Open Hand quickly built a massive buzz in the underground scene. A band’s band from the beginning, Open Hand was offered tours with the likes of Glassjaw, The Juliana Theory and Thursday. Those early tours and two acclaimed EP releases on its own American Propaganda label, Radio Days (1999) and Evolutions (2000), helped spread the buzz. Both EPs quickly sold out and soon the band was the talk of major label A&R reps – though perhaps too soon. After a couple of false starts with the majors, Open Hand opted to sign with the highly regarded indie Trustkill Records in 2002.
The following year, Trustkill issued The Dream, a collection of the band’s long out of print EPs with a couple of new bonus tracks. In spite of the material being a few years old, The Dream quickly became a favorite of fans, artists and critics around the world – topping countless Best Albums of 2003 lists.
In 2005, Trustkill issued the follow-up, You and Me, which met with rave reviews and was rated "album of the month" by Rock Sound in the UK. The stylistic departure from The Dream was huge: with most of the original members departed in favour of other projects, lead singer Justin Isham began working on a sound more akin to the Queens of the Stone Age, among others. The original concept for the album was a military story, traces of which are still evident in songs like Trench Warfare and The Ambush, but was quickly discarded on the advice of Isham's friends and bandmates.
Open Hand's third album, Honey, was released April 20, 2010 on Anodyne Records. The band expanded on the layered, guitar-heavy Queens of the Stone Age sound they forged with You and Me, but Honey also saw the band experimenting with other styles and directions, such as on the hip-hop infused "The Valley" (featuring Christopher "Kid" Reid from Kid n' Play) or the trashy riot grrl number "The Angels." Matt Talbot of Hum and Brodie Rush of Be/Non also contributed vocals for the record.
In Your Eyes
Open Hand Lyrics
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I've been through which I think, could be commercial
What's inside
What's inside of your eyes
I don't know now
I don't know
What you want
I can see right through them now
What's inside
What's inside of your mind
I don't know
I don't know
But stay down
I don't know now
In your eyes
In your eyes
See the light shine though them now
In your eyes
You act the same
We should get it down
See right through you (right now)
See right through you
I see right
see right through you
We should get it down
Take
In your eyes
In your eyes
See the light shine through.
The lyrics to Open Hand's song "In Your Eyes" appear to be about trying to understand someone else's thoughts and intentions. The singer seems to be talking to someone and asking what's going on inside their head and their eyes. They are trying to see through the other person and understand what they truly want, but they can't quite grasp it. The singer states that they can "see right through" the other person's eyes, but they still don't know what they want.
The repeated line "In your eyes, see the light shine through them now" suggests that the singer is trying to find something positive or good in the other person's thoughts or intentions. They are looking for some kind of connection or understanding, even if they can't fully get there. The line "You act the same, we should get it down" could be the singer's attempt to encourage the other person to be themselves and work on their relationship.
Overall, the lyrics of "In Your Eyes" are somewhat ambiguous, leaving a lot up to interpretation. However, they seem to be about the struggles of understanding and connecting with other people, and the importance of finding common ground and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
Uh, can I play you, um, some of the new things
I've been through which I think, could be commercial
I would like to show you some of my new ideas that I believe could be successful
What's inside
What's inside of your eyes
I don't know now
I don't know
What you want
What's inside of your eyes
I can see right through them now
I am unsure of what emotions or desires are reflected in your eyes, but I can see through any facade you may be putting up
What's inside
What's inside of your mind
I don't know
I don't know
But stay down
I don't know now
I am unaware of what thoughts or intentions lie within your mind, but I am requesting that you remain calm and open with me
In your eyes
In your eyes
See the light shine though them now
In your eyes
You act the same
We should get it down
I can currently observe the brightness and authenticity in your eyes, yet your actions are inconsistent. Let us strive for consistency together
See right through you (right now)
See right through you
I see right
see right through you
We should get it down
Take
In your eyes
In your eyes
See the light shine through.
At this moment, I can easily read your true intentions and I hope that we can be honest with each other. Let us work together to bring forth the genuine qualities within ourselves
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ERIK SUNDBORG, MICHAEL FEINER
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