Guano Apes

I had their album "Walking on Thin Line", which has couple of awesome songs, such as "You Can't Stop Me", "Dick", "Pretty in Scarlet" and "Sing That Song", and is a very versatile album, using different music styles in their vocals and instruments. I like them very much and some time ago I heard this song, "Open Your Eyes", and found out this was their first single, back in 1997, from their debut album "Proud Like A God". They disbanded after a release of greatest hits in 2005.

Guano Apes was a German band which came up in the alternative metal scene. Their principal trademark was their lead singer Sandra Nasic, who can deliver different vocal styles at the right place, the right time.



You can check out some of their videos here, but I'm gonna put the "Open Your Eyes (live)" video here, along with the lyrics. Enjoy!



OPEN YOUR EYES

Hide your face forever
dream and search forever

Have you ever been for sale ?
when your isms get smart
oh so selfish and mindless
with that comment in your eye

Do you think that you are hard ?
really harder than the other
man you're acting cold
if you are not in charge

Don't split your mentality
without thinking twice
your voice has got no reason
now is the time to face your lies

Open your eyes, open your mind
proud like a god don't pretend to be blind
trapped in yourself, break out instead
beat the machine that works in your head

Will you offer me some tricks
if I ever need them
would you go into that room
if I call 'em

Do you think that you are better
really better than the rest
realize there's a problem
I know that you can give your best

Have you ever had a dream?
or is life just a trip?
a trip without chances
a chance to grow up quick

Open your eyes, open your mind ...

Hide your face forever
dream and search forever
night and night you feel nothing
there's no way outside of my land

Open your eyes, open your mind ...


(c) Sandra Nasic / Edition Artist Station/EMI Songs Musikverlag GmbH