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Follow Your Eyes

from The Poison in the Ice by Blue Spruce

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about

Written about a year before the band was formed, "Follow Your Eyes" explores a relationship where the narrator describes their manipulative and toxic significant other. Later coming to the realization that all their prior accusations were merely projections and it is the narrator that is the toxic one, the song culminates in the narrator having a breakdown.
Though the song has never been performed live, the band worked with Burnt Toast Productions in 2019 to create a music video for the song that hit YouTube in December of that year.

lyrics

At first I thought it nice,
Before the poison in the ice
Had melted all around the punch you'd poured.
At first I thought you kind,
And not the quiet kind of girl,
Who has nothing nice to say, so says nothing at all.

And now, I cannot follow your eyes.
And now, I cannot swallow the lies.
Inside your head you think you own me,
But I'm not so easy to buy.
A face inside a locket, framed by the tears that you'd never cry.

When push would come to shove,
I never thought to doubt your love,
When really its the place I should have gone.
You'd sigh and shake your head,
Toss and turn at night in bed,
Your guilty conscious writhing till the dawn.

And now, I cannot follow your eyes.
And now, I cannot swallow the lies.
Inside your head you think you own me,
But you haven't got the money to buy,
A face inside a locket, framed by the tears that you'd never cry.

I ought to clarify,
That there is more that meets the eye.
Than the fantasies that swirl inside my mind.
You haven't done me wrong,
My inner voices sing a song,
That paints you as the culprit to my crimes.

And now, you cannot fathom my pain,
And now, my conscious darkens again.
Inside my head it's all a vortex, you'd be crazy to call me sane.
It's always been my fault i don't have half the right now to complain.

And now, I see there were never any lies,
And now, I've forever lost sight of your eyes,
Inside my head I thought you owned me,
Nothing here to justify,
The locket that I'd stolen, and the tears you'd always cried.

And as the timbers rot, and the braces fold,
All the windows crack, all the shimmer leaves the gold,
The house is haunted, but the attic still active,
With the ghosts of thoughts once thought attractive.
There is nothing left for me, there is nothing left of me,
If you try to find a foothold, it will crumble to the sea,
As the lights go out and the doors slam shut,
You can play the part, but you'll never make the cut.

credits

from The Poison in the Ice, released October 28, 2020
Miles Blue Spruce - lead/backing vocals, lead/rhythm guitar, percussion, saxophones.
Matt Geline - keyboards.
Ralgy Cepeda - bass.
Max Sperber - drums.

Jen Ho - violin.
Stazi Szymkowicz - violin.
Cali Paetow - viola.
Gavin Hsu - cello.

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Blue Spruce New York, New York

We are an indie alternative rock band based out of New York City that is passionate about making innovative music, videos, and making a positive change in the world through what we create.

Our lyrical themes are fresh and exciting, while our music is catchy and ambitious while remaining accessible and interesting to both the casual listener and the more seasoned musician. ... more

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