Headlights were an indie rock band from Champaign, IL, formed in 2004-2010.… Read Full Bio ↴Headlights were an indie rock band from Champaign, IL, formed in 2004-2010. The band was formed following the dissolution of Absinthe Blind, when members Erin Fein, Seth Fein and Brett Sanderson formed a band named Orphan (not Orphans, as it is commonly misspelled). It was only when Tristan Wraight started writing songs with Fein that Headlights was formed. The band has since expanded to include Nick Sanborn of Decibully. They have toured the United States and Europe multiple times.

Headlights released The Enemies EP in 2004, and followed that up in 2006 with a split single with Canadian indie rock band The Most Serene Republic. Later in 2006, the band released their debut album, Kill Them With Kindness, which has received positive reviews. The band also released Some Racing, Some Stopping in March 2008 and Wildlife in October 2009.

The band's official web site is headlightsmusic.com and they also have a myspace page.

Owl Eyes
Headlights Lyrics

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I'm hoping hat you feel the same as I do
Walking through the ruins of this crazy town
Like we've got plans
But you don't have
And right there's a place waiting just for us to run to
Just for us to run to

If all is the same

Wherever we go
Then I suppose that we should change our names
Settle into something basic
We'll make the world a better place to run to
A place for us to run to
You can stay here for a while
And remember all the empty streets back home
With a little more time
We can picture all the faces that we've known Along the way
Whoa-oh

I'm hoping that you feel the same as I do
Walking through the ruins of this crazy town
Like we've got plans but you don't have
And right there's a place waiting just for us to run to
Just for us to run to
You can stay here for a while
And remember all the empty streets back home

And with a little more time
We can picture all the faces that we've known along the way

Overall Meaning

The song "Owl Eyes" by Headlights speaks to the universal human desire for escape and new beginnings. The lyrics convey a sense of restlessness and dissatisfaction with the current situation, and a yearning to find a place to run to – a place that is waiting just for the singer and the person they address in the song. Walking through the ruins of a crazy town, they imagine a better place, a place where they can settle into something basic and make the world a better place to run to.

The lyrics paint a picture of someone who feels stuck and needs a change. By changing their names and settling into something basic, they hope to create a new identity for themselves and to find a place to belong. The singer is hoping that the person they address in the song feels the same way and shares their desire to run away and start anew. They invite them to stay for a while and remember all the empty streets back home, but also to picture all the faces they've known along the way.

Overall, "Owl Eyes" is a song about longing for escape and searching for a better place. It captures the feeling of being lost and searching for something more, and it invites the listener to imagine a place where they can start over and make a new life for themselves.

Line by Line Meaning

I'm hoping hat you feel the same as I do
I desire for you to have the same sentiments towards me as I do towards you

Walking through the ruins of this crazy town
Strolling through the destruction of this chaotic place

Like we've got plans
As though we possess planned intentions

But you don't have
However, you lack it

And right there's a place waiting just for us to run to
Additionally, there is a location that anticipates our arrival

Just for us to run to
Exclusive and designated for us to escape to

If all is the same
If every location is analogous

Wherever we go
No matter where our journey takes us

Then I suppose that we should change our names
I assert that we should alter our identities accordingly

Settle into something basic
Establish ourselves with something simple

We'll make the world a better place to run to
We will improve the world to make it an even better escapade for ourselves