I know this song is for the Hunger Games. The world isn’t always that kind and fair to you. Keep your eyes open, stay aware, stay alert. Keep your aim locked the night goes dark, stay focused, the world is a dark and cruel place and you’ll need all your attention and focuse to make it through it all. Stay calm and relaxed, and don’t let everyone think you’re losing. Heartbeat steady, keep it cool, don’t freak out and don’t worry. And there won’t always be people there to help you back up on your feet, you wont always have friends at your side but you’ve got something they don’t, you have what makes you you, and you aren’t the kind of person who backs down you can make it. She’s saying but keep watch, because they are right at your heels and ready to bring you down the second you let your guard down. You’ve made it through tough times and are staying strong and those who are causing you trouble are shocked and surprised you actually pulled through and are standing where you are at today They never thought you’d make it this far But you’ve got to stand guard and keep your eyes open for all the dangers that lie ahead She’s saying that the people in this world are cruel and there are those who are your enemies and want to see you breakdown, and are watching to see you fall apart. We've all played fake battles, and everything was just a game, but now we’ve actually been introduced to the real world, where there are people who criticize and who judge us every day In backyards winning battles with our wooden swords She's saying that it wasn't that long ago that we were merely children, unaware of what the world actually held and that we were just trapped inside our own imaginations, where everything is right and nothing can go wrong. The tricky thing is yesterday we were just children

I think I know the meaning of 'Eyes Open' The song is simple, be open to observe and create. When the time comes when you need to keep your feet steady on the ground, your heart in synch, and the night goes dark (darker than night?), follow the light in the darkness, no one's here to save you but yourself through your light. Present state is the focal point to what will be and what has been. The ego will try so desperately to taunt you into a false sense of probable impending breakdown and fallout if you try to follow your thread and experience more of what you are. In a sense your past and future is created continuously based on your present state thought.Įven when your sleeping, watch for the signs, our subconscious is more complex than we can give it credit for. If you deeply believe in something that you feel to be truth, slowly but surely you will see signs and synchronicities appear in your life that directly help your cause. Hmm this song to me is about repetitively enforcing the importance of really opening your eyes and paying attention to the signs that are adding more and more validity to what you believe in. Keep your eyes open (keep your eyes open) It's a showdown (showdown) and nobody comes to save you now

They never thought you'd make it this farīut turn around (turn around), oh they've surrounded you So here you are, two steps ahead and staying on guard In backyards, winning battles with our wooden swords

Lyrics to we were just kids