Eyes Open
Lead Single | The Hunger Games: Songs from District 12 and Beyond (2012)
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Background and Lyrical Theme
«I wrote it about Katniss’ relationship with the Capitol. It basically serves as a warning for her not to trust anyone, in many ways it is the opposite of ‘Safe & Sound.'»
Taylor Swift
Live Performances
«Wish me luck because this is the maiden voyage of this song on this tour. I can’t remember ever playing this live before, but I love this one, and I really relate to it. It really resonates with me a lot, which makes sense because I wrote it. But I wrote it for a soundtrack. It was originally written for the Hunger Games soundtrack. It’s called 'Eyes Open!'»
Taylor Swift
Critical Reception
Commercial Performance
Accolades
Taylor's Version
Lyrics
[Intro]
Everybody’s waiting
Everybody’s watching
Even when you’re sleeping
Keep your ey-eyes open
[Verse 1]
The tricky thing
Is yesterday we were just children
Playing soldiers, just pretending
Dreaming dreams with happy endings
In backyards, winning battles with our wooden swords
But now we’ve stepped into a cruel world
Where everybody stands and keeps score
Keep your eyes open
[Chorus]
Everybody’s waiting for you to breakdown
Everybody’s watching to see the fallout
Even when you’re sleeping, sleeping
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
[Verse 2]
So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard
Every lesson forms a new scar
They never thought you’d make it this far
But turn around (Turn around)
Oh, they’ve surrounded you
It’s a showdown (Showdown)
And nobody comes to save you now
But you’ve got something they don’t
Yeah, you’ve got something they don’t
You just gotta keep your ey-eyes open
[Chorus]
Everybody’s waiting for you to breakdown
Everybody’s watching to see the fallout
Even when you’re sleeping, sleeping
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes
[Bridge]
Keep your feet ready
Heartbeat steady
Keep your eyes open
Keep your aim locked
The night goes dark
Keep your eyes open (Keep your eyes open)
[Chorus]
Everybody’s waiting for you to breakdown
Everybody’s watching to see the fallout
Even when you’re sleeping, sleeping
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Keep your ey-eyes open
Artist | Taylor Swift |
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Released | March 27, 2012 |
Re-Released | March 17, 2023 |
Written | 2011 |
Genre | Alternative Rock |
Length | 4:03 |
Labels | Big Machine Records Republic Records |
Songwriter | Taylor Swift |
Producers | Nathan Chapman (original) Taylor Swift Christopher Rowe Paul Mirkovich |