Barry Gordon Performs “The Eye of the Storm” Live at Altadena Musicians Open Mic Night

Barry Gordon Performs “The Eye of the Storm” Live at Altadena Musicians Open Mic Night

What happens when the world feels like it’s spinning out of control?

In this live performance, Barry Gordon performs Eye of the Storm, a powerful song from Forever, the new musical about youth, fame, and the price of getting exactly what you wish for.

The song explores a world filled with conflict, inequality, and uncertainty, asking what happens when we convince ourselves we’re safe from the storms raging around us.

Recorded live at Altadena Musicians Presents Open Mic Night, a monthly event held at the Altadena Music Center. The show brings together musicians, songwriters, and music lovers for an evening of live performances and community.

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LYRICS:

YOU GO AND TURN ON YOUR T.V.

BATTLES RAGE IN FOREIGN LANDS

A CHILD OF FIVE SEES HER FAMILY BURNED ALIVE

DO YOU THINK SHE UNDERSTANDS?

YOU SEE HUMANITY’S DEBRIS

DRIFTWOOD CAUGHT UP IN THE WAVES

TIME AND TIDE AND FUTILITY COLLIDE

‘TIL THE DAY THEY’RE IN THEIR GRAVES

THEY’RE IN THEIR GRAVES

WITHIN YOUR WALLS OF FALSE SECURITY

YOU SEEM TO BE SO SAFE AND WARM

IT’S ALL A LIE

YOU JUST CAN’T SEE THE ANGRY SKY

HERE IN THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE POOR MAN WALKS IN POLISHED SHOES

HIS FATE IS BRANDED ON HIS SKIN

HE’S KEPT HIS PRIDE YET

HIS DREAMS HAVE ALL BUT DIED

‘CAUSE HE KNOWS HE’LL NEVER WIN

HE’LL NEVER WIN

YOU SIT IN JUDGMENT FROM YOUR IVORY TOWER

CONDEMNING THOSE WHO DON’T CONFORM

AND THOUGH YOU TRY THE WINDS OF CHANGE

YOU CAN’T DEFY WE’RE IN THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE EYE OF THE STORM

THE EYE OF THE STORM