In The Eyes Of The Lord
By: Beck Hansen

Written by: Beck Hansen

Versions:
  1. In The Eyes Of The Lord (5:22)
    Available on Don't Get Bent Out Of Shape.
    Credits
    Beck Hansen: Accordion, Vocals
 
Lyrics:
In The Eyes Of The Lord [Version (a)]:

Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord
Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord

Stupid things you do for no reason make it hard, make it hard
Well you lost your mind somehow, but you're back, you're back again

Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord
Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord

Friends of mine died through their eyes, well they don't see, they don't see
The misery they spread around the room, they are done, they are done

It's better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord
Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord

I smoked my cigarettes and cried and I cried through the night
The foolish way I walk upon my hands, I'll never make it, I'll never reach the other side

Better to be dumb than be done in the eyes of the Lord
 
The Song:

"In The Eyes Of The Lord" is a somber tune, built on perhaps an accordion? It is kind of an odd picture, imagining Beck recording this song. I see him alone in a room, playing an accordion and singing into a tape late at night, making up verse after verse. Is it a grand accomplishment? Not really. Will he ever play it again? Probably not. Does he remember it? I doubt it. But making sounds and songs is what Beck does best. And this is not a bad one.