Billy Idol - Eyes Without A Face

The second single from the Rebel Yell album, this song was Idol’s first Top Ten hit in the US, reaching number 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. Among the first three songs written for the album, guitarist and co-writer Steve Stevens said that the chord changes were his spin on a classic ‘50s doo-wop progression. The song is a favorite among the Idol catalog and remains in their current live set.
Idol recounts in his 2015 memoir Dancing With Myself Chapter 24, how he would tell people that Eyes was “a murder song”, but later ruminates on the track being a reflection of his deteriorating relationship with his at-the-time girlfriend Perri Lister as a result of his partying, drug abuse, and infidelity.
He also notes that his improvised rap on the bridge was inspired by the growing rap culture in New York city, where he was at the time.

Lyrics:
[Verse 1: Billy Idol]
I'm all out of hope
One more bad break could bring a fall
When I'm far from home
Don't call me on the phone to tell me you're alone
It's easy to deceive
It's easy to tease, but hard to get release

[Chorus: Billy Idol & Perri Lister]
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
Got no human grace, your eyes without a face

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ch-ch

[Verse 2: Billy Idol]
I spent so much time
Believing all the lies to keep the dream alive
Now it makes me sad
It makes me mad at truth for loving what was you

[Chorus: Billy Idol & Perri Lister]
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
Got no human grace, your eyes without a face

[Post-Chorus]
Ooh, ha

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge: Billy Idol]
When you hear the music, you make a dip
Into someone else's pocket, then make a slip
Steal a car and go to Las Vegas
Ooh, the gigolo pool
Hanging out by the state line
Turning holy water into wine
Drinking it down
Oh-oh-oh
I'm on a bus on a psychedelic trip
Reading murder books, trying to stay hip
I'm thinking of you and you're out there, so
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
Say your prayers
Ooh
Ooh-ooh-ooh, ooh

[Verse 3: Billy Idol]
Now I close my eyes
And I wonder why I don't despise
Now all I can do
Is love what was once so alive and new
But it's gone from your eyes
I'd better realise
[Chorus: Billy Idol & Perri Lister]
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
(Les yeux sans visage) Eyes without a face
Got no human grace, your eyes without a face

[Post-Chorus]
Such a human waste, your eyes without a face

[Outro: Billy Idol]
And now it's getting worse