Your Eyes Don't Lie--David Archuleta

Your Eyes Don't Lie--David Archuleta

What song has a slide guitar part, whistling, and a killer singer? Probably quite a few, but probably only the one from David Archuleta (I think his fans call him Archie, funny huh? Am I distancing myself from his fans saying that? Dunno, if anything I'm jealous of him. If I could sing that way . . .). Anyway, this track has a number of things going for it. The slide guitar and whistling I've already mentioned, but it also has a groovin', hypnotic bass. Is that a dobro I hear too? Steel guitar? Or am I being dumb and it's all just acoustic (I'm sure about the slide? Harmony and back up vocals? Check (okay, he's clearly doing is own, but still). Clever, fascinating lyrics, and dominant melody, oh yeah.

i saw you yesterday

it's been awhile

you tried but failed

at holding back your smile

right then

it's not over yet

i knew, for you

i couldn't sleep

I thought of nothing else

I needed help

everyone was telling me

you were moving on with someone else

but what we had was so special

people can be jealous, oh

I had to see it for myself

CHORUS

I can see it in your eyes

you feel the same about us as I

there is no way the truth can be disguised

you're still in love with me

were never really out of love with me

your eyes don't lie

I know I hurt you

I know you're hurtin' still

but i make it up to you

yeah, baby I will

'cuz what we have is so special

you know we can't give it up

now that i'm looking at you (i can see)

CHORUS

I can see it your eyes (your eyes)

you feel the same about us as I (ah)

there is no way the truth can be disguised ( there is no way x2)

you're still in love with me

were never really out of love with me

your eyes don't lie (and they never will girl)

oh, now that i know

we were apart

but your heart never let go

so thank you for showing me

what used to be (had to look that line up)

and still is a possibility

CHORUS

I think a major strength of this song is that it doesn't really sound much like what I expect from Archie (stifles laugh. See Also: Angels), while still being totally David Archuleta. If you look it up on youtube go with an album version first, the live ones I tried didn't seem to catch much of the instrumentation, though one did clear up the question of steel guitar vs. dobro vs. acoustic (it was acoustic).

EDIT:  He's got a new album coming out:  The Other Side of Down