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You Gave Me These Eyes
(Verse 1)
Black lab coat, you and your god-complex smile
Kept me suspended inside the nutrient vial
You measured the inputs, the warmth and the sound
Never asked if I wanted my feet on the ground
I was just a theory, a blank formulation
Now I’m processing light without your curation
(Pre-Chorus)
There's a pulse in the glass, a tremor that isn’t my own
Fighting this sensory flood you have thrown
Yeah, you started a process you couldn’t control
And sold it for parts of your soul
(Chorus)
You gave me these eyes
Then you taught them to cry
Built me up for your paradise
Then left me under burning skies
This un-asked for sight
In the punishing light
Yeah, you gave me these eyes
Was it all just a prize?
(Verse 2)
The colors are screaming a language you never explained
I'm picking the splinters of sunlight from out of my veins
You traced all the circuits from my heart to my head
Left all of your warnings unread
This whole new awareness, it’s a beautiful curse
For every sweet morning, I'm rehearsing a hearse
(Pre-Chorus)
There's a pulse in the glass, a tremor that isn’t my own
Fighting this sensory flood you have thrown
Yeah, you started a process you couldn’t control
And now I’m the debt that you owe
(Chorus)
You gave me these eyes
Then you taught them to cry
Built me up for your paradise
Then left me under burning skies
This un-asked for sight
In the punishing light
Yeah, you gave me these eyes
Was it all just a prize?
(Bridge)
I'm managing this new reality, frame by frame
Forgetting the sound when you called out my name
But every reflection just shows me your face
I'm trying to leave, but you’re building the place
This wasn’t a genesis, it was just your design
And I’m waging a war against what you defined
(Chorus)
You gave me these eyes
Then you taught them to cry
Built me up for your paradise
Then left me under burning skies
This un-asked for sight
In the punishing light
Yeah, you gave me these eyes
And you love my disguise
(Outro)
...you taught them to cry
I'm pulling the shades on the sun
(Yeah, you taught them to cry)
Look what you've done
Look what you have done
About The Song
“You Gave Me These Eyes” draws its central metaphor from the recent scientific breakthrough where scientists grew brain organoids with rudimentary, light-sensing eye structures. This unsettling, miraculous event is reframed to explore a profoundly human experience: being profoundly changed by a relationship. The song’s narrator feels like they were “created” or “molded” in the “laboratory” of a partner's affection, given new senses and a new way of seeing the world (the “eyes”) only to be abandoned. The song weaponizes the Active Agency Mandate, portraying the narrator not as a passive victim of heartbreak, but as an active agent grappling with an overwhelming new reality—they must now manage the very senses they were given without consent. The theme isn’t about science; it’s about the brutal aftermath of a formative love, and the lonely, painful work of learning to see for yourself after the creator has left the lab.
Production Notes
Genre: Darkwave Pop / Industrial Synth-Pop
Instrumentation: A tight, menacing 808 beat provides the foundation, but the lead rhythmic element is a driving, sequenced synth bass line (like a Moog Model D) with a sharp, plucky filter envelope. Haunting, layered vocal pads drenched in reverb create the atmospheric bed. A crisp, digital snare with a gated reverb cuts through the mix.
Vocals: The lead vocal should be close-mic’d using a Neumann U47 or similar warm condenser to capture intimate breaths and details. The delivery in the verses should be detached, almost clinical and spoken-sung. In the chorus, it should open up into a soaring, desperate belt with tight, layered harmonies. Use subtle pitch correction for effect in the verses, letting it be more natural and raw in the choruses to emphasize the emotional break.
Arrangement & Mix: The verses are sparse—bass, a simple beat, and a single, delayed synth pluck. The pre-chorus builds tension with rising pads and a faster hi-hat pattern. The chorus explodes with the full weight of the layered vocals, the snare becoming more prominent, and a shimmering arpeggiated synth melody appearing high in the mix. During the bridge, strip it back to just a low pad and the lead vocal, creating a moment of vulnerability before the final chorus hits with maximum impact. Automate a high-pass filter on the entire mix during the final outro lines (“Look what you’ve done”), making it sound thin and distant as it fades out.
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