[verse 1 - soft acoustic, steady pulse, voice low and distant] See the windows, see the world See that tiny blue dot spinning See the sun and see the moon See the way the light is winning See the rain and see the joy See the children as they play See the lovers holding hands See the night becoming day [chorus - chords open up, subtle reverb, longing delivery] You need to open your eyes You need to open your eyes Life is too short to walk around When you could skip and fly You need to open your eyes You need to open your eyes [verse 2 - voice rises slightly, guitar syncopates with tension] See the kiss and see the now See the then and see always See the falling, see the running See the love in all the ways See the goodbye, see hello See the fear and see the hope See the me and see the you See the way that we can cope [chorus - more urgent, layered backing whispers] You need to open your eyes You need to open your eyes Life is too short to walk around When you could skip and fly You need to open your eyes You need to open your eyes [bridge - stripped bare, percussive muted guitar, vocal almost spoken] You didn't walk up stairs back then You skipped them two at a time Didn't go around the garden You went straight through every time Didn't avoid the walls and fences You just hopped right over them Life is too short not to walk on grass So let's be kids again [final chorus - expanded, falsetto layers, acoustic strums fuller, synth pad rises faintly] Open your eyes, open your eyes See the wonder all around Life is too short to play it safe When magic can be found Open your eyes, open your eyes Skip those stairs and hop those walls Life is too short not to dance on grass When adventure calls [closing outro - stripped back, voice fragile, guitar slows] Open your eyes See the me, see the you Open your eyes
