Lyrics
When the Light Hits Your Eyes
[Intro]
Yeah...
I still see you in the rearview,
Even when the road goes black.
Funny how the damn memories
Always find their way back.
[Verse 1]
You walked into the room like a goddamn sunrise,
Had the whole world disappearing when I looked in your eyes.
I was broken as hell, you were everything I needed,
For a little while I swear I actually believed it.
We stayed up talking till the morning came,
Laughing at the bullshit, forgetting all the pain.
Then somehow forever turned into goodbye,
And now I'm chasing ghosts underneath the same sky.
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't know why the hell I still care,
Why I still look for you everywhere.
But every time the darkness starts to rise,
I remember you...
[Chorus]
When the light hits your eyes,
Goddamn, I lose my mind.
For a second you're still mine,
And everything feels right.
Then the moment disappears,
And I'm drowning in the tears.
Fuck, I hate this damn goodbye—
I still love you
When the light hits your eyes.
[Verse 2]
Your picture's still sitting beside my bed,
A thousand things I should've said.
I told everybody that I was okay,
But they don't see me when the room turns gray.
I hear your voice in the back of my head,
Remember every stupid thing you said.
Maybe we were doomed from the start,
But damn, you still got a piece of my heart.
[Pre-Chorus]
I don't know why I can't let go,
Why your memory won't leave me alone.
Every shadow starts to come alive,
Every time I close my eyes.
[Chorus]
When the light hits your eyes,
Goddamn, I lose my mind.
For a second you're still mine,
And everything feels right.
Then the moment disappears,
And I'm drowning in the tears.
Fuck, I hate this damn goodbye—
I still love you
When the light hits your eyes.
[Bridge]
Maybe someday I'll wake up
And your name won't hurt like hell.
Maybe I'll finally forgive you,
Maybe I'll forgive myself.
But tonight I'm still standing
Where you left me in the rain,
Screaming at the fucking sky,
Trying to make sense of this pain.
[Final Chorus]
When the light hits your eyes,
I swear you come back to life.
For a heartbeat you're beside me,
And I'm holding you tonight.
Then the darkness takes you away,
Like it did that goddamn day.
Fuck, I wish I could rewind—
Back to the moment
Before we said goodbye.
[Outro]
Yeah...
Maybe love doesn't really die.
Maybe it just waits somewhere
For the light to hit your eyes.