Story Behind The Song
The song is about two people who are sitting on the stoop in the back of their house, watching the crows, being in the day, wishing they didn't have to deal with people. It's just a commentary on the day underlined by the fact that there is some distance between them that they are trying to get still enough to dissolve.
Song Description
7th Chord Jazz Blues progression that doesn't resolve melodically.
| Song Length |
6:25 |
Genre |
Jazz - General, Blues - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Ecstatic, Restless |
Subject |
Existence, Life |
| Similar Artists |
The Cranberries, Natalie Merchant |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Dark Eyes
Dark eyes hidden in a wry smile
Who?s going out there this time
I?ll just sit here on the landing if you don?t mind
Chestnuts fallin?, crackin? at our feet
Crows all hurling curses at the empty street
Everybody?s hustling,
But so incomplete
Won?t you take me up the hill
Let me lean against the breeze
Listen to the summer
As it slips between the trees
It?s just the shadows in your eyes
That bring me to my knees
Dark eyes hidden in a wry smile
Who?s going out there this time
I?ll just sit here on the landing if you don?t mind
@ Rane Nogales 2000
?Sleepin? With the Dogs?
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