In Your Eyes

This is what I feel the song is saying
I have put the actual lyrics in quotes and my comments after the quoted lyrics.
When I refer to God I am refering to the unexplainable source responsible for all creation and whatever your individual perception of that is

"love I get so lost, sometimes"
Love is God and sometimes we live our lives without God in our hearts
"days pass and this emptiness fills my heart"
When we live without God in our heart we feel less whole our heart feels empty there is something missing.
"when I want to run away
I drive off in my car
but whichever way I go
I come back to the place you are"
The solution to leading a more fulfilling life is not running away but finding God and He is everywhere so you can find Him wherever you are.

"all my instincts, they return"
Once you live life with Gods love in your heart and follow His guidance decisions come easily
"and the grand facade, so soon will burn"
Life as we know it is an Illusion the closer we are connected to God the more we will be able to see through that Illusion
"without a noise, without my pride"
The stillness and silence achieved through the practice of meditation is the method to dissolving the ego which clears the path to aligning yourself with God.
"I reach out from the inside"
It’s all about Internal transformation

"in your eyes
the light the heat
in your eyes
I am complete"
God is the light and the heat and in His eyes you are complete
"in your eyes
I see the doorway to a thousand churches"
There are many different religions with different stories trying to explain the unexplainable they are all pointing to the same doorway.
"in your eyes
the resolution of all the fruitless searches"
When we live to find happiness through acquiring material possessions we find that the happiness is very short lived.
"in your eyes
I see the light and the heat
in your eyes
oh, I want to be that complete
I want to touch the light
the heat I see in your eyes"
We are all a fragment of light and heat of God. Behind the Illusion we all have the potential to achieve god consciousness. When we feel empty inside it is our desire to return to that consciousness and be returned to the original source of light and heat


"love, I don't like to see so much pain
so much wasted and this moment keeps slipping away"
Pain and suffering comes from not living in the present moment. Suffering comes from regretting the past or fearing the future
"I get so tired of working so hard for out survival
I look to the time with you to keep me awake and alive"
When you are truly inline with God it is a state of being no longer striving to succeed

Int he movie "say Anything", this song is also playing in the background of the backseat-of-car scene.

David Arquette said on the Howard Stern show that this song was written by Peter Gabriel for Rosanna Arquette.

This has become one of my all time favorite songs.I think that, like most great poetry, it can be taken several ways. My favorite version is the one from his 1994 tour with Paule Cole. You can tell she was having the time of her life.

My god what can i say everytime i listened to the beautiful so my goose bumps,start and if your really thinking of someone so dear to you,you cant help but drop a tear or too,would have to say that would be my wedding song,theres only one of a kind an thats it..well done pete for a song we all listen,if we are listening to it alone,its not strange to say that really it involves 2 people or more..

It tells of the love that one feels; you can only hope to have something that strong in your lifetime. How many times have you been in your car listening to this song, been immediately transported to the glow that true love carries? Amazingly great song, holds up for all time. Sad and happy, all rolled into one. Makes you heart cry.

The best love song of the '80s.

One of my favorite songs, hands down, by ANY artist. I, like a few others here, have always believed that this song was about the line between physical and spiritual ectasy. (As is "is there a line?" and "how do you know which is which?") But something that I've never been able to find an answer to: the video for this song features clips from a old movie. Clips from the same movie (I think) are also used in the video for David Bowie's "Hallo Spaceboy." Anyone have any ideas?

I feel this song reaches out further than just being a love song between a man and woman, Or a spirritual song between God and man. My Daughter recently moved to the west coast and I thought I would be able to handle it better than I am. I have always loved Peter Gabriels work but never gave this song much thought till I was watching a T.V. show about a father and daughter who were sepporated by his death and this song started playing at the end of the show and the tears shot out of me. Peter Gabriel has a way of hitting home. My Daughter is very full of life and she has been my biggest inspiration in my life. Solsbury Hill comes to mind with me because I am from the west coast end as soon as I can afford to go, I'm going home.

I can see how this can be a love song, but I see it as a song of love for God, or the creator or whatever one wants to call it. I think that with God there is no hiding anything. God knows all and sees all, and the song seems to be saying that while I am just human and have flaws and share this world with all other human activity of various sorts, I want to be seen by you (God) for the good and perfect person that I want to be. It's like Gabriel is saying "I want to have your approval." - As a child wants to be seen by a parent. It is a quite touching song to me. I don't participate in any church, but I think that this song is a prayer like no other in the Bible that I've come across. It speaks in my language.

This song is the perfect mix between beautiful love lyrics and captivating musicianship.

jeffrey gaines cover is great. a perfect song

I have this one on my ipod and jog to it. It has a great running beat, especially the Gaines version.

Agree wholeheartedly with Paige...one of the best lovesongs ever written.

love Say Anything, love John Cusack, love this song....
Maggs, Ohio

I read somewhere that, when asked if they could use the song in Say Anything, he said that he would have to see the film first. They sent it to him and he said, "Ok, but I'm not too happy with the fact that the main character dies of a drug overdose." Turns out that they had accidentally sent him a copy of Wired, a film about John Belushi.
Anybody know if this is true?

In my area (Baltimore, USA) local radio stations play a version of "In Your Eyes", which removes the words "I see the doorway to a thousand churches". Is this censorship of the original lyrics to remove a religious reference, or did Peter Gabriel endorse this version? I also heard this version on XM Radio.

Allegedly, this song was written about Rosanna Arquette, who was Peter Gabriel's girlfriend at the time.

To Mr. Lanois, It really does'nt matter that much. People like misguided facts, and will never stray.
No need to for the dramatics in this forum, might I suggest a song to straiten this matter on one of your releases?
Feel free to contact me at bart260@hotmail.com
Michael

I Love this song too, because it reminds me of a man whose having trouble in his life but the great about this is he actually live continuously, because of his undying love to the one he Loves. , . ;)
- Iana, Manila, Philippines,,,

my fav by peter g.

Cameron Crowe originally wanted to have John Cusak's character serenade Ione Skye's character, but Cusak didn't sing well, so he had him hold a boom box over his head playing this beautiful song. Movie history was made.

I love this song. This song is very inspiring.

I have a copy of this song being done by Staind. It's awesome!!!

Contemporary Christian artist Nichole Nordeman has covered this song on her 2002 CD "Woven and Spun."

I am so sick of this. I will finally speak out regarding Roseanna Arquette being the inspiration for "In Your Eyes". It was another young woman, also an actress, who was the inspiration for the song. I don't know if it's Arquette's camp who is generating this rumor, or the public. Her identity is not revealed because at the time Gabriel was still officially married. Arquette and Gabriel didn't even meet until after the album came out. I should know. I co-produced the album. And furthermore "Roseanna" is not about Arquette either. The band, Toto, has many times, told the press, that she did NOT serve as the inspiration to the song, only the name. I hope this puts the issue to rest.

pat from montreal. Where did you hear tjat story. It's pretty funny! btw, song's a great love song, and will be one of those ones that's always played.

There is also an awesome live version of this song on Gabriel's live album 'Secret World Live'. It features Paula Cole on backing vocals, and instead of Yossou N'Dour, it features Congolese singer Papa Wemba (who was signed to PG's RealWorld music label).

Funny story about convincing Gabriel to let this song into Say Anything: Once the director knew this was the song he wanted, he tried to get Gabriel to let him use it, to no success. Eventually, Gabriel asked to see a copy of the movie, and was sent one. He replied to it by allowing the song to be used, while also commenting that he was wary about the part where the lead overdoses at the end. The director had accidentally sent Wired, not Say Anything. The rest, as they say, is cinematic history.

The live version (with Youssou N'Dour ) which I saw on VH-1 Classic, is one of the best videos I've ever seen. Peter Gabriel is a musical genius!

What a supremely crafted and beautifully balanced song, absolute quality. Its one of those rare songs that get better with age. Turn it up and sing it loud. You can really get lost in this one.

Greatest love song of the century

After Biko, this became the climax of his live performances.

It was a question on Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

Peter Gabriel wrote this song about Rosanna Arquette (they used to live together). Toto's hit "Rosanna" is also about Arquette.

Aaron Lewis, from Staind, covered this song with his old band before he joined Staind. He did an awsome job covering this song!

For anyone who hasn't checked out the Jeffrey Gaines live version (on his album Always Be) it's amazing and will bring a whole new apprecaition to a beautiful song.

His name was Jefferey Gaines and I think it was last summer.

Hey, can anyone remember the name of the guy who covered this a few years ago? I believe it was a live track...

Peter Gabriel wrote this song about Roxanne Arquette.

This is the most beautiful love song ever written and recorded. ;-)

I love this song. This reminds me of a man who is haveing some troubles in life who only finds comfort when he's with the one he loves...'I look to the time with you, to keep me awake and alive'
wonderful love song.