Under The Eye
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Version 1 is a full studio recording
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Stranded In Babylon [European Version]
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Version 2 is a remix of version 1 and is about a minute shorter. The second, third and seventh verse/choruses are removed. The ending refrain is sung four times rather than two
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Version 3 is the same as version 2 but fading out around 30 seconds earlier
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lyrics version 1
When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong, that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led
And where I was going to when my journey was through
But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost
With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Yeh that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong, that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led
And where I was going to when my journey was through
But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost
With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Yeh that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
lyrics versions 2 and 3
When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And things that went wrong and lasted so long
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high, I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And things that went wrong and lasted so long
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high, I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I layed in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeh that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye [x2]
Charles Norman: "“Under the Eye” was Larry’s lyrics. I said “Hey, let’s make this a mish-mash of music styles like Ska, Punk, whatever!” He said I should go for it. So I did. It’s weird, but interesting. I think. Me trying to be Gershwin and Coltrane and failing miserably :-)"