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Wild Eyes
Paul Baribeau Lyrics
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splash across the front yard
dance across your t-shirt
while we ran out the back door
i don't think my heart ever beat so hard before
i've never seen wild eyes like yours
heard all the rumors about you
with your beat up black converse
and your broken front tooth
let 'em talk all they want
i don't care anymore
'cause i've never seen wild eyes like yours
wouldn't say i was your best friend
i was just someone who would listen
but it was you and me all summer long
down in your parents' basement
that was years ago
we're not those kids anymore
it's just that i've never seen wild eyes like yours
The song "Wild Eyes" by Paul Baribeau is about a narrator who remembers a wild and chaotic night with a friend. The song starts off with the singer and the friend running out the back door while the lights from a police car shine on them. The singer comments on the friend's wild eyes-- eyes that the singer has never seen before. In the second verse, the singer addresses the rumors surrounding the friend, mentioning that they've heard that the friend dropped out of high school and has a broken front tooth. But despite all of this, the singer doesn't care because they've never seen eyes like theirs.
The final verse remembers a time in the past when the singer and the friend would spend all summer together in the friend's parents' basement. The singer reflects on the fact that it's been years since then and that they're not those same kids anymore, but still can't shake the image of the friend's wild eyes.
Overall, the song is about a memorable and intense experience with a friend that the singer can't forget. The wildness of the night is best encapsulated by the friend's eyes, which the singer remembers vividly even years later.
Line by Line Meaning
saw the lights from the police car
I witnessed the twinkling of the police car's lights.
splash across the front yard
The lights were spreading over the front yard like waves.
dance across your t-shirt
The lights were reflecting off your t-shirt like a dance performance.
while we ran out the back door
We were scampering hastily through the back door.
i don't think my heart ever beat so hard before
I have never felt my heart beating as fast and hard as it was then.
i've never seen wild eyes like yours
I have never witnessed any pair of eyes as animated and lively as yours.
heard all the rumors about you
I had learned all the hearsays and gossip about you.
how you dropped out of high school
I heard that you left high school before graduating.
with your beat-up black converse
You were often seen wearing your worn-out black converse.
and your broken front tooth
You had a broken tooth that was visible when you smiled or talked.
let 'em talk all they want
I don't mind whatever rumors and talk they spread about you.
i don't care anymore
I no longer care about what others say or think about you.
'cause i've never seen wild eyes like yours
This is because you have an unfettered and unrestrained spirit that shows through your eyes.
wouldn't say I was your best friend
I wouldn't claim to be your closest or dearest friend.
i was just someone who would listen
Instead, I was someone who would lend an ear when you needed someone to talk to.
but it was you and me all summer long
However, it was you and I who bonded and spent time together all summer.
down in your parents' basement
We would often hang out in your parents' basement.
that was years ago
That was a considerable time in the past.
we're not those kids anymore
We have both grown up and changed since that time.
it's just that i've never seen wild eyes like yours
This still holds true, as I have never seen anyone else with such lively energy and free-spiritedness radiating from their eyes like you.
Contributed by Jeremiah D. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Albert
I’ll never forget the love of my life that got away singing this song to me sounding exactly like Paul…
Teneniel Djo and the Nightsisters
This man's music is so freaking awesome
Quin
6 years later and this song never fails to make me cry with a smile on my face. I can't put into words how much this song means to me and stuck with me, will always be my fav of pauls and love the music he has made, even if he never makes anymore id be just fine with what he left behind <3
snailslug
I just love the meaningful lyrics in this song and the emotion in his voice
Sophia Stratton
Thanks for uploading this! Paul is so great!
Mikie Burke
8 years later and I'm still sad.
J
This song is beautiful.
Walt Williams
heard this on the "record hospital" 3 days ago.
KHALIL
better than billie eilish