1135 – The Who – Behind blue eyes (1971)

Escrita por Pete Townshend, foi gravada entre maio e junho de 1971 e lançada em 14 de agosto de 1971 no disco Who's Next?

Foi escrita após um show em Denver, quando Pete ficou doido por uma fã mas voltou sozinho pro quarto pois estava tentando ser elevado espiritualmente.

Quando lançada em compacto, chegou ao número 34 nos charts pop americanos.

Roger Daltrey cantou, Pete Townshend tocou violão, guitarra e fez backing vocals. John Entwistle tocou baixo e fez backing vocals e Keith Moon tocou bateria.

Foi regravada pelo Limp Bizkit, entre outros artistas.

A letra:

No one knows what it's like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes
And no one knows what it's like
To be hated
To be faded to telling only lies

But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

No one knows what its like
To feel these feelings
Like I do
And I blame you
No one bites back as hard
On their anger
None of my pain and woe
Can show through

But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

No one knows what its like
To be mistreated, to be defeated
Behind blue eyes
An no one know how to say
That they're sorry and don't worry
I'm not telling lies

But my dreams they aren't as empty
As my conscience seems to be
I have hours, only lonely
My love is vengeance
That's never free

No one knows what its like
To be the bad man
To be the sad man
Behind blue eyes

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