Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)

Album: Oczy Mlody (2017)
Play Video

Songfacts®:

  • This song evolved from writing sessions for the Miley Cyrus & Her Dead Petz album. The first verse is in fact the same as on Miley Cyrus' ode to her late dog "The Floyd Song (aka Sunrise)." Wayne Coyne explained: "It's in its original key (we made it a slightly higher register for Cyrus) and has the same melody and chords but with a radically different vibe."

    He added: "The other verses are a kind of philosophical take on the struggle and acceptance of death, the death of love, the pain of living in the face of sadness... but it is, I think, also about being in awe of beauty and power and just the weirdness of existing. Ha!"
  • The song's music video blends naturalistic images with shots of the band playing. "The 'Sunrise (Eyes of the Young)' video is part somber and sad and part childlike, ethereal fantasy," Wayne Coyne said.

    As the visual plays, the real life shots become interspersed with animated effects. Coyne said of the animation, "The other part, the ethereal fantasy part, is Disney cartoon meets James Bond movie title sequence. The sun turns into a bouncy, drippy ball and is kicked around (and played with) by a giddy, cosmic nymph. Dancing and tripping in the echoes of dawn."

Comments

Be the first to comment...

Editor's Picks

Evolution Of The Prince Symbol

Evolution Of The Prince SymbolSong Writing

The evolution of the symbol that was Prince's name from 1993-2000.

Gary Numan

Gary NumanSongwriter Interviews

An Electronic music pioneer with Asperger's Syndrome. This could be interesting.

Lou Gramm - "Waiting For A Girl Like You"

Lou Gramm - "Waiting For A Girl Like You"They're Playing My Song

Gramm co-wrote this gorgeous ballad and delivered an inspired vocal, but the song was the beginning of the end of his time with Foreigner.

Maxi Priest

Maxi PriestSongwriter Interviews

The British reggae legend tells the story of his #1 hit "Close To You," talks about his groundbreaking Shabba Ranks collaboration "Housecall," and discusses his latest project with Robin Trower.

Rick Astley

Rick AstleySongwriter Interviews

Rick Astley on "Never Gonna Give You Up," "Cry For Help," and his remarkable resurgence that gave him another #1 UK album.

Cy Curnin of The Fixx

Cy Curnin of The FixxSongwriter Interviews

The man who brought us "Red Skies" and "Saved By Zero" is now an organic farmer in France.