“Bright Eyes” – performed by Art Garfunkel
Is it a kind of a dream
Floating out on the tide
Following the river of death downstream
Oh is it a dream?
There’s a fog along the horizon
A strange glow in the sky
And nobody seems to know where it goes
And what does it mean?
Oh is it a dream?
Bright eyes, burning like fire
Bright eyes, how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly,
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes
Is it a kind of a shadow
Reaching into the night
Wandering over the hills unseen
Oh is it a dream?
There’s a high wind in the trees
A cold sound in the air
And nobody ever knows where you go
And where do you start?
Oh into the dark
Bright eyes, burning like fire
Bright eyes, how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly,
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes
Bright eyes, burning like fire
Bright eyes, how can you close and fail?
How can the light that burned so brightly,
Suddenly burn so pale?
Bright eyes
The song “Bright Eyes” was written by Mike Batt and it was performed by Art Garfunkel. The song actually has a very deep meaning to it and it can definitely go with funeral poems during the service.
Upon listening to the music, one might not necessarily think that this is about losing someone you love because of death but if you go through the lines and the meaning of the song, you will find out that it is about a very close family losing their life.
This song can be used in the funerals of a family member who died because of an illness or a disease especially those long-term sicknesses. You take care of that person everyday hoping that he will someday be cured from his illness but you see him slowly fading away and there is nothing you can do about it.
Many people get so emotional because of the song especially when they hear the part, “How can the light that burned so brightly suddenly burn so pale”. It is always hard to see someone slips away in front of you and you just question yourself and your faith. You expect it to be a dream that you just want to wake up from. But death is an irreversible process and you just have to accept it in order to move on.
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