Naked Eye

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Naked Eye was first published on the Who’s 1974 B-sides/outtakes collection Odds and Sods but was played live in concert as early as 1970. It was originally written for… Read More

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Naked Eye Lyrics

Take a little dope
And walk out in the air
The stars are all connected to the brain
Find me a woman
And lay down on the ground
Her pleasure comes falling down like rain
Get myself a car
I feel power as I fly
Oh, now I'm really in control

It all looks fine to the naked eye
But it don't really happen that way at all
Don't happen that way at all

You sign your own name
And I sign mine
They're both the same but we still get separate rooms
You can cover up your guts
But when you cover up your nuts
You're admitting that there must be something wrong
Press any button
And milk and honey flows
The world begins behind your neighbor's wall

It all looks fine to the naked eye
But it don't really happen that way at all, nah nah no
Don't happen that way at all

You hold the gun
And I hold the wound
And we stand looking in each other's eyes
Both think we know what's right
Both know we know what's wrong
We tell ourselves so many, many, many lies
We're not pawns in any game
Not tools of bigger men
There's only one who can really move us all

It all looks fine to the naked eye
But it don't really happen that way at all

{Guitar solo}

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Naked Eye was first published on the Who’s 1974 B-sides/outtakes collection Odds and Sods but was played live in concert as early as 1970. It was originally written for Pete Townshend’s abandoned Lifehouse project (which eventually became Who’s Next) and later appeared on reissued versions of Who’s Next as a bonus track.

Naked eye is notable for its extended guitar solo, a rarity for Pete Townshend.