Level 42 — I Want Eyes

It's late I know but I can't sleep Peace of mind is hard to keep I saw it on the news today A thousand lives just blown away I want eyes I want eyes Another page in history But the why is still a mystery Won't you come so we can talk this through Do you need me now like I need you I want eyes I want eyes On the beach lies a boy Thrown away like a toy In the field lies a man Left behind, he was calling, calling No one saw him die Sitting there you're telling me That everything is meant to be But when I say I can't go on I know I'm not the only one I just can't live on planet hope And watch the world go up in smoke I don't know how to face the facts When I see a child respond to impact I want eyes I want eyes I want eyes I want eyes So I wake every night With the same dream in mind In a field there's a man Left behind, he was calling, calling No one saw me cry Call