Eyepiercinglove
[In]
(Adlib:) Can you see me?
(Adlib:) Or are you just looking?
(Adlib:) There's a difference... yeah.
(Vocal Run:) Ooh-woah, yeah, yeah...
[V1]
I’ve been a portrait hanging on the wall
People walking by, they never stop to call
They see the color, yeah, they see the frame
But they never take the time to learn the name.
I learned to hide behind the "foster hush"
Revealing only bits and pieces, never in a rush
I wear the mask on the outside to protect what’s within
But I’m tired of the surface, tired of the skin.
(Adlib:) Take it off...
[Ch]
It’s an Eyepiercinglove
Going deeper than the bone
Finding places in my heart that I have never known.
It cuts through the shadow, cuts through the night
Flooding all my darkness with a blinding light.
Don't just look at me... look through me.
It’s naked, it’s raw, it’s coming from above.
This is Eyepiercinglove.
(Adlib:) Do you see it now?
[V2]
They scanning the barcode, reading the price
Seeing "damaged goods" and thinking twice
"Repackaged," "Refurbished," put back on the shelf
I tried to escape but I couldn't run from myself.
(Adlib:) Can't run...
Unconditional love is all I want to give
But am I willing to receive it? Is that how I live?
I need a connection that breaks the control
I need a vision that stares at the soul.
(Adlib:) Go deeper...
[Ch]
It’s an Eyepiercinglove
Going deeper than the bone
Finding places in my heart that I have never known.
It cuts through the shadow, cuts through the night
Flooding all my darkness with a blinding light.
Don't just look at me... look through me.
It’s naked, it’s raw, it’s coming from above.
This is Eyepiercinglove.
[Refrain / Scat]
(Scatting:) Da-da-da-dow, ooh-yeah...
(Scatting:) Ba-da-bap-bap, hey!
No filters... (Strip it back!)
No shadows... (Fade to black!)
(Vocal Run:) I just wanna be seeeeen!
[V3]
Changes to changes to changes, I look around
Am I falling backwards with no one to be found?
I’m hanging by a thread of hope that things will be better
Managing to forgive, yeah, I’m writing the letter.
I refuse to let the battles overcome me
After all the trouble, the victory has won me!
(Adlib:) I'm still here!
[Br]
It stings a little... (Adlib: Yeah it burns...)
To let the walls come down.
I’m trading in the armor for a brand new gown.
I want to be known. I want to be found.
I’m standing right here on this holy ground.
Look at me!
(Adlib:) Don't look away!
[Ch]
It’s an Eyepiercinglove
Going deeper than the bone
Finding places in my heart that I have never known.
It cuts through the shadow, cuts through the night
Flooding all my darkness with a blinding light.
Don't just look at me... look through me.
It’s naked, it’s raw, it’s coming from above.
This is Eyepiercinglove.
[Out]
(Adlib:) My name is the promise.
(Adlib:) My name is the plea.
Eyepiercinglove.
Do you see me now?
(Scatting:) Ooh, da-da-da... I see you.
[Fade out with a single heartbeat sound]
Eyepiercinglove
