Smiths, The - This Night Has Opened My Eyes Lyrics
In a river the colour of lead
Immerse a baby's head
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
He said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will
So, save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh but then again she left pain
So please save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
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Smiths, The This Night Has Opened My Eyes Comments
"In a river the color of the land, we masturbate with sand"
metallica- one
I'm dying but I
know im ok
the bassline reminds me of gta san andreas theme
In a river the color of lead
Immerse the baby's head
Wrap her up in the News Of The World
Dump her on a doorstep, girl
This night has opened my eyes
And I will never sleep again
You kicked and cried like a bullied child
A grown man of twenty-five
Oh, he said he'd cure your ills
But he didn't and he never will
Oh, save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
A shoeless child on a swing
Reminds you of your own again
She took away your troubles
Oh, but then again
She left pain
So, please save your life
Because you've only got one
The dream has gone
But the baby is real
Oh, you did a good thing
She could have been a poet
Or, she could have been a fool
Oh, you did a bad thing
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Oh
And I'm not happy
And I'm not sad
Source: LyricFind
Songwriters: Johnny Marr / Steven Patrick Morrissey
At the drive ins cover put me on to smiths
This song is like being surrounded by money, fame, and as many sexual partners as you can handle but still being miserable.
Art.
"Save your life 'cos you've only got one." 🌹✌🏼️❤️
i love you.
Imagine telling THIS Morrissey that he'd be a right-wing, racist nationalist in 2020. Tragic.
I was trying to avoid his music bc of his vile opinions, however this one is just great. People change and unfortunately he changed into an ordinary old, white, racist bigot.
Forever one of my favourite songs, heard them play it live in '84, now 36 years later I'm still listening.
BR ❤❤❤❤
Hot Flash Heat Wave brought me here. Very unique cover given how this song actually sounds.
Bro the youtube algorithim will keep you unhappy as long as you keep listening to these songs like radio head and smashing pumpkins 1979
is this John F Kennedy’s brother 😳
This song creates an atmosphere straight away. I don’t know any other song that does that
Iam a big guy with tattoos and a beard but dam that bass is sexy.
Make me wanna dance.
Picture the scene.
Time has not dulled the brilliance and importance of these songs ! I hope the young are still discovering them !
depressing yet calming. 🖤
my name is Jeff~Kuun!✨🌸
🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
Party in Ho boken for the Holidays, with my Fam! Setting up our playlist
12:15 PM i'm not happy i'm not sad... But Is The night has opened my eyes
Listen at 0.75x
I swear to god I’ve heard this song in a movie or something
She took away your troubles....but then again she left pain....man that's deep enough to drown in
Morrissey Mart Rourke Joyce los 4 fantásticos
All of their songs are just beautiful poetry spit out
#741 I love u madison
the song id happily pass away too when im old
<3 <3 <3
fuck morrissey, but fuck, him and his band made good music!
@J O’Brien what hasn't he done is the question
@J O’Brien hes so arrogant and entitled give a look at this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NuWf843opGI
So you don't like him because he isn't a SJW?
@aabens No, i"m not a SJW but I respect others opinions and don't shove mine down their throats. and I'm currently I'm not racist or an extremest like him. I dislike him because he isn't a decent human being with the brain to show compassion to others. he thinks he's better than everyone and thinks he can get away with the shit he does. he's just a lame sad human and he inflicts his pain onto others. he should stick to music cause thats what he's good at.
@Martin Pasley welcome to the human race
I can never find ppl who have the same music taste as me :/ ugh
When this starts to parallel reality.
Hip Hop typa beat
Oh, boy!! The bass, the bass, the baaaaass!!!
better song? much to be all around ... a "COVER" i shall present to thou https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUkeBhoVBrE
lolz.... you go ste till the water drops off
Heard about the smiths my whole life . never listened to them until now . the voice the arrangement is like Goddamn .
I'd recommend "How Soon is Now"
Same here. Ignored them for so long. What a treat now.
the bass made me earn my sanity
future husband/wife is on here rn ily baby<3
Still sad
This man is incredible! Love his music
November 2019
Best Smiths song
I'm so sad and not happy at all.
I can't wait till Morrissey dies
This song makes me think of the pain of abortion....
Como alguém consegue dar deslike numa obra de arte dessa!
This song is written about the characters in Shelagh Delaney’s play “A Taste of Honey”, which was eventually made into a film starring Rita Tushingham, a British actress. Delaney is also from Manchester..and this is one of Morrissey s favorite films. He often wrote smiths songs with references to growing up and being from Manchester, as well as things in popular culture that made an impact on him somehow. The song “Suffer Little Children” is about The Moors Murders. Ian Brady and his girlfriend Myra Hindley kidnapped like 7 or 8 young children, and early teens. I can’t remember exactly. Brady raped, tortured and eventually killed all his victims before burying them on the Moors outside Manchester. Hindley was compliant and willing to do whatever brady asked of her cuz “she loved him so much...” it’s the sickest shit you can imagine. The case was huge and shocked England. It happened in the early 1960’s. Both received life and I believe Ian Brady died last year, still in prison. Myra would lure the kids and then kidnap them after leading them to Ian Brady’s waiting car. Leslie Ann Downs was their first victim. There is audio recording of her pleading for her life so she “could go home to her mummy..” she even says she promises she won’t tell anyone what they’ve done to her.. she tries to tell them she likes it, in a vain effort to save her life..she is strangled and buried on the moors. Brady recorded his victims being raped and tortured so he could go back and listen to it again and relive the experience over and over..
So... This song talks about killing babies right?
this song is about abortion I love it reason I loved the Smith's
That bass line! Just wow
Sounds like aboption and or abortion
Thank you Lord for The Smiths....🙏
Probably the best one they ever did.
This reminds me of one time where an Ex of mine didnt know that her cycle can change, and the lyrics "The baby is real" Still hits home even though im still not a father, not gonna lie.
I hope someone whose voice similar to Brett Anderson cover this song.
The Dreams has gone But the baby is real... Sad
2:24am....
Tijuana b.c. mexico
16 sep 2019
Viva México!!!!
🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽
i love that the smiths message transcends all nationalities.
que belleza
The Smiths make one feel alive..enjoy everyday
❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🖤
"She took away your troubles, oh, but then again she left pain"
Lyric hurts every time.
Magnifica
My favourite smiths song !
that rythem is soooooo good
She took away all your troubles,
But then again she left pain...
My favorite Smiths song
Doomer song !
Shoutout to the Smiths for making their music free and available to the world god bless
the perfect song doesn't exi.........
Inovative. simple as that.
Andy Rourke's basslines are masterpieces on their own.
Beautiful.
omg the 8
“She took away your troubles, but then again she left pain.”
Kyle Heisler something about that line sticks, cuts so deep. Maybe we can all relate some way or another.
That's a powerful line.
The absolute worst thing about being in my early 20s in the early 80s was the douchebags with long perms that thought REO Speedwagon and Journey were the greatest thing. They had no clue who The Smiths or Joy Division were, and labeled me with unrepeateble nicknames. To them The Cars and The Police were the birth of new music, and it took an epidemic of cocaine in the US to even dream up this ignorance.
I thank God for The Smiths, for coming along when they did. If I had ever caught myself humming away at some Journey song I hope I would have shot myself.
I Guess you don't take the midnight train
The Smiths should be in the U.K school curriculum for every person over twelve years of age.
when he went "ooooohoooooohooooh" ... I felt that...
I just searched the most depressive song and.. this is the result
What the actual fuck.l?!
Ill find you and I'll kill yo you're a dead know man
Save your life
Cuz youve only got one
Si estas leyendo esto, te he amado desde siempre ni el infierno tortura tanto que en su silencio oigo tu voz, lo siento mucho
One of the most underrated Smiths song imo
Out of sight out of mind. O.•
But then again she left me
I'm a Cure guy.. but god damn this is good!
I am not happy and I am not sad...
Johnny Marr making love to a guitar - Circa 1985
The bass slaps so hard
Oh mother
2AM boi
Second favorite song of the whole discography , magic. Moz and Marr both collectively and indiviually are magic on this one..