Paranoid Eyes
Pink Floyd
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Button your lip. Don't let the shield slip. Take a fresh grip on your bullet proof mask. And if they try to break down your disguise with their questions You can hide, hide, hide, "I'll tell you what, I'll give you three blacks, and play you for five" "Ta! You was unlucky there son" "Time gentleman!" Behind paranoid eyes. You put on our brave face and slip over the road for a jar. Fixing your grin as you casually lean on the bar, Laughing too loud at the rest of the world With the boys in the crowd You hide, hide, hide, Behind petrified eyes. You believed in their stories of fame, fortune and glory. Now you're lost in a haze of alcohol soft middle age The pie in the sky turned out to be miles too high. And you hide, hide, hide, Behind brown and mild eyes.
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10 facts about this song
Album Inclusion"Paranoid Eyes" is a song by the English rock band Pink Floyd. It is included in their twelfth studio album "The Final Cut," which was released on March 21, 1983.
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Waters' ContributionThe song, like all others in 'The Final Cut' album, was written solely by the band's bassist and vocalist Roger Waters, who has repeatedly voiced his dissatisfaction with the album as a whole.
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Inspirational Connection"Paranoid Eyes" deals with themes of war, empathy, and emotional trauma - themes that reflect in Waters' experiences as his father died in World War II.
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Musical StructureIt is considered a quiet piece, distinguished by spoken words and dominated by acoustic instrumentation, contrasting with Pink Floyd's regular use of progressive rock composition in their previous works.
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Length and PositioningThe song ranks as the eighth track on the album with a total length of about 3:42 minutes and it plays right after "The Fletcher Memorial Home" and before "Get Your Filthy Hands Off My Desert."
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Critical Reception"Paranoid Eyes" usually comes under criticism for being one of the weaker songs on the album due to its lack of memorable melody and powerful lyrics compared to other tracks in the album.
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Live PerformancesUnlike some other songs in the 'The Final Cut' album, "Paranoid Eyes" was never played live by Pink Floyd.
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Production CrewJames Guthrie, longtime Pink Floyd collaborator, co-produced the album alongside Waters and Michael Kamen.
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Lack of ContributionsNotably, "Paranoid Eyes" features minimal contributions from other Pink Floyd band members Richard Wright and Nick Mason, reflecting the internal tension and creative disagreements within the band during the recording of this album.
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Album ConceptThe song contributes to the overarching concept of the album which aimed to critique and express disdain for politicians and those responsible for war atrocities globally. The album was essentially seen as Waters' solo project, where he conveyed his feelings about war and loss, made more personal by the loss of his own father in World War II.
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