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Dry Your Eyes Lyrics

by The Streets

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Dry Your Eyes Lyrics

In one single moment, your whole life can turn round I stand there for a minute, staring straight into the ground Looking to the left slightly, then looking back down The world feels like it's caved in, proper sorry frown Please let me show you where we could only just be for us I can change, and I can grow, or we could adjust The wicked thing about us is we always have trust We can even have an open relationship if you must I look at her, she stares almost straight back at me But her eyes glaze over, like she's looking straight through me Her eyes must have closed for what seems an eternity When they open up she's looking down at her feet Dry your eyes mate I know it's hard to take, but her mind has been made up There's plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you've got to walk away now, it's over So then I move my hand up and down by my side It's shaking; my life is crashing before my eyes I turn the palm of my hand up to face the skies Touch the bottom of her chin and let out a sigh 'Cause I can't imagine my life without you and me There's things I can't imagine doing Things I can't imagine seeing It weren't supposed to be easy, surely Please, please, I'm begging, please She brings her hands up towards where my hands rested She wraps her fingers around mine with the softness she's blessed with She peels away my fingers, looks at me and then gestures By pushing my hand away to my chest, from hers Dry your eyes mate I know it's hard to take, but her mind has been made up There's plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you've got to walk away now, it's over And I'm just standing there I can't say a word Because everything is just gone I've got nothing Absolutely nothing Trying to pull her close out of bear desperation Put my arms around her, trying to change what she's saying Pull my head level with hers so that she might engage in Look in to her eyes to make her listen again I'm not gonna fucking just fucking leave it all now 'Cause you said it'd be forever, and that was your vow And your gonna let our things simply crash and fall down You're well out of order now, this is well out of town She pulls away my arms, tightly clamped round her waist Gently pushes me back as she looks at me straight Turns around so she's now got her back to my face Takes one step forward, looks back, then walks away Dry your eyes mate I know it's hard to take, but her mind has been made up There's plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you've got to walk away now, it's over I know in the past I've found it hard to say Telling you things, but not telling straight But the more I pull on your hand and say The more you pull away Dry your eyes mate I know it's hard to take, but her mind has been made up There's plenty more fish in the sea Dry your eyes mate I know you want to make her see how much this pain hurts But you've got to walk away now

Meaning of Dry Your Eyes

“Dry Your Eyes” is a raw and devastating portrayal of a relationship’s collapse, steeped in regret and the agonizing realization of inevitable loss. The Streets lays bare the fractured moments following a breakup, capturing the disorientation and desperate attempts to salvage what's left. He describes a world crumbling around him – a feeling of profound sadness and shock – fueled by an inability to understand why his partner has moved on. There’s a bleak acceptance offered with the blunt “There’s plenty more fish in the sea,” highlighting the cold, impersonal nature of heartbreak. The repeated plea "Dry your eyes mate" acts as both a comforting dismissal and a stark acknowledgement of the pain he witnesses. Ultimately, the song reveals a man grappling with his own inability to change the course of events, accepting that trust and connection weren’t enough, and urging someone to move on despite his own lingering, desperate need.

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