Eyes without a face
Idol Lyrics


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I'm all out of hope
One more bad break
Could bring a fall

When I'm far from home
Don't call me on the phone
To tell me you're alone
It's easy to deceive
It's easy to tease
But hard to get release

(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
Got no human grace
You're eyes without a face

I spend so much time
Believing all the lies
Keep the dream alive

Now it makes me sad
It makes me mad at truth
For loving what was you

(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
Got no human grace
You're eyes without a face (face, face, face)

When you hear the music, you make a dip
Into someone else's pocket then make a slip
Steal a car and go to Las Vegas
Ooh, the gigolo pool

Hanging out by the state line
Turning holy water into wine
Drinkin' it down, oh, oh-oh, ow

I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip
Reading murder books, tryin' to stay hip
I'm thinkin' of you, you're out there, so
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
Say your prayers (ooh)

Now I close my eyes
And I wonder why
I don't despise

Now all I can do
Love what was once
So alive in you
But it's gone from your eyes
I better realize

(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage)
Eyes without a face
Got no human grace
You're eyes without a face

Such a human waste
You're eyes without a face (face, face, face)





And now it's getting worse

Overall Meaning

The song Eyes Without a Face by Idol has an underlying sense of melancholy and loss to it. The first stanza indicates that the singer is feeling hopeless, fragile, and at the brink of a fall. He/she is mistrustful of others, and does not want to hear about someone else's loneliness over the phone. What could be perceived as care and empathy by others, only feels like an emotional burden to the singer, who can't afford to invest in emotions at the moment.

The song then rapidly moves towards a memory of a deceitful relationship. The second verse reveals that the singer invested time in believing what turned out to be lies which kept him/her going in the relationship with someone else. But now, when the truth dawns, he/she is filled with sadness and anger at having invested emotions into someone who was only interested in an illusion. The phrase “eyes without a face” refers to the object of the singer's love, who is no longer human to him/her.


The song is about the pain of losing someone who you thought was ‘the one’.The “Eyes Without a Face” could refer to the fact that the person they miss is no longer human to them because they’re no longer in their life. Lights go out, doors close, communication ceases to exist between them. The person that the song’s narrator was in love with is no longer human to them. The chorus repeats three times, and the song ends with an extension of the chorus, featuring repeat of the phrase “such a human waste,” emphasizing that the promise of love and connection through the eyes is now dashed.


Line by Line Meaning

I'm all out of hope
I have completely lost all hope


One more bad break
Another unfortunate event could be devastating


Could bring a fall
Could lead to a downfall


When I'm far from home
When I am away from home


Don't call me on the phone
Please do not call me on the telephone


To tell me you're alone
To inform me that you are by yourself


It's easy to deceive
Deceiving someone is effortless


It's easy to tease
Teasing someone comes naturally


But hard to get release
But it is complicated to find an escape from the situation


(Les yeux sans visage)
(Eyes without a face)


Eyes without a face
The person has no emotions or humanity left


(Les yeux sans visage)
(Eyes without a face)


Got no human grace
There is no human-like quality remaining


You're eyes without a face
The person is like a faceless being


I spend so much time
I invest a significant amount of time


Believing all the lies
Trusting all the untruths


To keep the dream alive
To maintain hope for the future


Now it makes me sad
Now it causes me to feel sorrow


It makes me mad at truth
It frustrates me at the concept of reality


For loving what was you
For being attached to what you used to be


When you hear the music, you make a dip
When you hear the music, you dance in a particular way


Into someone else's pocket then make a slip
You steal somebody's money and run away


You steal a car and go to Las Vegas
You steal a car and drive to Las Vegas


Ooh, gigolo cool
Exhibiting qualities of a gigolo, which is flashy and cool


Hanging out by the state line
Chilling near the border of the state


Turning holy water into wine
Metaphorically accepting what is pure and making it into something impure


Drinkin' it down, oh, oh-oh, ow
Drinking it all down with enthusiasm and possibly pain


I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip
I am on a bus and experiencing a mind-altering journey


Reading murder books, tryin' to stay hip
Reading books about murder to appear trendy


I'm thinkin' of you, you're out there, so
I am thinking of you, and you are out there, somewhere


Say your prayers
I instruct you to recite your prayers


Now I close my eyes
Now I shut my eyes


And I wonder why
And I question why


I don't despise
I do not hate


Now all I can do
Now, all that is left for me to do


Love what was once
To love what used to be


So alive in you
Which used to characterize you


But it's gone from your eyes
However, you have lost that quality


I better realize
I should understand


Such a human waste
It is a loss of a person's humanity


You're eyes without a face
There is no personality left




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Billy Idol, Steve Stevens

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There are certain 80's songs that give me an overwhelmingly painful and bittersweet sense of nostalgia. This is definitely one of them.

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