Don’t Give Me Those Eyes Lyrics
Staring at you naked
Hotel room in Vegas
I love you but I hate it
And we can't tell anyone
Take this love and break it
I don't think I can take it
Go back to him and fake it
Don't tell him what you've done
[Pre-Chorus]
But when we're caught in this feeling
And I taste your love, and I taste your love
Whatever the meaning
Well it's not enough, no it's not enough
I want to believe in
In a thing called love, in a thing called love
Caught in this feeling
In this feeling, in this feeling
[Chorus]
Don't give me those eyes 'cause you know me and I can't say no to you
We can't have each other even if we wanted to
In another life, darling, I'll do anything to be with you
We can't have each other even if we wanted to
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Cross your heart and swear it
Hotel room in Paris
Kills me that you're married
'Cause we know this should be done
[Pre-Chorus]
But when we're caught in this feeling
And I taste your love, and I taste your love
Whatever the meaning
Well it's not enough, no it's not enough
I want to believe in
In a thing called love, in a thing called love
Caught in this feeling
In this feeling, in this feeling
[Chorus]
Don't give me those eyes 'cause you know me and I can't say no to you
We can't have each other even if we wanted to
In another life, darling, I'll do anything to be with you
We can't have each other even if we wanted to
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
We can't have each other even if we wanted to (Don't give me those eyes)
In another life, darling, I'll do anything to be with you (Don't give me those eyes)
We can't have each other even if we wanted to
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
Don't give me those eyes, don't give me those eyes
[Outro]
Staring at you naked
Hotel room in Vegas
I love you but I hate it
About
“Don’t Give Me Those Eyes” is the fourth song on The Afterlove.
The song follows Blunt’s internal thoughts during an affair. He knows deep down inside that this relationship cannot last, so he tries to end this relationship before it gets any further. Blunt explains that he cannot look at her body because it draws him closer to her.
Q&A
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James Blunt recently toured with Ed Sheeran across North America. During the stopset before performing this song, he would say:
I only have miserable songs. And this next song is really one of my most miserable. It is about falling in love with another man’s wife.
Yes! On April 7, 2017, James Blunt interpreted the song in live at Le Grand Studio RTL.
- 2.Bartender
- 4.Don’t Give Me Those Eyes
- 6.California
- 9.Heartbeat
- 10.Paradise
- 11.Courtney’s Song
- 12.2005
- 13.Over
