Snow Patrol - 'Open Your Eyes'
This song is a bit like your equivalent of the worst kind of reality show. Nothing AT ALL happens for AGES and then, all of a sudden, things go mental. But in the case of Snow Patrol, this is no bad thing and there's no Jade Goody in sight.
'Open Your Eyes' spends an eternity weaving it's magical web of relentless simple guitar strummage (four notes, count 'em!) sorrowful vocals and romantic lyrics before tweaking you with some muffled tambourine. AND THEN it smacks you in the face with an orchestral rock mash-up! Gary Lightbody, how you tease us, you naughty man!
Listening to this song brings to mind a wet and rainy festival field. You're drunk on very bad cider, you're soaked to the skin, but you don't care because you're with the one you love and you're shouting the lyrics to the heavens because they MEAN something! OK, I'm getting carried away now, but you get the gist.
Alternatively, you could be lying face down in a load of cow dung snorting mud up your nostrils, but, it would still be brilliant! Er, until the music stops, obv...
Released:February 12th
(Jenny S)
Comments
Review is spot on, I love the song. It's a little bland to start with but then it just hits you like 'wow'! Still the album has better songs to offer.
Not the best song on the album, but its undeniably a very good song. Well written, tight with fine lyrics, its right up there with Run.