Name: Close My Eyes
Duration: P00H04M07S
Description: I wrote this track for a band project around 2001/02, a special track for personal reasons, I revisited it and recorded this acoustic version in 2016.

Close My Eyes

by Andrew Gatenby

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I wrote this track for a band project around 2001/02, a special track for personal reasons, I revisited it and recorded this acoustic version in 2016.

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CLOSE MY EYES

It can’t be a good thing when you feel the way I do
So many snakes are crawling in this darkened room
Another place and time might help to heal these wounds
I’d have to climb a mountain just to see your point of view

Look me in the eye
And tell me why

If I close my eyes today I can’t remember you before
And as the memories fade away, echoes of a slamming door
You just left me there, I needed you but I don’t need you no more

I can’t sleep without there thought appearing in my head
This angry silence is enough to raise the dead
I can’t bear to look back and I can hardly see
I can’t stand the aching cold that’s taking hold of me

Look me in the eye
And tell me why

If I close my eyes today I can’t remember you before
And as the memories fade away, echoes of a slamming door
You just left me there, I needed you but I don’t need you no more
There’s so much that I see now
It’s all clear to me now
My heart is breaking free
But my arms are reaching out to you once more

Look me in the eye
And tell me why

If I close my eyes today I can’t remember you before
And as the memories fade away, echoes of a slamming door
You just left me there, I needed you but I don’t need you no more

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released August 11, 2020
Written, performed and produced by Andrew Gatenby.

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Andrew Gatenby Melbourne, Australia

Andrew Gatenby is a Guitarist/Vocalist/Songwriter/Composer born and raised in Tasmania,
living and working as a Professional Musician in Melbourne, Australia since 2000.
Writing in the moment and inspired by different sounds, textures and styles Andrew continues to grow as a musician and writer dedicated to crafting music without boundaries. ... more

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