Bright Eyes is an indie rock band consisting of American singer, guitarist,… Read Full Bio ↴Bright Eyes is an indie rock band consisting of American singer, guitarist, and songwriter Conor Oberst, multi-instrumentalist/producer Mike Mogis, keyboard/trumpet player Nate Walcott, and a rotating lineup of collaborators drawn primarily from Omaha, Nebraska, United States's indie music scene. Having been deeply influenced early on by singer-songwriters David Dondero and Simon Joyner, Conor Oberst has been recording music since the age of 13. He released his first three albums at the ages of 13, 14, 15, respectively, all under the name "Conor Oberst" and released only on cassettes. He then moved onwards with a band called Commander Venus with whom he released two albums. After the break-up of this band in 1997, Conor's main focus became Bright Eyes, and in 1998 he released the first Bright Eyes album, A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995-1997(a collection of 20 stockpiled songs) on the independent label Saddle Creek Records, which he had co-formed earlier in collaboration with fellow local Omaha musicians.
Saddle Creek also released Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten-track record that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster's Athens, GA studio. Although almost all of the tracks feature a full band, June on the West Coast is performed with only acoustic guitar and vocals. Padraic My Prince gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of Oberst's imagined baby brother.
In 2000 Bright Eyes released Fevers and Mirrors, a demonstration of the immense improvement in production quality and musical vision of the band. New instruments such as flute, piano, and accordion were introduced into the song arrangements. After An Attempt to Tip the Scales, a mock radio interview takes place. The mock radio interview features Todd Fink of The Faint doing an impression of Conor Oberst while reading a script that Oberst wrote. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. In this interview, the fake Oberst intentionally presents a strange, contradictory explanation of his attitude towards his music. The interview acknowledges criticisms of his lyrics as overblown and insincere, which had begun to appear as the popularity of the band increased, but responds by stating that the lyrics are meant for personal interpretation. In a 'real' interview with KittyMagik.com, Oberst stated about the mock one: "It was a way to make fun of ourselves because the record is such a downer. I mean, that's one part of who I am, but I also like laughing and fucking around."
2002 saw the release of Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, and since then Oberst has released an almost constant stream of new material on collaborative EPs, split singles, tribute albums, and charity records. He ventured into the studio with Nebraska folk-pop outfit Tilly And The Wall, co-producing their debut album Wild Like Children and released it on his newly established record label, Team Love.
January 2005 saw the release of two albums: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, which is a country-tinged mélange of Conor’s finest acoustic songs, featuring guest vocal appearances from Emmylou Harris and Jim James of My Morning Jacket; and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, which is a more produced, electronic album featuring cameo appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
One single from each album, Take It Easy (Love Nothing) from Digital Ash and Lua from I'm Wide Awake took the top two slots on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, the first time for any artist since 1997.
As had become expected of Bright Eyes recordings, the albums feature an array of talented comrades including members of Rilo Kiley, Tilly And The Wall, Cursive, Now Its Overhead, The Good Life, Azure Ray, The Faint, The Bruces, Neva Dinova, The Postal Service and Audrye Sessions.
In October 2006, Bright Eyes released a compilation of rare tracks called Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005.
Bright Eyes released their sixth studio album called Cassadaga on April 9, 2007, preceded by an EP entitled Four Winds on March 6, 2007.
A further 25-30 tracks have been recorded in Portland, Oregon and New York City, with another session planned in Omaha, Nebraska. Some of these tracks had already been performed at live shows.
On February 15, 2011, the band released their seventh studio album, The People's Key.
On June 22, 2020, they released Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was, their first album on Dead Oceans after a long history with Saddle Creek.
Saddle Creek also released Letting Off the Happiness in November 1998, a ten-track record that boasted a much more focused and clear sound than the previous album. According to the Saddle Creek press release, it features members of Lullaby for the Working Class, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Of Montreal. It was predominantly recorded in the Oberst family basement in Omaha on an analog eight track reel to reel; with some work also done at keyboardist Andy Lemaster's Athens, GA studio. Although almost all of the tracks feature a full band, June on the West Coast is performed with only acoustic guitar and vocals. Padraic My Prince gives a dramatic fictional account of the death of Oberst's imagined baby brother.
In 2000 Bright Eyes released Fevers and Mirrors, a demonstration of the immense improvement in production quality and musical vision of the band. New instruments such as flute, piano, and accordion were introduced into the song arrangements. After An Attempt to Tip the Scales, a mock radio interview takes place. The mock radio interview features Todd Fink of The Faint doing an impression of Conor Oberst while reading a script that Oberst wrote. The man interviewing is Matt Silcock, a former member of Lullaby for the Working Class. In this interview, the fake Oberst intentionally presents a strange, contradictory explanation of his attitude towards his music. The interview acknowledges criticisms of his lyrics as overblown and insincere, which had begun to appear as the popularity of the band increased, but responds by stating that the lyrics are meant for personal interpretation. In a 'real' interview with KittyMagik.com, Oberst stated about the mock one: "It was a way to make fun of ourselves because the record is such a downer. I mean, that's one part of who I am, but I also like laughing and fucking around."
2002 saw the release of Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, and since then Oberst has released an almost constant stream of new material on collaborative EPs, split singles, tribute albums, and charity records. He ventured into the studio with Nebraska folk-pop outfit Tilly And The Wall, co-producing their debut album Wild Like Children and released it on his newly established record label, Team Love.
January 2005 saw the release of two albums: I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, which is a country-tinged mélange of Conor’s finest acoustic songs, featuring guest vocal appearances from Emmylou Harris and Jim James of My Morning Jacket; and Digital Ash In A Digital Urn, which is a more produced, electronic album featuring cameo appearances by Nick Zinner of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.
One single from each album, Take It Easy (Love Nothing) from Digital Ash and Lua from I'm Wide Awake took the top two slots on Billboard Hot 100 Singles Chart, the first time for any artist since 1997.
As had become expected of Bright Eyes recordings, the albums feature an array of talented comrades including members of Rilo Kiley, Tilly And The Wall, Cursive, Now Its Overhead, The Good Life, Azure Ray, The Faint, The Bruces, Neva Dinova, The Postal Service and Audrye Sessions.
In October 2006, Bright Eyes released a compilation of rare tracks called Noise Floor: Rarities 1998-2005.
Bright Eyes released their sixth studio album called Cassadaga on April 9, 2007, preceded by an EP entitled Four Winds on March 6, 2007.
A further 25-30 tracks have been recorded in Portland, Oregon and New York City, with another session planned in Omaha, Nebraska. Some of these tracks had already been performed at live shows.
On February 15, 2011, the band released their seventh studio album, The People's Key.
On June 22, 2020, they released Down In The Weeds Where The World Once Was, their first album on Dead Oceans after a long history with Saddle Creek.
Shoelaces
Bright Eyes Lyrics
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Elizabeth & The Catapult How can I help you, if I can't even help…
LCMDF Monday, Tuesday, every single weekday I stumble on emotions …
Nikki Leonti I'm falling down over my own shoelaces Trying to run with…
Prince Daddy & The Hyena Good dreams scare me way more lately Make this rotten heart…
The Crimea For all the world to see From dusk to dawn…
The Submarines I've had better days than this, Words trip like untied…
Tushar Sharan I heard you're on vacation A friend casually mentioned I try…
We have lyrics for these tracks by Bright Eyes:
- road to joy The sun came up with no conclusions Flowers sleeping in the…
02 Gold Mine Gutted It was Don DeLillo, whiskey, me And a blinking midnight cloc…
02 We Are Nowhere And It's Now 1 If you hate the taste of wine Why do you drink…
03- haligh haligh a lie haligh The phone slips from a loose grip Words were missed then,…
05 Laura Laurent Laura, are you still living there on your estate of…
08-A Calender Hung Itself Does he kiss your eyelids in the morning when you…
09-Contrast And Compare Contrast and compare Between the busy ones And the ones th…
10 When The President Talks To God When the President talks to God, Are the conversations brief…
14 The Joy In Discovery Why do you lay in the grass? Don't you want to…
2. A Scale A Mirror And Those Indifferent Clocks Here is a scale, weigh it out And you will find,…
37 I've Been Eating So, I'm just the medicine You take when you're sick You get…
6-Bowl of Oranges The rain it started tappin' On the window near my…
A Balance Beam There is a man holding a megaphone So he must have…
A Celebration Upon Completion My grandfather's name was moon Because his eyes were bright …
A Few Minutes on Friday She kills, with foreign films, the emptiness of day to…
A Line Allows Progress Sitting around, no work today. Try pacing to keep awake. L…
A Line Allows Progress a Circle Does Not Sitting around, no work today. Try pacing to keep awake. Lay…
A Line Allows Progress A Cirkle Does Not Sitting around, no work today. Try pacing to keep awake. L…
A Line Allows Progress, a Circle Does Not Sitting around, no work today. Try pacing to keep awake. Lay…
A Lover I Don't Have to Love I picked you out Of a crowd and talked to you Said…
A Machine Spiritual The people's key Ringing through arena seats The black machi…
A New Arrangement If could change your days Arranging them in some sweet new…
A Perfect Sonnet Lately I've been wishing I had one desire Something that wou…
A Poetic Retelling of an Unforgettable The language in the dimmer rooms Seems to represent the lig…
A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction The language in the dimmer rooms Seems to represent the ligh…
A Scale A Mirror And These Indifferent Clocks Here is a scale, weigh it out And you will find,…
a Scale a Mirror These Indifferent Clocks Here is a scale, weigh it out And you will find,…
A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks Here's a scale, weigh it out and you'll find, easily More…
A Song to Pass the Time There is a middle-aged woman dragging her feet She carries b…
A Spindle (Alright) "So long everything" he shouted Then he ran next d…
A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace “So long everything!” he shouted, then he ran next door…
Act of Contrition The air was all dust and not so untamed The ground…
All of the Truth It is not the past few days that have made…
Amy in the White Coat You take your clothes off Right after school The tea is on T…
An Attempt To Tip The Scale Did you expect it all to stop At the wave of…
Another Travelin Well I'm changin all my strings I'm gonna write another trav…
Approximate Sunlight Used to dream of time machines Now it's been said we're…
Arc of Time You can make a plan Carve it into stone Like a feather…
Arienette The fragile keep secrets Gathered in pockets And they'll sel…
Army in the White Coat You take your clothes off Right after school The tea is on T…
At the Bottom We must talk on every telephone Get eaten off the web We…
At the Bottom of Everything "So there was this woman and she was, uh, on…
Away in a Manger Away in a manger, no crib for a bed The little…
Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweet We escape from the house As the day disappears from the…
Bad Blood No news that's good news, Someone's gonna break. See thi…
Beginner's Mind Hold on tight beginners mind The wheel is spinning too Fast …
Beginners Mind Hold on tight, beginners mind The wheel is spinning too Fast…
Big Old House Big old house on the hill I sat on the windowsill Leaning…
Biggest lie the I'm waiting for the train Subway that only goes one way Stup…
Black Comedy Well once I gave a look to you but you…
Blue Angels Air Show Claire's turning blonde for the summer, I guess The sunlight…
Blue Christmas I'll have a blue Christmas without you I'll be so blue…
Bowl of Orange The rain it started tappin' On the window near my…
Bowl Of Oranges 06 The rain it started tappin' On the window near my…
bright eyes Is it a kind of dream Floating out on the tide Following…
Burn Rubber Well if you turn the porch light off and let…
Calais to Dover Under a microscope of apoplectic vision My face on a slide…
calendar Does he kiss your eyelids in the morning when you…
Car Parisian revelry Unapologetic apathy I guess it's the way it…
Cartoon Blues I listened to a lecture of nonsense until dawn By a…
Celebration Upon Completion My grandfather's name was moon Because his eyes were bright …
Clairaudients Corporate or colonial The movement is unstoppable Like the b…
Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed) [Spoken] Corporate or Colonial The Movement is unstoppable …
Classic Cars She was a real royal lady, true patron of the…
Cleanse Song Hear the chimes, did you know that the wind when…
Coat Check Dream Song Shrill as a choir of children Urgent like the first day…
Comet Song The city shines A silver street lamp glistens in the snow Sh…
Contrast and Compare Contrast and compare Between the busy ones And the ones that…
Contrast and Compare (Making Words Work mix) Contrast and compare Between the busy ones and the ones who…
Coyote Song Loving you is easy I can do it in my sleep I…
D01 Time Code Death, data entry, ant hill law Encoded arc, our common cau…
Dance and Sing Got to keep on going like it ain't the end Got…
Devil in the Details A house of cards, a supple heart, Is not a place…
Devil Town I was livin' in a devil town Didn't know it…
Don I picked you out Of a crowd and talked to you Said…
Don't Know When But a Day is Goin' Come Is it true what I heard about the Son of…
Don't Know When But a Day Is Gonna Come Well is it true what I heard about the son…
Down a Rabbit Hole I heard you fell into a rabbit hole, Covered yourself up…
Down In A Rabbit Hole I heard you fell into a rabbit hole Covered yourself up…
Draic My Prince I had a brother once He drowned in a bathtub Before he…
Driving Fast Through A Big City How many lights do you see? How many lights do…
Drunk Kid Catholic The drunk kids, the catholics They're all about the same The…
E City Has Sex The city has sex with itself, I suppose As the concrete…
E Difference In The Shades Now that it's June, we'll sleep out in the garden And…
Easy Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough They…
Easy/Lucky/Free (feat. Nick Zi Did it all get real, I guess it's real enough They…
Emily Sing Something Sweet Emily, sing something sweet for me I want to feel…
Empty Canyon/Empty Canteen Don't waste the water, don't drink it now. 'Cause this…
Endless Entertainment The serotonin's rushing. I'm coughing. Well, I kinda caught…
Entry Way Song Last Saturday I stood in your entry way A place where we…
Exaltation on a Cool Kitchen Floor I wanted to come visit you Waiting in the springtime When th…
Falling Out of Love Tell me what you wanted to hear Let me do the…
Falling Out of Love at This Volacity Tell me what you wanted to hear Let me do the…
Falling Out of Love at This Volume Tell me what you wanted to hear Let me do the…
False Advertising On a string I was held. The way that I…
Feb 15th all eyes on the calendar another year i claim of…
Feb. 15th All eyes on the calendar Another year I claim Of total ind…
February Fifteenth All eyes on the calendar another year I claim of total…
Feel Good Revolution the Come by when you get off work I'll be sitting around…
Feeling It How do you do the things you do to me?…
Fevers And Mirrors I was cold in a dream Somewhere close to the surface Between…
Few Minutes on Friday She kills, with foreign films, the emptiness of day to…
Firewall If there is no such thing as time, you're already…
First Day This is the first day of my life Swear I was…
Flirted With You All My Life I am a man I am self aware Everywhere I go,…
For You One for the righteous, one for the ruling class One for…
Forced Convalescence Forced convalescence and bed rest Staring contest With the c…
Four Winds Your class, your caste, your country, sect, your name or…
From a Balance Beam There's a man holding a megaphone He must have been the…
from balance beam There is a man holding a megaphone So he must have…
Get Back As if I hadn't learned it before. I tried my hardest…
Go Find Yourself A Dry Place I wish there was something I could do for you I…
Goat Check Dream Song Shrill as a choir of children Urgent like the first day…
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen God rest ye merry gentlemen Let nothing you dismay Remember …
Going For Gold There's a voice on the phone Telling what had happened, Some…
Gold Mine Gutted It was Don DeLillo, whiskey, me And a blinking midnight cloc…
Haile Selassie Pilgrim across the water We are the same, brother Hitchhikin…
Haligh The phone slips from a loose grip Words were missed then,…
haligh haligh a lie haligh"|"--"|"--"|"--"|"--"|"--" The phone slips from a loose grip Words were missed then,…
Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh The phone slips from a loose grip. Words were missed then…
Happy Birthday to Me All eyes on the calendar Another year I claim of total…
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas Have yourself a merry little Christmas, Let your heart be l…
Hit The Switch I'm staring out into the vacuum again, From the back…
Hit The Switch (feat. Nick Zin I'm staring out into the vacuum again, From the back…
Hot Car In The Sun Parisian revelry Unapologetic apathy I guess it's the way it…
Hot Knives The wife forgave the mistress For she only entertained The p…
How Many Lights Do You See How many lights do you see? How many lights do you…
Hungry for a Holiday The indecencies of city streets, the cleaners' sweep in truc…
I I was dreaming of you You were in my dreams My old…
I Believe in Symetry Some plans were made and rice was thrown A house was…
I Dont Have to Love I picked you out Of a crowd and talked to you Said…
I Know You [Chorus] Represent yo hood, represent yo block, represent yo…
I Must Belong Somewhere Leave the bright blue door on the whitewashed wall Leave the…
I Watched You Taking Off Meaning is sometimes hard to spot It begins with the flicker…
I Will Always Be Grateful For This Day I had a girl I knew, She grew, became a…
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