Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Ativan Eyes
From the album The Brutalist Bricks (2010)
Intro:
(verse)
The industry s out of touch
The means of production are now in the hands of the workers
But I still want to be guided by your expert hands
Oh, lay your expert hands on me
(chorus)
And I, I would listen while you played me through my fears
And I, I would whisper just to make you come near
And I d watch every gesture while you play the Kay mirrors
Oh, I, I want your hands here
(repeat verse chords)
The new millennium s tough
For some more than others, a ridiculous understatement
But I still want to be gazed on by your Ativan eyes
Oh, cast an eye upon me
(repeat chorus chords)
And I d sit and write to you about all this and nothing
And I, I would give it all to give up all but one thing
And I m so sick of cynics and I want something to trust in
Oh, I, I want your eyes here
(bridge)
I feel danger growing
A storm s dropping branches in my path
Only danger where I m going
Will you be a stranger when I get back?
(repeat verse chords)
We strive to survive causing least suffering possible
The Flux of Pink Indians gave me words for that
But I still want your heart beating on mine
But oh, have I been beating on your heart?
(repeat chorus chords)
Cause I, I would listen while you played me through my fears
And I, I would whisper just to make you come near
And I d watch every gesture while you play the Kay mirrors
Oh I, I want your hands here
And I d drive and talk to you about all this and nothing
And I d still give it all to give up all but one thing
And I m so sick of cynics and I want something to trust in
Oh I, I want your eyes here
(outro)
I want your eyes here
Ativan eyes, dear
(repeat)
(guitar solo outro is in the key of B)
