Eyewishes / Bystanding

Song Meaning

“Eyewishes” opens with a stark image of shared loss: the speaker and another are "without eyelashes," having spent them on wishes that never materialized. This immediate sense of futility and unfulfilled longing sets a deeply melancholic, almost cynical tone. The narrator's observation that "none of them came true" establishes a bleak reality from the outset. The lyrics then explore a profound sense of emptiness, escalating from physical absence to an emotional void. The speaker notes being "without a soulmate" and eventually "without anymore things to be without," suggesting a complete depletion of hope. This initial shared experience, however, curdles into resentment with the sharp, unexpected jab, "Copycat, I hate you," revealing a complex, perhaps toxic, dynamic. The progression of loss is masterfully crafted, moving from the tangible to the abstract, culminating in the chilling declaration that everything the speaker longs for has "followed in my foot prints." This inverted imagery suggests that the narrator's very desire repels what they seek, leading to the bleak conclusion that "Now I guess would be / The perfect time to die." The abrupt cut-off "good-" leaves the listener hanging, mid-sentence. The sudden, jarring shift to “Bystanding” after the suicidal contemplation in “Eyewishes” is profoundly unsettling.