The song Eyes Wide Open, from the Gotye album Making Mirrors

Produced by Wally De Backer
Additional production by Francois Tetaz
Mixed by Francois Tetaz,
assisted by Andy Stewart and Wally at
The Mill, Gippsland, VIC

Drums recorded by Francois Tetaz at
Soundpark, Northcote, VIC
Cellos and bass recorded by Francois Tetaz at
Moose Mastering, Richmond, VIC
Pedal steel guitar recorded by Lachlan Carrick in
the loungeroom of Matt Walker’s house, Upwey, VIC

The Winton Musical Fence,
designed and constructed by Graeme Leak,
recorded by Wally, Winton, QLD
Other sounds put together by
Wally in The Barn, Merricks, VIC

Cellos: Gareth Skinner
Bass: Lucas Taranto
Pedal steel guitar: Michael Hubbard
Drums, Winton Musical Fence,
sampled sounds, lead and
backing vocals: Wally

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With our eyes wide open we…
With our eyes wide open we…

So this is the end of the story
Everything we had, everything we did
Is buried in dust
And this dust is all that’s left of us

But only a few ever worried
While the signs were clear, they had no idea
You just get used to living in fear
Or give up
When you can’t even picture your future

We walk the plank with our eyes wide open…

Some people offered up answers
We made out like we heard, but they were only words
They didn’t add up
To a change in the way we were living

And the saddest thing-
Is all of it could have been avoided
But it was like to stop consuming is to stop being human
And why would I make a change if you won’t
We’re all in the same boat, staying afloat
For the moment

And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we..
Walk the plank with our eyes wide open
And we walk the plank with our eyes wide open, we..
Walk the plank with our eyes wide open

With our eyes wide open we…
Walk the plank, we walk the plank