Eyes Wide Open – English Lyrics

• By: Gotye
• Album: Making Mirrors

Lyrics & Translation

Discover the poignant and prophetic lyrics of Gotye's "Eyes Wide Open" to learn English through its powerful social commentary. The song's clear, deliberate vocals and repetitive chorus make it an excellent choice for language learners to grasp themes of environmental consciousness and societal critique, all set to a uniquely crafted soundscape.

[English]

With our eyes wide open, we—

...

With our eyes wide open, we—

...

So this is the end of the story

Everything we had, everything we did

Is buried in dust, and this dust is all that's left of us

...

And only a few ever worried

While the signs were clear, they had no idea

You just get use to livin' in fear

Or give up, when you can't even picture your future

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open

...

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

(Walk the plank, with our eyes wide open, we—)

Yeah, we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

(Walk the plank, with our eyes wide open, we—)

And some people offered up answers

...

We made out we like we heard they were only words

They didn't add up, to a change in the way we were living

And the saddest thing, is all of it could've been avoided

But it was like to stop consuming, to stop being human

And why'd I make a change if you won't

We're all in the same, boat, stayin' afloat for the moment

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We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

(Walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—)

Yeah, we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

(We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—)

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—

...

With our eyes wide open, we—

Walk the plank, we walk the plank

With our eyes wide open, we—

Walk the plank, we walk the plank, we walk the plank

With our eyes wide open, we—

Walk the plank, we walk the plank

With our eyes wide open

And that is the end of the story

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