When I was alone, all on my own
I'd sit myself down and take a look around
I'd think about my life, all the trouble and strife
And the things which went wrong, that lasted so long
Yeah when I was feeling bad, maybe lonely and sad
I'd put my hands to my head and wonder where life led
And where I was going to when my journey was through
But meanwhile up high I was always under the eye
The mystery of love, the push and the shove
Of friendship betrayed, of plans I mislaid
The oceans I crossed, the things that I lost
With the world in my hands as dreams turned to sand
All the agony and pride of emotion that died
Like a statue of stone, I thought I was all alone
Oh but that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
I shouldered my load
Then I took off down the road
I drove in my car
And I played my guitar, mon
I crashed in a plane
I really damaged my brain
And then I laid in my bed
With all this music in my head
The years have rolled by, I've watched the past die
But feelings remained like mercy much strained
Like a seed left unsown, like a leaf that was blown
Like a man who was blind, like there was a lock on my mind
Then a man came to me and he held out the key
And the lock hinge was blown, I had never been alone
Yeah that was just a lie, darkness magnified
And though I was not aware, all the time my father was there
Yeah that was just a lie, darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Yeah that was just a lie, a-darkness magnified
'Cause somewhere up high I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye
Wellaoooaaoooaaoooaa I was always under the eye