Eyes Open

Rock · 2006 · 17 tracks

Eyes Open

Polished mid-2000s alternative rock defined by slow-burning piano ballads and massive, earnest guitar crescendos. The definitive sound of cinematic vulnerability.

The ultimate collection of songs for when you want to feel like the main character in a sad but hopeful movie.

A deeply earnest and cinematic exploration of vulnerability that moves from quiet melancholy to triumphant hope.

Eyes Open · vs · Snow Patrol

Hopeful+1.3σ

Hopeful saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 17 Tracks

01

You’re All I Have

4:33

02

Hands Open

3:18

03

Chasing Cars

4:28

04

Shut Your Eyes

3:17

05

It’s Beginning to Get to Me

4:36

06

You Could Be Happy

3:04

07

Make This Go On Forever

5:48

08

Set the Fire to the Third Bar

3:24

09

Headlights on Dark Roads

3:31

10

Open Your Eyes

5:41

11

The Finish Line

3:28

12

‐

3:55

13

In My Arms

4:37

14

Warmer Climate

4:13

15

Spitting Games (Live)

4:23

16

Hands Open (Live)

3:36

17

You’re All I Have (Live)

4:54

Moments Worth Waiting For

The simple, repetitive guitar pluck of Chasing Cars that eventually swells into a massive, heart-on-sleeve orchestral peak.

Martha Wainwright's haunting guest vocal entry on Set the Fire to the Third Bar, providing a cold, stark contrast to Lightbody's warmth.

The relentless, driving drum beat of Open Your Eyes that builds for five minutes until it explodes into a wall of distorted guitars.

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