Give Me Your Eyes – English Lyrics

• By: Brandon Heath
• Album: Faith Hope Love Repeat

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into 'Give Me Your Eyes' by Brandon Heath, a moving Contemporary Christian song that beautifully encapsulates the universal desire for empathy and a deeper connection with humanity. Through its heartfelt lyrics and accessible pop-acoustic style, this song offers a wonderful opportunity to explore English vocabulary related to emotions, spirituality, and social awareness. Its clear narrative and relatable message make it special, encouraging listeners to reflect on their own perspectives and engage with the world more compassionately.

[English]

Looked down from a broken sky

Traced out by the city lights

My world from a mile high

Best seat in the house tonight

Touch down on the cold black-top

Hold on for the sudden stop

Breathe in the familiar shock of confusion and chaos

All those people goin' somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missin'

Give me Your love for humanity

Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Step out on the busy street

See a girl and our eyes meet

Does her best to smile at me

To hide what's underneath

There's a man just to her right

Black suit and a bright red tie

Too ashamed to tell his wife he's out of work, he's buyin' time

All those people goin' somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me Your eyes for just one second

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

Give me Your love for humanity

Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

I've been there a million times

A couple million lives

Just movin' past me by

I swear, I never thought that I was wrong

But I wanna second glance

So give me a second chance

To see the way You've seen the people all along

Give me Your eyes for just one second

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Everything that I keep missin'

Give me Your love for humanity

Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted

The ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me Your eyes so I can see

Give me Your eyes for just one second

(Lord, give me Your eyes) give me Your eyes, so I can see

Everything that I keep missing

That I keep missing (keep missing)

Give me Your heart for the broken-hearted (for the broken-hearted)

(The ones that are far beyond my reach)

Give me Your heart for the ones forgotten

Lord, give me Your eyes

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah

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Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
look /lʊk/ A1	verb - to direct one's gaze in a specified direction
sky /skaɪ/ A1	noun - the expanse of air over the Earth
city /ˈsɪti/ A1	noun - a large town
love /lʌv/ A1	noun - an intense feeling of deep affection verb - to feel deep affection for someone
heart /hɑːrt/ A1	noun - the organ that pumps blood in the body
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ B1	adjective - having been fractured or damaged
see /siː/ A1	verb - to perceive with the eyes
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general or considered collectively
arms /ɑːrmz/ B1	noun - the upper limbs of the human body
chance /tʃæns/ B1	noun - a possibility of something happening
confusion /kənˈfjuːʒən/ B2	noun - a state of being bewildered or unclear in one's mind
humanity /hjuːˈmænɪti/ B2	noun - the human race; human beings collectively
forgotten /fərˈɡɒtən/ B2	adjective - not remembered or considered
miles /maɪlz/ B2	noun - a unit of distance equal to 1,760 yards
sudden /ˈsʌdən/ B2	adjective - occurring or done quickly and unexpectedly
busy /ˈbɪzi/ B1	adjective - having a great deal to do
meet /miːt/ A1	verb - to come into the presence or company of someone

Key Grammar Structures

• Give me Your eyes for just one second

  ➔ Imperative with indirect object pronoun

  ➔ "Give me" is a command structure where the speaker requests something indirectly.

• Give me Your eyes so I can see

  ➔ Purpose clause using 'so that' clause (implied)

  ➔ The phrase expresses the purpose of the request: to see clearly.

• All those people goin' somewhere, why have I never cared?

  ➔ Present participle for ongoing action ('goin'') and interrogative sentence with 'why'

  ➔ Uses present participle 'goin’' as colloquial form of 'going' for ongoing action.

• Give me Your arms for the broken-hearted

  ➔ Imperative with indirect object, expressing request

  ➔ The phrase uses a command structure directed at giving support or help.

• Step out on the busy street

  ➔ Imperative verb 'Step out' with prepositional phrase

  ➔ Imperative form instructing someone to exit or move outside.

• See a girl and our eyes meet

  ➔ Present simple tense for habitual action and coordinated clause

  ➔ Uses present tense to describe habitual or repeated actions, with coordinated clause indicating two subjects.

• I've been there a million times

  ➔ Present perfect tense to indicate experience or repeated actions

  ➔ Uses present perfect to show the speaker's repeated or past experiences up to now.