EYES
The She Lyrics

Bright eyes black hair to her waist
The woman being described has prominent features like black hair and bright eyes that symbolize beauty.

She lures me into an empty space
The woman attracts the singer and convinces them to enter into a space that is perhaps hostile or uninviting.

Where a void takes over my soul
The space she leads the singer to is one that is emotionally draining and isolating.

Trapping me in this cold dark place
The artist feels helpless and stuck in the emotional darkness of the space they entered.

She'll feed on my biggest fears
The woman preys on the artist's insecurities and exploits their weaknesses.

And rejoice when I collapse in tears
The woman takes pleasure in seeing the singer suffer emotionally.

Finding strength in what makes me weak
The woman finds power in exploiting and manipulating the singer's vulnerabilities.

She opens her mouth and begins to speak
The woman starts to communicate with the artist, revealing her intentions and motives.

I once was happy and full of life
The artist used to have a positive outlook on life.

Before that man came and took that away
Someone caused the artist's life to lose its joy and happiness.

Disappeared and left me for dead
The person who caused the singer's emotional pain left them to suffer alone.

Laying there with a gun shot to my head
The artist suffered a great trauma that led them to feel helpless and powerless.

The terror has made me cruel
The singer's traumatic experience has made them bitter and resentful.

I want you to feel my pain
The singer wants the woman to understand their suffering and hurt.

And if it takes your life away
The singer is willing to go to great lengths to make the woman feel the same pain they feel.

I can live through another day
The artist uses revenge as a way to cope with their trauma and to survive.

Bright Eyes please let me speak
The artist pleads with the woman to listen to them and hear their perspective.

I don't mean to do the same
The singer wants the woman to know that they don't want to hurt her in the same way that they were hurt.

For just like you I can relate
The singer sees themselves in the woman and wants her to understand that they share a common experience of pain and suffering.

To the pain that you live with everyday
The artist acknowledges that the woman experiences pain on a daily basis.

I learned to live with a broken heart
The artist has adapted to their trauma and has found a way to live with the pain.

And every day it gets colder and hard
The artist's heart has become more closed off and distant over time because of their trauma.

I wish to see her face again
The singer desires to confront the person who caused their emotional pain.

To remind her of the man that she left for dead
The artist wants the woman to remember the harm she caused and to feel some sense of remorse for her actions.

Disappeared and made me insane
The woman's actions drove the singer to the brink of madness.

I'm living now with a black heart full of hate
The singer's traumatic experience has left them bitter and full of resentment towards others.

The terror has made me cruel
The singer's trauma has caused them to become vengeful and retaliate against others.

I want them to feel my pain
The artist wants others to understand the pain they have suffered and to feel empathy for their situation.

And if it takes their life away
The artist is willing to exact revenge on others to make them feel the same hurt and pain they have gone through.

I can live through another day
The singer uses revenge as a coping mechanism to deal with their trauma and continue living.

As I leave this haunted space
The singer is moving on from the emotional darkness that had previously consumed them.

I feel her spirit with mine embrace
The artist feels a connection to the woman who had caused them pain and hurt.

Her sorrow's now attached to me
The woman's emotional pain has resonated with the artist and has become a part of them.

Causing me to feel her misery
The artist has internalized the woman's emotional pain and feels it as if it were their own.

She now resides inside my soul
The woman's memory and pain have become a permanent part of the singer's emotional state.

I feel so dead and feel so cold
The artist is emotionally numb and disconnected because of the trauma they have experienced.

I wish to see those eyes again
The singer wants to confront the person who caused them pain and hurt.

To remind her of the man that she possessed
The singer wants the woman to remember the harm she caused and to feel accountable for her actions.