With our eyes wide open, we—
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00:05
With our eyes wide open, we—
00:08
00:12
So this is the end of the story
00:16
Everything we had, everything we did
00:22
Is buried in dust, and this dust is all that's left of us
00:27
00:33
And only a few ever worried
00:36
While the signs were clear, they had no idea
00:41
You just get use to livin' in fear
00:45
Or give up, when you can't even picture your future
00:48
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open
00:55
01:00
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
01:13
(Walk the plank, with our eyes wide open, we—)
01:16
Yeah, we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
01:19
(Walk the plank, with our eyes wide open, we—)
01:22
And some people offered up answers
01:28
01:32
We made out we like we heard they were only words
01:35
They didn't add up, to a change in the way we were living
01:39
And the saddest thing, is all of it could've been avoided
01:46
But it was like to stop consuming, to stop being human
01:53
And why'd I make a change if you won't
01:57
We're all in the same, boat, stayin' afloat for the moment
02:00
02:05
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
02:08
(Walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—)
02:11
Yeah, we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
02:14
(We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—)
02:18
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
02:21
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
02:25
We walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we—
02:28
02:34
With our eyes wide open, we—
02:37
Walk the plank, we walk the plank
02:40
With our eyes wide open, we—
02:44
Walk the plank, we walk the plank, we walk the plank
02:46
With our eyes wide open, we—
02:51
Walk the plank, we walk the plank
02:54
With our eyes wide open
02:56
And that is the end of the story
02:59
03:00
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
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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