"Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath

The song I chose for this week is "Give Me Your Eyes" by Brandon Heath. Brandon Heath is a Christian music artist. He has two albums out, which are Don't Get Comfortable, released in 2006 and What If We, which was released in 2008. I like this song because when I think about the meaning, it makes me realize that even though life can be hard at times I have such an awesome life and that I'm extremely lucky. To me, the song means that the guy is going through life just like all of us but he doesn't see the people he walks past that have it bad in life. When he sees these people that are unfortunate, he doesn't actually see who they really are. So he asks God to help him see what's going on in the world. It also seems that maybe he experienced something bad and that it was an eye opener so he wants to see the other people that have it bad in life. And I think he's also asking God for faith and for help so he can help these people and help change these people's lifes.


Looked down from a broken sky, traced out by the city of lights

My world from a mile high, best seat in the house tonight

Touched down on the cold black top

Hold on for the sudden stop

Breathe in the familiar shock of confusion and chaos

All those people going somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted, ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

Step out on a busy street

See a girl and our eyes meet, does her best to smile at me. To hide what’s underneath

There’s a man just to her right, black suit and a bright red tie

To ashamed to tell his wife, he’s out of work, he’s buying time

All those people going somewhere, why have I never cared?

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted, the ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

I’ve been there a million times, a couple of million eyes

Just moving, past me by

I swear I never thought that I was wrong.

I want a second glance so give me a second chance to see the way you’ve seen the people all along.

Give me your eyes for just one second

Give me your eyes so I can see everything that I keep missing

Give me your love for humanity

Give me your arms for the broken hearted, the ones that are far beyond my reach

Give me your heart for the ones forgotten

Give me your eyes so I can see

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