Nietzsche's Eyes Paula Cole How many times did I have to hear you say to me Self obsessed artist Center of your universe Well I believed your every word And I believed you were my god Nietzsche's eyes Nietzsche's kind Failed in flight to us And all my love Grandmother Mother And now I see it in myself I take on the water Until the dam threatens to break I became a little dull My voice became too small Nietzsche's eyes Nietzsche's Kind Failed in flight to us And all my love I'm shakin' I'm shakin' I'm getting down this fantasy And I'm shakin' I'm shakin' I'm getting down this Getting down this You were not my superman I didn't know Just held the phone All my love I'm shakin' I'm shakin' You were not my superman I wasn't honest I tried to philosphize Only too late did I see I wore nietzsche's eyes Now that I step back to see I haven't been me Don't my eyes Nietzsche's eyes Nietzsche's kind Failed in flight to us Don't my love I'm shakin' I'm shakin' I'm getting down this fantasy and I'm shakin' I'm shakin' I'm getting down this getting down this