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Emerald Eyes tells a tale of uncertainty of a different kind. Now, we find a singer at the precipice of a relationship. “Thought I knew what they meant when they talked about love.” The intro is a sharp tight bassline foreshadowing the pounding verses finely detailing moments in pursuit of connection. The contrasting chorus is an ocean wave crashing gently over the listener as the singer confesses to an apparent eye-opening certainty – her “search should be over” because she can’t live without her partner “now that I know what I’m missing.” Torrid bass and sax breaks connect the emotional pleading tide of a chorus back to the heat of the verse, ending again with a reality in which human connection if not entirely uncertain is at best a continuing contradiction. “The boat’s in flames but the lake remains pristine.”

Emerald Eyes was written by the Innocent Bystanders original sax player Eric Lane in the 1990s for his band The Albert Alley Blues Band.

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Thought I knew what they meant when they talked about love
Coasting through and so easy to keep my chin up
Now I know that all before you was untrue
Didn’t know I was searching until I found you

When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing

She’s rollin’ it’s Wednesday I don’t know how late
She’s drinkin’ a healing tonic and Bombay
Pig’s Feet Diner provides the backdrop all right
Foreign travel the topic of preference that night

When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing

Ski weekend up at Tamarapone Lake
In a small town nude skiing simply won’t take
Our own redux apocalypse now Martin Sheen
The boat’s in flames but the lake remains pristine

When I look into your emerald eyes
I know that my search should be over
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
The answer to just one question
Won’t you tell me please emerald eyes
the answer to just one
Tell me how can I live without you now that I know what I’m missing
I found bliss in your arms and heaven in your hugs and your kissing

credits

from Attractive Nuisance, released November 1, 2017
Words & Music by Eric L. Lane
Recorded & Mixed by Ben Moore, Singing Serpent Studios
Mastered by Dave Gardner, Infrasonic Sound
Produced by The Innocent Bystanders & Ben Moore

Steve Berenson – drums & percussion
Jessica Lafave – tenor saxophone
Ben Nieberg – acoustic guitar
Kath Rogers – lead vocal
Donny Samporna – electric 5-string bass
Steve Semeraro – electric 6-string & 12 string guitars
Kaimi Wenger – electric piano & Hammond B3

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