is reflecting on a time when they and the person with golden eyes lived in the same building with old cement walls.

all our cinematic summer days
The artist and the person with golden eyes had a lot of fun, movie-like experiences together during the summer.

chopped it in the words of time
The singer's memories of those wonderful times have been cut or reduced as time has passed.

clouded out at 25
By the age of 25, the artist's memories of those times have become blurry or unclear.

gold
Gold is being repeated throughout the song and could represent something valuable or precious to the singer.

caught myself in midst of lies
The singer has been lying to themselves about something and has just realized it.

want to believe it's only once
The singer hopes that whatever they just realized is a one-time occurrence.

if i ever
The artist is thinking about something that may happen in the future.

if i ever come clean
The artist will confess the truth about something they have been hiding.

Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Andrew Sarlo, Nick Velez, Ryan Yoo

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