by Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne · 2024
The song ‘Close My Eyes Forever’ by Lita Ford and Ozzy Osbourne is about struggling with pain, trust, and uncertainty in a troubled relationship, questioning whether escape or oblivion could keep things unchanged or free them from their emotional suffering.
This song has been Shazamed over 944,877 times. As of this writing, Close My Eyes Forever is ranked 130
‘Close My Eyes Forever’ by Lita Ford & Ozzy Osbourne is a famous duet about heartbreak, pain, and searching for comfort in dark times. We’re going to look at what the lyrics really mean and why people still listen to it today. ⬇️
The song’s atmosphere is thick with gloom and yearning, like a midnight fog that won’t lift. Its story unravels two souls tangled in love and regret, both seeking escape and understanding but never quite finding peace.
The chorus—aching and unforgettable—asks, “If I close my eyes forever, will it all remain unchanged?” That line hits hard, doesn’t it? We feel the desperate wish to pause time, to freeze the hurt before it grows, and yet, there’s this haunting uncertainty: does shutting out the world actually help, or does it just leave us stuck in the same pain, looping over and over?
️ In the verses, the lyrics cut deep with vivid imagery: “Like a dagger, you stick me in the heart and taste the blood from my blade.” Here, we see love and suffering entwined, almost inseparable—childhood scars, broken dreams, and longing for shelter in another’s darkness. “Would you shelter me in your warm and darkened grave?” asks for comfort in the most fragile, vulnerable way, blending tenderness with fatalism.
The bridge confesses past mistakes—lies, mistrust, pain—with a rawness that feels almost too personal: “If I could have just one more wish, I’d wipe the cobwebs from my eyes.” It’s a plea for clarity, for forgiveness, for something better than regret, but the answer remains elusive, tangled up in all that’s been lost.
Ultimately, the song exposes the uneasy truth that sometimes, closing our eyes to the world is both a wish for relief and a surrender to sorrow—leaving us suspended between hope and heartbreak, never quite sure what tomorrow brings.
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