Owl City - Bright Eyes Lyrics






Is it a kind of dream,
Floating out on the tide,
Following the river of death downstream?
Oh, is it a dream?

There's a fog along the horizon,
A strange glow in the sky,
And nobody seems to know where you go,
And what does it mean?
Oh, is it a dream?

Bright eyes,
Burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
How can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes.

Is it a kind of shadow,
Reaching into the night,
Wandering over the hills unseen,
Or is it a dream?

There's a high wind in the trees,
A cold sound in the air,
And nobody ever knows when you go,
And where do you start,
Oh, into the dark.

Bright eyes,
burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes.

Bright eyes,
burning like fire.
Bright eyes,
how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes.





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  1. K.... F....

    It's so watershipdown over here that it makes me fill so alive

  2. F.... S....

    My heart joined the thousand because my friend stopped running today.

  3. M.... D....

    No no no! Sorry But this was bad 🤦🏻‍♀️ water ship down theme is better

  4. E.... ....

    Whoa . . .🥴💙

  5. S.... ....

    I was so not ready for this, this gave me so many goosebumps ;0;

  6. W.... S....

    Brighteyes

  7. M.... R....

    I actually love this version much better than Art Garfunkel’s. He actually sings this with more emotion and what’s awesome about Adam Young is that he has Asperger’s.

  8. A.... M....

    For my Lovey. I was not with you when you crossed over. You thought you were sparing me. I still hurt years later.

  9. L.... W....

    My eyes 👀 are so bight eyes

  10. D.... G....

    Fabulous. Beautiful rendition.

  11. O.... R....

    A song has never made me cry until now. All of the sad parts of life flew by before my eyes. I can’t put this into words. Well done Adam.😭👏🏻

  12. C.... D....

    Netflix is supposed to release a Watership Down miniseries late this year. If they don't get Adam Young to do the score, it will literally be the biggest missed opportunity!

    C.... D....

    It was a huge missed opportunity!

  13. A.... D....

    I've been a fan of Adam's for a while now, but just got around to reading Watership Down this past week. I'm so happy I did, it is a great book! I even watched the movie today, and that returned me to this cover.

  14. m.... f....

    i full abit watership down now aftar hereing this

  15. m.... f....

    bright eyes brining like fier

  16. A.... ....

    Thank you for this, even though i can't listen to it without breaking down into tears

    O' Frith take these innocents into your heart.
    Let them be with you forever in the kingdom of El-ahrairah The Prince with a Thousand Enemies.
    Let them know not pain or sadness now or evermore.
    Live forever in joy and love them as no other ever could.

    Lucky and Brave.
    My beautiful babies.
    Our time together was so brief and there are no words to say how much I will miss you.
    I will never forget you and not a day will pass that my heart will not ache when I think of you.
    So rest for now.
    Until the day we are reunited.
    My beautiful babies.

  17. D.... ....

    That movie destroyed me.

  18. �.... �....

    I always cry when I hear this song. Hearing dear Adam sing it makes me cry even more.
    אדם יאנג אני אוהבת אותך!!!

  19. P.... D....

    i love adam young but i think art garfunkel's version of this is better

    P.... D....

    I love Art Garfunkel, but I love Adam Young more than him.

    P.... D....

    @Sarah Johnston I love both versions, but Garfunkle just tops this. I prefer the not-quite as perfect voice he has for this song

  20. m.... g....

    he is the best singer ever,but why did u stop man keep making song u got this.😊

    m.... g....

    minecraft gaming he didn't stop he has new music coming out soon. :)

  21. A.... R....

    "How could the light that burned so brightly....
    Suddenly burn so pale?
    Bright eyes..."
    RIP Richard Adams, author of "Watership Down"!

    A.... R....

    Amber Rizzi It will almost be a year that he's been gone

  22. K.... ....

    I hate this song for how sad it makes me. But he makes it sound sweet.

  23. M.... ....

    nonono haZEL"S NOT DEAD

  24. L.... W....

    Be Owl's Things Collector cause Owl City

  25. A.... G....

    I love AY so much 😘🌃

  26. K.... T....

    owl city i will never stop loving you

  27. S.... H....

    Oh my gosh I love Adam's covers they're always amazing!!!

  28. A.... R....

    This cover played a part in me reading "Watership Down" for the first time... Now my favorite book of all time!

    A.... R....

    Me too! :)

    A.... R....

    Watership Down is Adam's favorite book.

    A.... R....

    It just became my new favorite book too after reading it this Summer!!! And my new favorite animated series. I wish this cover would have been in the new series, he’s got a pure voice

    A.... R....

    I am almost finish with the book!

    A.... R....

    I cannot believe it’s not on ITunes

  29. C.... ....

    WHO's here because of Watership Down (The Movie)?

  30. T.... ....

    I thought Watership Down was going to be a cute bunny movi- NO. NO. THEY ALL KILL EACH OTHER. Beautiful song though.

    T.... ....

    a bunny

  31. S.... T....

    so mesmerizing!!!! love this cover song :)

  32. N.... J....

    how can the light that burned so brightly suddenly burn so pail?? :'(

  33. C.... H....

    Can't. Stop. Listening. Such deep meaning behind the lyrics...trying to figure it out.

  34. r.... r....

    Its sooo good

  35. R.... S....

    He never disappoints...EVER!

    R.... S....

    No he doesn’t and I love the piano and orchestra music, very sentimental I just want to cry

  36. K.... ....

    Heck yeah! Watership Down and Art and Garfunkle cover! This made me very happy. BRIGHT EYYYEEES BURNING LIKE FIRE!

    K.... ....

    Art and garfunkel?

    K.... ....

    Luigi16 BBK






    .

  37. T.... L....

    omg big up to adam young

  38. D.... P....

    The new Kite cover of the Watership Down single will be available for DDR Ultramix 4.

  39. G.... S....

    Just when I thought this song couldn't POSSIBLY be any more depressing!

    G.... S....

    Yet, it's so beautiful.

    G.... S....

    @MonoTopia5
    It really is.

  40. N.... B....

    I literally starting crying after I heard this cover. It's so beautiful

  41. V.... T....

    it's so good !!!

  42. T.... D....

    This version of the song should definitely be the end-credits for Watership Down child friendly CGI movie Remake. I think the movie should get a Remake that stars Martian Freeman, Jim Sturgus, Hugh Jackman, Andy Serkis, & Michael Fassbender.

    T.... D....

    The Double U They've actually got the entire cast and it's going tp be a BBC Netflix miniseries.

    T.... D....

    I hope this version will be both the opening title with lyrics and the end title after the episode only instrumental.

    T.... D....

    Its out now on Netflix but not really reaching the standards of the 1978 movie.

    T.... D....

    Present day, 2019: well that remake was a hell of disappointment. Wanna good Watership Down series, watch the 1999 cartoon. Oh and for the furries out there; yes, Blackberry is a female. Now go on, make all the shipping/porn fan art and fan fiction with her and Hazel.

  43. P.... R....

    Bright eyes 4 sure!

  44. H.... E....

    Listening to this at 3 AM when I recently lost someone was an EXTREMELY bad idea. 
    So is writing this comment at 3 AM.
    But Rational Me is asleep right now.

    H.... E....

    plot twist: Rational you doesn't exist

    H.... E....

    thanks for existing, you're amazing. You are so loved and precious, Thanks for being alive. Jesus loves you so much.

  45. J.... ....

    Its so beautiful and amazing when he sings it, He has a beautiful voice!!! Love OWl CITY adam young!!! <3

  46. S.... D....

    I love this song so much!

  47. J.... ....

    BEAUTIFUL JUST BEAUTIFUL

  48. A.... C....

    Thisvwould make a good moovie soundtrack

    A.... C....

    It's actually from a movie, the movie's called Watership Down. ;)

    A.... C....

    W!T!F! When you realise your old 🤔🙂

  49. V.... ....

    His Voice

  50. R.... ....

    Omg... Watership down theme right?
    That movie... no idea why my parents thought it was a good idea to let me watch that as a kid...

    R.... ....

    From the animated British film about bunnies that ended up all killing each other serving as an allegory, with the labours of a bunch of rabbit characters "mirroring the timeless struggles between tyranny and freedom, reason and blind emotion, and the individual and the corporate state."

    R.... ....

    @OnceAndFuture King expoct uz

    R.... ....

    I'll be here waiting.

    R.... ....

    lmao ok

    R.... ....

    Rigger this horrible Watership down theme so way better then this crap, I mean I like of owl city but this ...hell no

  51. R.... H....

    NICE SONG 

  52. l.... ....

    I can't believe I've only just found this. I love Owl City and Watership Down. This has made my day!!

  53. C.... ....

    I am one of Adam young's biggest fans,this is what you call music



  54. d.... ....

    god this cover

  55. S.... G....

    Beautiful voice Adam

  56. V.... a....

    How can people dislike this?! D:
    This is so beautiful, his voice is music for millions of ears!

  57. A.... R....

    I was just rereading the book... for the ten thousandth time... now if only, when my birthday gets here in a few weeks, I could get the film as a gift and watch it ten thousand times... as it is I've played this song ten thousand times (the original and this breathtaking, beautifully mastered cover.)
    Adam is the reason I read WD and loved it. And saw the film and loved it.
    Thank you, Adam, for helping me to discover the masterpiece that is Watership Down!

  58. J.... ....

    I love the key change into a minor on "And what does it mean?
    Oh, is it a dream?"... it makes the song have that nostalgic early 1900s feel. <3

    J.... ....

    Jane in my opinion, he did a better job at this song than Art Garfunkel

    J.... ....

    Hey Jane.

  59. C.... C....

    Oh mein Gott... Als ich so die ersten Strophen gehört habe, dachte ich:
    "Das is ja ganz cool..." Und dann beim ersten Refrain... BOOOM!!!
    WOW Wirklich Göttlich... *-*
    Im gonna cry! *-* So breathtaking...

  60. S.... ....

    his voice is so soothing omg

  61. E.... E....

    looking forward for Owl City to include this in their next album.. please, please Adam, if you can read this, hope you can grant my reques

  62. A.... C....

    Such a great voice...

  63. B.... ....

    HUMAN BEAN :-P

  64. G.... T....

    I remember when my mother read Watership Down to me and my little sister. Its one of my favorite books ever.

  65. L.... ....

    Watership Down is a fantastic film and book and Adam's done an amazing cover of this song :'D

  66. B.... ....

    R.I.P Vladik Shibnov

  67. H.... E....

    Watership Down AND Owl City? The awesomeness level has broken the scale!

  68. M.... J....

    beautiful. simply beautiful

  69. A.... R....

    I'm in love with Watership Down right now... I've read the book and watched the film so many times.... Watership Down is gonna be my summer reading book, I love it so much.
    And I'm in love with Adam Young's work! The fact that these two amazing things collided makes my heart melt! A beautiful twist on a modern classic!

  70. l.... ....

    THIS EXISTS?! Oh my gosh, it's amazing!! Watership Down is so good, and then so is Owl City! I'm melting from excitement! xD

  71. N.... 3....

    So beautiful.

  72. w.... ....

    adam simplismente perfeito

  73. A.... R....

    I just finished reading Watership Down... this song officially holds a whole new meaning for me.

  74. g.... ....

    I only watched the movie...I highly recommend it,you can find it here on You Tube!My favorite character is Bigwig :)

  75. M.... J....

    I've read an original Filipino story. . . the story say " heaven is on man. . . no one cant see it. feel it. touch it." but this song prove it was wrong, the truth is . . . ADAM IS HEAVEN !

  76. T.... ....

    This is like a child's lualby, mixed with a sympothy and it came out beautiful. :-)

  77. A.... R....

    That picture of Adam fits the song perfectly.
    Love this song <3

  78. Q.... C....

    lol I clicked like before the song started playing

  79. G.... V....

    how can you say that!

  80. J.... W....

    are you kidding me? holy shit that's beautiful

  81. V.... H....

    I love Adam's cover a lot more than when Art Garfunkel sang it ^^

  82. x.... ....

    Adam is an angel ^^

  83. J.... D....

    The first song on your album should be the one Spongebob sings about Striped Sweaters:

    "The best time to wear a striped sweater/is all the time..."

  84. A.... ....

    Atoms? lol

  85. 1.... ....

    :D i love owl city songs so much :)

  86. S.... ....

    >implying

  87. A.... ....

    well aren't you a rude one, either way my opinion wasn't directed toward you to begin with. So, 'shut up' and don't intrude upon other people's conversations.

  88. S.... ....

    Shut up and don't share your opinion.

  89. A.... ....

    I only used two of those smiley emotes. I prefer to use emotes in my comments/responses to allow the reader to not feel threatened. Some people take emotes as a sign that the sender isn't attacking them and just sharing their opinion/voice. It's also a good indicator of mood. Some people use emotes like crazy, others don't. I'm allowed to use the emoticons as I wish, as are you or anyone else. Also, no it didn't, your reply struck me as the ''shut up and don't share your opinion" type.

  90. T.... C....

    SedrickProductions 3 weeks ago

    :) :) :) :) :) :) shut up

    ^^^^^
    That's also implying someones talking.

  91. S.... ....

    >shut up
    implying I'm talking
    >>>/b/

  92. T.... C....

    Uh... your allowed to use whatever emote-face-things we want. So.. I guess you can shut up. Just saying.

  93. g.... ....

    Watched Watership Down.Cried when i heard this song.One day,i search up some Owl City songs and found this.Thought about how the movie would look with Adam singing the song instead of Art Garfunkel.Spent the rest of the week thinking.I might as well make a remake of the movie with this song instead of Art's version O.o

    Owl citizen forever! ♥

  94. A.... A....

    I love this cover.❤

  95. M.... D....

    "How could the light that burned so brightly, suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes." I love Adam forever.