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Portishead Western Eyes Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 10/10 [1 vote]Album: Portishead / Original Release Date: 1997-09-29Genre: ElectronicSong Duration: 3 min 59 sec
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- Western Eyes Lyrics / with translationsForgotten throes of anothers life
The heart of love is their only light
Faithless greeds, consolidating
Holding down sweet charity
With western eyes and serpents breath
We lay our own conscience to rest
But I'm aching at the view
Yes I'm breaking at the scenes just like you
They have values of a certain taste
The innocent they can hardly wait
To crucify, invalidating
Turning to dishonesty
With western eyes and serpents breath
They lay their own conscience to rest
But then they lie and then they dare to be
Hidden heros candidly
So I'm aching at the view
Yes I'm breaking at the scenes just like you
(I feel so cold on hookers and gin...this mess we're in!)
The heart of love is their only light
Faithless greeds, consolidating
Holding down sweet charity
With western eyes and serpents breath
We lay our own conscience to rest
But I'm aching at the view
Yes I'm breaking at the scenes just like you
They have values of a certain taste
The innocent they can hardly wait
Turning to dishonesty
With western eyes and serpents breath
They lay their own conscience to rest
But then they lie and then they dare to be
Hidden heros candidly
So I'm aching at the view
Yes I'm breaking at the scenes just like you
(I feel so cold on hookers and gin...this mess we're in!)
Facts about Western Eyes
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Western Eyes is written by Beth Gibbons, Geoffrey Barrow, Adrian Francis Utley.
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It is first released on September 29, 1997 as part of Portishead's album "Portishead" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the song 'Western Eyes' by Portishead is a collaboration with Nick Ingman & Orchestra and is based on the notions of betrayal, greed, and the loss of innocence. Thecryptic lyrics draw a parallel between the person and society that is struggling to fight their way out of a freezing, ugly, and very sinful world full of lies and moral collapse. The lyrics of Western eyes give the main spotlight to pain, confusion, heartbreak, despair, pondering, and social commentary. The song at the same time conveys disillusionment and betrayal, shared hurt and weakness, and moral decay and conscience to be the major themes. The lyrics are quite sophisticated and deal with delicate issues, for instance, dishonesty and a person's emotional state, that could be hard for kids below the age of 13 to handle. Furthermore, the term 'hookers and gin' implies sexual matters, thus pushing the rating to PG-13.
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Western Eyes falls under the genre Electronic.
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Western Eyes song length is 3 minutes and 59 seconds.
Who wrote Western Eyes lyrics?
Western Eyes is written by Beth Gibbons, Geoffrey Barrow, Adrian Francis Utley.
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When was Western Eyes released?
It is first released on September 29, 1997 as part of Portishead's album "Portishead" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 10th track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Western Eyes lyrics?
When we think about what all of this might truly mean, the song 'Western Eyes' by Portishead is a collaboration with Nick Ingman & Orchestra and is based on the notions of betrayal, greed, and the loss of innocence. Thecryptic lyrics draw a parallel between the person and society that is struggling to fight their way out of a freezing, ugly, and very sinful world full of lies and moral collapse. The lyrics of Western eyes give the main spotlight to pain, confusion, heartbreak, despair, pondering, and social commentary. The song at the same time conveys disillusionment and betrayal, shared hurt and weakness, and moral decay and conscience to be the major themes. The lyrics are quite sophisticated and deal with delicate issues, for instance, dishonesty and a person's emotional state, that could be hard for kids below the age of 13 to handle. Furthermore, the term 'hookers and gin' implies sexual matters, thus pushing the rating to PG-13.
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Which genre is Western Eyes?
Western Eyes falls under the genre Electronic.
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How long is the song Western Eyes?
Western Eyes song length is 3 minutes and 59 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Beth Gibbons, Geoffrey Barrow, Adrian Francis UtleyRecord Label(s): 1997 Go Beat
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