In Your Eyes by Peter Gabriel rose to prominence when it was featured in the classic film Say Anything, directed by Cameron Crowe in 1989. Gabriel began working on the song in 1980 and completed it with the help of producer Daniel Lanois. The lyrics of the song convey a deep feeling of love and spiritual connection, partly inspired by Gabriels relationship with actress Rosanna Arquette.
Key: C
Introduction:
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Love
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I get so lost, sometimes
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Days pass
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And this emptiness fills my heart
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When I want to run away
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I drive off in my car
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But whichever way I go
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I come back to the place you are
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All my instincts, they return
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The grand facade, so soon will burn
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Without a noise, without my pride
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I reach out from the inside
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In your eyes, the light the heat
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(your eyes) and I'm complete
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(your eyes) I see the doorway
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(your eyes) to a thousand churches
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(your eyes) the resolution
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(your eyes) of all the fruitless searches
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oh, I see the light and the heat
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oh, I want to be that complete
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D(9) I wanna touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes
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Love
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I don't like to see so much pain
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So much wasted
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And this moment keeps slipping away
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I get so tired
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Working so hard for our survival
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I look to the time with you
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To keep me awake and alive
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And all my instincts, they return
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And grand facade, so soon will burn
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Without a noise, without my pride
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I reach out from the inside
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In your eyes
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(your eyes)
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(your eyes)
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In your eyes
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(your eyes), the light the heat
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(your eyes) and I'm complete
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(your eyes) I see the doorway
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(your eyes) to a thousand churches
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(your eyes) the resolution
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D
(your eyes) of all the fruitless searches
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D
oh, I see the light and the heat
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oh, I want to be that complete
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I wanna touch the light, the heat I see in your eyes