There are other bands with the same name:
2) Another "The Eyes" was a late 1970’s Southern California punk group featured on the renowned Dangerhouse Records. Their lineup included Joe Ramirez; vocals, rhythm guitar; Charlotte Caffey (Pre Go-Gos); bass, vocals; and D.J. ‘Don’ Bonebrake (Pre-X) on drums. They are perhaps best remembered for their single "Disneyland".
3) The Eyes is also a spanish metal band based in Barcelona, they play an intense death metal similar to At The Gates or In Flames. The Eyes have released an album called Pursuing the Misfortune on A Date With Elvis label. The band have been the spanish support act for High On Fire, Walls of Jericho and Suffocation among others.
please don't cry
The Eyes Lyrics
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Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go, down to New Orleans
You know I love you so
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Turn your lamp down low
Turn your lamp down low
Turn your lamp down low
I beg you all night long, baby, please don't go
You brought me way down here
You brought me way down here
You brought me way down here
'bout to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go
Baby, please don't go, back the New Orleans
I beg you all night long
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
Before I be your dog
I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone
You know your man down gone
You know your man down gone
You know your man down gone
To the country farm, with all the shackles on
The Eyes's song "Please Don't Cry" appears to be a plea to a lover to stay with the singer rather than going down to New Orleans. With lines like "baby, please don't go" and "you know I love you so," the song is filled with a sense of desperation and longing. The singer is willing to beg all night long, pleading with their lover to stay.
In the second verse, the singer declares, "before I be your dog, I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone." This line could be interpreted in a couple of different ways. On the one hand, it might suggest that the singer is not willing to be subservient to their lover. On the other hand, it could be read as a warning of sorts - a hint that if the lover does leave, they'll be forced to face the harsh realities of the world alone.
The final verse is perhaps the most ominous, with the singer warning that their lover's "man down gone [...] to the country farm, with all the shackles on." This line suggests that if the lover leaves, they'll be imprisoned in some way - whether physically or emotionally.
Overall, "Please Don't Cry" is a song that captures the raw emotion and pain of a relationship on the brink of collapse. It's a plea for connection and intimacy that ultimately falls short.
Line by Line Meaning
Baby, please don't go
A pleading request to not leave
Baby, please don't go, down to New Orleans
An appeal to not go to New Orleans
You know I love you so
An assertion of affection
Before I be your dog
A declaration of not wanting to be dominated or controlled
I get you way'd out here, and let you walk alone
Expressing a desire to give the other person space and freedom
Turn your lamp down low
A request to dim the lights
I beg you all night long, baby, please don't go
An all-night plea to not leave
You brought me way down here
An accusation of being taken somewhere unwelcomed
'bout to Rolling Forks, you treat me like a dog
Being treated harshly and unfairly
Baby, please don't go, back to New Orleans
Continuing the request to not go to New Orleans
You know your man down gone
An implication of the other person being responsible for the man's absence
To the country farm, with all the shackles on
The man being imprisoned or enslaved
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MC KINLEY MORGANFIELD
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