Lyrics of
Behind Blue Eyes

Behind Blue Eyes was written by Pete Townshend, the guitarist of the British band The Who. The song is part of the Lifehouse project, which was supposed to follow the album Tommy, but was abandoned. The lyrics reflect Townshends introspective thoughts, telling the story from a villains perspective and detailing their feelings, struggles, and redemption. The song was released in 1971 on the album Whos Next and quickly became one of the bands most ... emblematic tracks. See more [+]

No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man,
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes
No one knows what it's like to be hated,
To be fated, to telling only lies

But my dreams, they aren't as empty,
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance that's never free
No one knows what it's like to feel these feelings
Like I do, and I blame you
No one bites back as hard on their anger
None of my pain and woe, can show through

But my dreams, they aren't as empty,
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance that's never free

No one knows what its like
To be mistreated, to be defeated
Behind blue eyes
No one knows how to say
That they're sorry and don't worry
I'm not telling lies

But my dreams, they aren't as empty,
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance that's never free

No one knows what it's like, to be the bad man,
To be the sad man, behind blue eyes