Lazy Eye
Goo Goo Dolls Lyrics

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Once been drowned, our secret lives
Everyone that needs to hide
Cheaper reign of endless lies
Filters though this lazy eye

And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Lose yourself in no one's life
Trapped in nowhere's empty light
Words like fists they tear you down
Crash before they hit the ground

And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

And I don't believe in sings
No, I don't believe your lies
No, I don't believe your lies

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Goo Goo Dolls' "Lazy Eye" paint a picture of someone trapped in their own secret, isolated world. The lines "Once been drowned, our secret lives, everyone that needs to hide" suggest that the person has been isolated and disconnected from society for some time. They have been "drowned" in their own secrets and lies, and have become accustomed to living in isolation.

The phrase "Cheaper reign of endless lies, filters through this lazy eye" suggests a sense of apathy and resignation. The person has become so accustomed to living a life of lies that their perception of reality has become filtered through a "lazy eye". They are unable to see things clearly and have become complacent in their ways.

The chorus emphasizes the feeling of being "caught in the breakdown" and unable to escape. The repetition of this phrase suggests a sense of hopelessness and despair. The chorus also suggests that the person has become jaded and disillusioned with life, stating "I don't believe in signs, no I don't believe your lies". This line may suggest that the person has been hurt so many times that they have stopped believing in anything or anyone.

Overall, the lyrics to "Lazy Eye" depict a person who has become trapped in their own world of lies and isolation, unable to see things clearly or believe in anything. The repetition of the phrase "Caught in the breakdown" emphasizes the feeling of being trapped and unable to escape.

Line by Line Meaning

Once been drowned, our secret lives
Our hidden, private lives have been exposed and destroyed.

Everyone that needs to hide
Everyone who has something to conceal is now vulnerable.

Cheaper reign of endless lies
Control based on deceit and manipulation is ultimately unsustainable.

Filters though this lazy eye
The view of reality is distorted and incomplete, as if seen through a lazy or unfocused eye.

And I don't believe in signs
I am skeptical of attempts to influence or persuade me.

No, I don't believe your lies
I reject the falsehoods you are trying to sell me.

Caught in the breakdown
Trapped in a state of chaos and confusion.

Lose yourself in no one's life
Don't try to live your life by someone else's rules or ideals.

Trapped in nowhere's empty light
Feeling lost and aimless, without any clear direction or purpose.

Words like fists they tear you down
Verbal attacks can be just as damaging as physical ones.

Crash before they hit the ground
The negative impact of hurtful words can be felt immediately.

And I don't believe in sings
I refuse to be swayed by superficial promises or signs.

No, I don't believe your lies
I am not fooled by the falsehoods you are trying to sell me.

Caught in the breakdown
Feeling trapped and disoriented by the chaos surrounding me.

Caught in the breakdown
Caught in a spiral of confusion and dysfunction.

Caught in the breakdown
Stuck in a state of chaos and disarray, unable to find a way out.

Caught in the breakdown
Suffering the consequences of a failure to maintain control and stability.

Caught in the breakdown
Trapped in the midst of a crisis, with no clear way to escape.

Caught in the breakdown
Overwhelmed by a sense of chaos and confusion in my life.

Breakdown
A complete failure of a system or structure, resulting in chaos or disorder.

Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: JOHN RZEZNIK

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@gongoozleriam9783

3y↑16

Once been drowned, our secret lives
Everyone that needs to hide
Cheaper reign of endless lies
Filters though this lazy eye
And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Lose yourself in no one's life
Trapped in nowhere's empty light
Words like fists they tear you down
Crash before they hit the ground
And I don't believe in signs
No, I don't believe your lies
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
And I don't believe in sings
No, I don't believe your lies
No, I don't believe your lies
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Caught in the breakdown
Breakdown
Caught in the breakdown

All comments from YouTube:

@jaredkeilholz4678

3y↑49

This song is so badass. I love the guitars in it. It gets my adrenaline flowing.

@ScottJGarvey

4y↑26

Ok I’ll say it. This is their best song.

@jaboiryan7352

3y↑5

Don't just say it, preach it.

@larryhurley2314

3y↑15

The BEST song by the GGD's !!!! Was lucky enough to hear them play this live at the World's Fair Park in 99. What a Hell of a show it was !!!

@daledondale711

7y↑186

Most underrated song in the GGD catalog

@ChrisToplack

6y↑5

Agreed

@vinny-3-

6y↑16

That's probably because hardly anyone listen to their music from movie soundtracks and always expects everything to be like IRIS not that it is bad song but that is like a song that everyone thinks the goo goo dolls is but Lazy eye is another story this was a year before iris came out and everyone loved it and of course goo goo dolls became so famous I wish more people exposed themselves to the goo goo dolls more than just iris but this song is badass

@lynnieshaw621

5y↑5

1000% agreed. This is a great hidden gem.

@mikemarkin8106

4y↑1

Best!

@wandecleyssongomes8947

4y↑9

From Batman & Robin Soundtrack

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@dianecsehil765

1y↑8

One of their most underrated songs.

@jaboiryan7352

2y↑18

Found this randomly while studying at 2am and it became my top workout song 🎵

@sweetsarah187

9y↑49

One of GGD's best and most underrated songs. I LOVE how Johnny looks just a little crazy. So hot!

@davidmoltz316

7y↑2

sweetsarah187 its great i agree the lyrics are beautiful

@johndaudelin2803

7y↑39

one of the most underrated songs

@ricardorodrigoteixeira2806

10y↑75

One of their finest songs in my opinion!! Not that I don't like "Iris", "Name" and the the other "obvious" stuff, buuuttt there's just a little hint of passion in this one... It sounds really cool! My favourite!

@mikemarkin8106

4y↑3

Best song!

@yesseeogando4044

@@mikemarkin8106 ilumina

@zahira_rania

2y↑1

slide

@jenniferziff2196

1y↑3

My fav!!!!! The goo goos are from my hometown in buffalo NY !!!!! 💜 ❤️

@johnmartyn9605

8y↑19

Awesome guys from another era, 90's always rule :P

@ariav3520

4y↑6

Ahh the late 90's. John in his prime. Could it get any better than this?

@fightforever495

3y↑11

Bane & Ivy soundtrack on Batman & Robin

@joejrjohnston1001

2y↑5

Always remembered this song from Batman and Robin soundtrack

@derrisEbynum7182

11w

I remember it, the scene where Poison Ivy and Bane wrecked havoc.

@SrSacaninha

4y↑20

Being a Smashing Pumpkins fan, I discovered this song when I got the Batman & Robin soundtrack album. Years later, searching for this on youtube led me to another great song, lazy eye by Silversun Pickups.

I hope you have a nice day.

@jordanwaskelis4913

3y↑9

Interestingly I always thought Silversun Pickups sounded a lot like the Pumpkins. I'm pretty sure they're an influence. Also they have the same initials. Smashing Pumpkins=SP Silversun Pickups=SP. Think about it.

@NunoScream

11y↑10

Awesome this new song.. I can't stop to hearing it.. It in the concerts could be very rousing...Goo Goo Dolls come to Brazil, pleaaaaaaaaase!

@courtneystreeto5195

9y↑21

I love whatever it is that Johnny is doing with his hands in this video

@benjaminmartinez1638

4y↑18

I've always loved The Goo Goo Dolls. They are so underrated I swear!!! People just don't know good music. I was listening to this song when I was 8 years old with a cassette player. This was one of my favorite songs growing up

@nicolasarevalo1851

41w↑1

Cassette player in the 2000’s? That’s weird

@nicolasarevalo1851

41w↑2

I mean late 90’s

@albalog2449

25w

@@nicolasarevalo1851 The very last time I think I ever saw a new cassette was Justin Timberlake's "Justified" and Marilyn Manson's "Golden Age of Grotesque", roughly late 2002/early 2003 they came out. They were more common in Europe and Asia.

@caramason56

3y↑10

Absolute awesomeness 😊❤️🎶😊❤️🎶

@DeniseRenee40

10y↑29

Great jam! I was lucky enough to see this song performed live by them! John and Robby look cute as always rockin out in this video. Love these guys!

@larryhurley2314

3y↑2

I also got to see them perform this live in Knoxville TN at the Worlds Fair Park outdoor concert venue.

@jeffreylinenkugel8120

4y↑8

Excellent tune!

@rebeccasirmon5666

4y↑4

Kind of dark and kick ass! Love Johnny’s face in this video.

@indigos290

3y↑4

This should be a top ten Hit! What!

@thunderball6908

42w↑1

If this isn’t my fave 90s song, it’s damn close.

@unwelldanny7108

4y↑9

Poison Ivy and Bane brought me here

@user-vv7og1gt7t

2y↑6

Haven’t heard this song, but I believe in signs…a lot of energy letting out in this song,,,, good performance

@john94949

2y↑1

Me too, especially of the Zodiac-Western Astrology sort. Superstittion, if nothing else.

@celosemnexo

6y↑15

Very cool song. So underrated.

@lindalockard9117

3y↑5

Love this song a lot

@rockstar450

5y↑14

In 1999 I got Dizzy Up the Girl and these guys became my fav band. I found this song online and wish so much they'd done more like this as they declined with Let Love In an after. We still have everything prior thought!

@danielmoorefield4891

4y↑2

John was in a different place when he wrote Let Love In and the ones that followed.

@musicgeek3151

4y↑1

@@danielmoorefield4891 exactly. Not every album can sound like this. It would be so boring. The vibe changes depending on what they are going through. They have songs for every mood and that's what I love about them. And I think Let Love In was a beautiful album.

@asdrubalrojas8443

3y↑1

Super agree!

@rockstar450

3y↑2

@@danielmoorefield4891 it’s interesting where the only ‘really good’ song on Let Love In was Better Days and that came out a year prior and wasn’t part of the album. I really think it was the last great song they made. I don’t know if it’s down to being complacent, if Glen Ballard put stupid philosophy into John’s head but there is no semblance of pain, hope or depth even their really old records have. They sound like B sides with more emphasis on production with the lyrics being written on the day, which is a shame because John’s lyrics have impacted my life more than any other artist. I’m glad he’s happy but I’d love for them to write just one more album with the roaring passion they once had. Get Mike back behind the kit and throw everything at it. Either way, I’m grateful for everything up until then.

@whatmakesyouwonder6363

2y↑1

Dang I'm 37 now. Reminds me of those days. still got the cassette tape together with the awesome cover of it.

@KyleCaughlin

1y↑2

First heard it in 1997, but didn't know the song name. Took a decade for me to rediscover it.

@lisaskaggs3457

5y↑5

Crazy video but a BADASS song!!!💞💋💞

@DPusupa

2y↑3

My favorit song from Goo Goo Dolls

@kardilee

36w↑2

Besides, My Friend of Misery by Metallica, this is my favorite song since I was 17 years old. Every time I listen to it I’m brought to a better time and place. Such an underrated song that didn’t get the attention it should have. Such a masterpiece 💜🤘🏼

@xeno684

3y↑2

When August hits I'M GOING TO THE CONCERT

@derrisEbynum7182

4y↑24

Batman and Robin movie brought me here, one of the most underrated songs to the soundtrack they played that when Bane, and Poison ivy went into Turkish Bath. I didn't like the movie, but I love the soundtrack to the movie it's 2020 still listening to the movie soundtracks during quarantine crap situation we're in.

@asdrubalrojas8443

I love the soundtrack too

@dexmarchikova2776

2y↑1

I love this song too..bro..
Let's rocking...👍

@m.c.7421

5y↑4

Wish i had his hear😭😭💜✨
This song still rocks✊🎉✨

@maxdavidlafoon5395

4y↑6

Batman & Robin ‘97

@DorothyOzmaLover

2y↑4

The dolls so know how to go hard and give such an awesome rush!

@madelaine2325

11y↑7

look at his eyes. =)

@rockhurstalum09

9y↑6

Great song!

@bigworldddd9566

29w

It's criminal how little airplay this got when it was released. Top tune!!

@robertmetcalf8601

39w

Play this on your new tour!

@mikemarkin8106

4y↑3

Best song by goo goo dolls amazing 👌

@MightyMeqi

5y↑3

U guys are great !!!

@asktomned

20w

Finally getting to see them after 21 years next Saturday in Bangalore😊! I SO hope they play this, and Iris, it’s their first show ever in India!

@paulawilliams4380

6y↑3

love this

@jps8700

7y↑27

Their grunge is showing here ha ha. They had managed to put it away for almost 10 years too. Always felt their work on the Freddy's Dead soundtrack was badass.

@DizzyedUpGirl

3y↑4

"I'm Awake Now" is such a legit bop, perfect for Halloween time.

@RustleXer

11y↑2

oooo it's like they've gone back to their roots of loud and punk music.

@Luke.S2099

4y↑3

'Hello my little pretty, pretty, pretty.
'You look good enough to eat'

@Iris11music

11y↑12

My god John, how beautiful you are.

@edoardopalombo8983

6y↑2

amazing!😍

@phantomthiefjoker939

4y↑3

Caught in a breakdown!!!!!

@nimrodmayan

1y↑1

This song made me realize that I have an actual lazy eye and get treatment. Thanks, dolls.

@mry0ungjr

4y↑4

I wish there was an instrumental version of this awesome song to be on YouTube.

@ajspice

https://youtu.be/FZUErZjdz9o

@zerosoma33

35w↑1

I heard this on XM radio and thought it was a new Goo track…imagine my disappointment when I found out it wasn’t new. The 90s died ☹️

@natalissantos92

5y↑15

Listening out loud this song is fuckin awesome 🔊💥💥💥

@athonymclachlan6661

5y↑1

Fuck yeah!!! 😉

@rankrodent2772

46w↑1

Favorite song on the Batman and Robin 1997 soundtrack

@shannonomalley9584

9y↑8

My 5 year-old nephew loves this song, which makes me really happy and really proud :D (I keep trying to get him to like GGD by introducing him to their songs) We were listening to my music while I was babysitting him one day and he told me to replay this song like 3 times lol. Except he keeps calling them the "Googie Dolls," which has now become a bit of a joke in my family -_- Oh well, he'll learn haha

@vinny-3-

6y↑2

Shannon O'Malley your nephew has good taste in music

@Solseeker68

24w

Love this

@michaelvasques4695

2y↑2

The background instrumentals would be perfect to be heard in a laser tag arena, since they’re in a dark room, and tend to have these glow in the dark neon colors, as they look like these secret underground realms, and since this song is a secret hidden underground gem of theirs.

@justinkelnhofer7426

41w

I feel this is the best goo dolls song 🎧 very underated

@maxconstar7731

1y↑4

i'll be honest when I say this doesn't come to my mind when I think of songs in movies,but it's bloody good!

@danielescott2393

9y↑19

By that, I mean that this song above is now added to my favourite Batman soundtrack song list.

@robinorlowski9045

5y↑6

This was the only decent part of the movie

@rankrodent2772

3y↑1

@@robinorlowski9045 the whole soundtrack was great, the movie was a guilty pleasure to me

@YuukiTakemoto1996

Moloko's "Fun For Me" tho

@mollyhatchet7075

24w

THIS IS THIS BANDS BEST NON BALLAD SONG.. THIS IS BY FAR MY FAVORITE GOO GO DOLLS RECORDING .THEY ARE ONE THE BEST POWER POP ROCK OUTFITS OF ALL TIME. THIS SONG HAS EVERYTHING IS A DAM NEAR PERFECT TUNE .THEY HAVE 4 SONGS I LIKE BUT I LOVE THIS TUNE AND I WISH THEY COULD HAVE RECORDED MORE LIKE THIS UP TEMPO ROCKER .BTW THE DRUM PARTS IN THIS SONG ARE AMONG THE MOST PERFECT SONG ORIENTED AND TASTEFUL THAT I'VE EVER HEARD .

@geepike

16w

Checkout “Long Way Down” too. I loved the “Dizzy Up The Girl” album as much as anyone, but was sad that they’d transitioned away from their rock roots on later material. (Singles, anyways)

@SoldierBoy_snippet

2y↑1

Best song they made tbh

@lenathompson4856

5y↑4

And this song is from Batman & Robin soundtrack. My kind of favorite.

@larryhurley2314

2y↑4

I feel like it's 1997 again.

@jakeguitarzone2640

Their older songs have aged the best

@TheGeorgeLara

11y↑5

John Rzeznik still looks the same as he did 20 years ago

@subhamshahi3528

3y↑1

This ❣️🔥💝

@radiomanfsu

11y↑3

Fantastic song and the lyrics and hard beat capture my attention. Is it me or does John look 10 years younger? Really looking forward to May 7th...Release it in Buffalo like Let Love In, please!!

@Hansberch

10y↑6

Dat song

@ma525951

9y↑7

This is def one of my fave songs by them..Johnny is the hottest ive ever seen him in any video...he kinda reminds me of a Keith Urban in the Cop Car video..haha..They are both awesome singers and both really easy on the eyes..Love them both!

@nicolemartinez3325

8y↑2

+Michelle Derbala he does look great!

@joseguzman361

11y↑3

i like! god rock!

@skanksinatra514

3y↑2

Every single song the Goo's wrote for a soundtrack was an absolute masterpiece: "Im awake now" from Freddys Dead, this one (lazy eye), and "Iris" from City of Angels. Such an overlooked band w a pretty interesting history.

@maxconstar7731

24w↑1

Wait for the blackout from Tommy boy also! Cover of The Damned song

@juancisneros9238

2y↑3

I know they probably won’t do it, but I really wish they would do an album where they go back and do stuff like this, Bullet Proof, Hate This Place, Stop The World, etc.

@john94949

2y↑1

Those are some of my favs too. Slide was what got me into them. A fan since '98.

@MarcoAGJ

5y↑2

Great.

@aymanfaris6782

26w

Totally sounds like it belongs on the Batman & Robin soundtrack!

@brandonmoreyfromcaseyillin2508

This fav song

@thegr816

26w

The Karen hair on Johnny looks funny when he’s singing such a badass song.

@The_Thomas_Cruz

4y↑3

Someone do an instrumental version of this already

@ajspice

1y↑1

https://youtu.be/FZUErZjdz9o

@The_Thomas_Cruz

@@ajspice cheers mate!

@TheGeorgeLara

11y↑3

I remember watching that movie when I was like 6. lol

@mirka4838

10y↑7

"... lose yourself in no one's life ... trapped in nowhere's empty light..." gossip on the internet, internet ... like an empty echo. Live your life fully present in the moment. Extend a hand in friendship and dispel myths. :-) Great song :-) Particularly riffs and din around "...I don't believe in signs..." ;-) when all art is about symbols and signs, meaningful expression rather than noise :-) The light of inspiration comes from many, and some unexpected, sources. :-)

@danielmoorefield4891

6y↑1

Deep.
I love it.

@caseylynn7453

9y↑5

Love the song, don't really get the video but oh well

@DamianHowardTV

27w

* For anyone interested *

This is the the track that plays in the background half-way through Batman & Robin (1997) (albeit an instrumental version), when Poison Ivy and Bane infiltrate a Gotham street gang's "hideout" and "kick them out" and Poison Ivy redecorates the place.

@paulusjodhi7236

2y↑1

2022...dan lagu ini selalu g puter dimobil biar anak2 g denger.😘😘

@zahira_rania

lagu soundtrack batman & robin gak sih

@danielescott2393

9y↑34

Great, another awesome song from the Batman & Robin Soundtrack. Next to The Smashing Pumpkins' The End Is The Beginning Is The End, Bone Thugs-n-Harmony's Look Into My Eyes, R-Kelly's Gotham City. Not that great a movie, mind you. Still watch it sometimes, But these songs, though they don't redeem the movie, are awesome!

@bitsurfer0101

6y↑4

I've heard enough Smashing Pumpkins to last me a lifetime.

@unwelldanny7108

4y↑2

Fun For Me by Moloko.

@lucaelmz1234

4y↑3

Goo Goo Dolls and Smashing Pumpkins both did songs for both batman and robin and the first transformers movie 10 years later

@gongoozleriam9783

3y↑16

@john94949

2y↑1

Not bad. It's usually the errors in emulation that leads to one's own 'voice' or creativity. The lyrics are what you want them to be.

@ama-ri_vox

2y↑6

R.I.P. Coolio (Batman and Robin)

@thedomesticatedwitch

11y↑4

John used to be SO beautiful. It's too bad that plastic surgery ruined his original face. I mean, he is still gorgeous but not at all like he used to be. I am obviously grateful that his voice hasn't changed, nor his outstanding songwriting skills. :)

@MAIDEN-mn3to

5y↑4

So sad they will never write rock songs anymore ☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️☹️

@celosemnexo

11y↑1

Very nice song. Very underestimated...

@Usedtobebillie

8y↑19

Good times, before Johnny try to turn every goo goo dolls song into Iris and failed.

@michaelrainboy2968

7y↑5

I believe it was just the transition from the style that he liked to listen to as a kid and started trying to write in to the style which he feels, the one best suited for him to write.

@davidmoltz316

7y↑2

Lucas Vieira Galvão the lyrics to this song are amazing.

@MrButch8844

6y↑4

They started out as a punk band till he got tired of writing three cord songs.

@ChrisToplack

6y↑3

The Goo Goo Dolls accumulated 10 Top 10 hits since Iris so if you define that as failure, I would be happy to as well.

@Endalaust

11y↑6

yeah, it's from batman&robin soundtrack

@john94949

2y↑1

Not an easy song to play for a novice guitarist. Too much fret jumping. To me, it takes an expert to play that without missing the beat. Never had a whammy board for the effect either...

@DinosaurJesus

5y↑4

The last great song these guys did, before they fell into the soft rock abyss never to return. The success of Name totally ruined them.

@MAIDEN-mn3to

5y↑1

DinosaurJesus no it was iris

@DinosaurJesus

5y↑1

Lorenzo Montez: To each his own. I thought Iris was too sappy and sentimental, and so was just about everything they did after that. They became Bon Jovi.