Black Eye Lyrics
Running 'round the whole city for someone
To look me in my eyes and tell me pretty lies
Teardrops keep blurring up my sight
And right now I'm driving in my car
Going so fast, baby, so fast, baby
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
Don't leave me in the dark
You said you won't be far
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I can't stand the quiet
Is anyone out there?
Is anyone out there?
[Chorus]
I'm on my worst behavior
Don't stop me now
I f**king hate this world
So show me a way out
Wake me up from this nightmare, please
I can't stand this reality
I'm on my worst behavior
How you like me now?
Put a muzzle on me
I'll spit in your mouth
Wake me up from this nightmarе, please
I'm scarred and bruisеd with a black eyed face
Woke up on the highway
I didn't go home last night
What you know 'bout me?
I ain't got nothing
So why you keep coming to me?
With your innocent eyes, you smile so bright
Stop wasting your sunshine on me
'Cause I can't tell if it's real or a lie
Solitude
I got a couple friends
Just me, myself, and I
We play with fireworks all night
I'm okay
I'll just let it burn everything around me
'Cause you can't save me from my sadness
No, don't save me
[Chorus]
I'm on my worst behavior
Don't stop me now
I f**king hate this world
So show me a way out
Wake me up from this nightmare, please
I can't stand this reality
I'm on my worst behavior
How you like me now?
Put a muzzle on me
I'll spit in your mouth
Wake me up from this nightmare, please
I'm scarred and bruised with a black eyed face
Turn on the radio all the way up
'Til your eardrums explode
Let's dance all night long
But if you come too close
I might just burn you whole
Turn my back and shut the door
Knock, knock
Is there anybody out there?
About
In “Black Eye” Vernon uses one of his favorite music genres, rough pop-punk, to show the perspective of a person weathering the storm of feelings and to capture his image that he hasn’t shown before—wilder and free.
Originally, the lyrics were written in both English and Korean, but Vernon decided to change them to full in English because even if still similar, they are more direct and emotional.
The song works as Vernon’s solo mixtape (a SEVENTEEN‘s official release available as well to listen for free), and his third official solo release after 2015 “Lotto” and 2016 “병 (Sickness).” The track is also the third installment of SEVENTEEN’s The Thirteen Tapes (TTT) project, after Hoshi’s “Spider,” and WOOZI’s “RUBY.”
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
This track was inspired by a mutual friend of mine and Robb Roy’s. He’s a character, and there’s a certain roughness, a sense of loneliness to him. We had him listen to the track first before titling it anything, and it’s actually the friend who suggested ‘Black Eye.’ We thought it was a great idea; It suited that unpolished feeling of the track and the lyrics. When I was working [with Robb Roy] on my part in “Ash,” we were throwing ideas around, and things just clicked, so we began properly working together. We started a couple of different songs around then, and “Black Eye” was one of the ones we ended up with.
—VERNON via NYLON
Everyone that worked on the mixtape are fans of pop-punk. I think our collective love for pop-punk naturally shows in the outcome. Pop-punk felt fitting to the imagery and lyrics that we had in mind when we started working on the song. I like how expressive the genre is. There was a sense of relief in writing and recording “Black Eye,” I think because it’s outspoken.
—VERNON via NYLON
