Eyes on Me

June 5, 2007, 7:42 PM

Hey i'm just wondering what you think of this song, what the theme/message of the song is, and wat you think the mood/feeling of the song is also.

June 5, 2007, 7:48 PM

The song is simple, but the meaning it has it's completely deep and can for those who know the true meaning of those words can be really romantic. I love the song not because it is one of the theme songs of a FF game, I love this song because it calms my soul and makes me forget about problems.

Also because Julia (the singer and Rinoa's mother, General Careway's wife and Laguna's long lost love) looked exactly to someone I love, and was wearing the same dress.....she looked magnificently beautiful.

*sighs*

Anyway the song is good

June 5, 2007, 7:52 PM

do you know the true meaning? if you do plz tell, i have this song on my MP3 and i am always trying to find out wat it means but i'm not really good at that... It's one of my fav. songs 2.

June 5, 2007, 8:11 PM

The Real life meaning or the meaning in the game?

I saw somewhere long ago that the true meaning was to unveil the hopes of a night club singers romance for a member of her audience.

In the game Julia plays the piano version of the song during the dream sequence with Laguna and Co. So, I think it had mostly to do with the short romance between Julia and Laguna. I could be wrong though, since I haven't played this one in a while.

June 5, 2007, 8:15 PM

Yes I do, or at least for me it has much meaning and I will post the song here to be able to explain it more easily.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lyric "Eyes on Me"

Whenever I sang my songs
On the stage, on my own
Whenever I said my words
Wishing they would be heard
I saw you smiling at me
Was it real or just my fantasy
You'd always be there in the corner
Of this tiny little bar

My last night here for you
Same old songs, just once more
My last night here with you?
Maybe yes, maybe no
I kind of liked it your way
How you shyly placed your eyes on me

Oh, did you ever know?
That I had mine on you

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer

So let me come to you
Close as I wanted to be
Close enough for me
To feel your heart beating fast
And stay there as I whisper

How I loved your peaceful eyes on me
Did you ever know
That I had mine on you

Darling, so share with me
Your love if you have enough
Your tears if your're holding back
Or pain if that's what it is
How can I let you know
I'm more than the dress and the voice
Just reach me out then
You will know that you're not dreaming

Darling, so there you are
With that look on your face
As if you're never hurt
As if you're never down
Shall I be the one for you
Who pinches you softly but sure
If frown is shown then
I will know that you are no dreamer.

ln the game, the explaination is that the song was inspired in Laguna when Julia wrote it. Do you remember the time in which tey had that conversation in the room and she talked about Laguna's eyes?

You see here that much of the song is like a narration of Julia's forbidden love, the soldier that left to war and never came back. Quite sad....
In fact Julia is narrating the whole event when she met Laguna at the Galbadia Hotel, her feelings and how she loved Laguna so much..and how much nervous Laguna was

For me it means much the same since I lovely called the girl I love (she knows about FFVIII too

) "Julia" and she called me Laguna for my eyes and also because I get extremely nervous when she's nearby, which makes her smile

The song has a deeper meaning though, it represents all those who think and believe that "True Love" and "Love at first sight" exists. I have my doubts, whether if I do believe in true love or not, I am sure of one thing; love has struck my heart quite deeply.

It's much more than just words, it is how Julia expresses her love through the song. Eeach time she got on that stage and sang, whether if Laguna was there or not, her heart flew away and was always with him.

"Whenever I sang my song, on the stage on my own....Whenever I said my words...wishing they would be heard...."

In here we see clearly that she kept singing that song even though Laguna was not near her due to the series of events he...well...he got in problems

because of his....erm....umm...well....bad ..I mean horrible decisions....XD

Nevertheless, Julia never actually cared, she only kept singing that song wishing for Laguna to listen to it, at least once.

I hope this helps you understand even more

June 5, 2007, 8:17 PM

O yes it does, thank you very much

, plz other ppl reply so i can get a better knowing of the song

I would like to hear other peoples interpretations of the song as well

June 30, 2007, 8:16 PM

I think most people on here have given more than enough explanation on themes of the song, so I don't think I need to add to it. However, I was very indifferent to the song until recently, when I got the Voices: Music from Final Fantasy DVD. That version is simply stunning, and has bumped the song (for me, at least) from forgettable to amazing.