Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Staind
Canonical path: /staind/open-your-eyes
Related lyric paths: 6
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Open Your Eyes
Read Open Your Eyes lyrics by Staind on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Open Your Eyes
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As I walk along these streets
I see a man that walks alone
Distant echo of people's feet
He has no place to call his own
A shot rings out from a roof overhead
A crackhead asks for change nearby
An old man lies in an alleyway dead
A little girl lost just stands there and cries
What would you do, if it was you
Would you take everything
For granted like you do
A boy just 13 on the corner for sale
Swallows his pride for another hit
Overpopulation there's no room in jail
But most of you don't give a shit
That your daughters are porno stars
And your sons sell death to kids
You're so lost in your little worlds
Your little worlds you'll never fix
What would you do, if it was you
Would you take everything
For granted like you do
You turn away (x4)
As I walk along the streets
Soaking up the acid rain
Underneath the taxi cabs
I hear the streets cry out in vain
What would you do, if it was you
Would you take everything
For granted like you do
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Staind performs "Open Your Eyes", and this lyric page sits inside the Staind catalog on LyroVerse.
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