Complete alphabetical listing of every song performed by the band Bright Eyes. The list totals 212 songs.
A
- "Act of Contrition" <small>(', 2006)</small>
- "All of the Truth" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Amy in the White Coat" <small>(3 More Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2002, There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Another Travelin' Song" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005)</small>
- "Approximate Sunlight" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Arc of Time (Time Code)" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Arienette" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "At the Bottom of Everything" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "An Attempt to Tip the Scales" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Away in a Manger" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Awful Sweetness of Escaping Sweat" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
B
- "Bad Blood" <small>(Collaboration Series no. 1 7", 2002, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Beginner's Mind" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "The Big Picture" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Black Comedy" <small>(One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, 2004)</small>
- "Blue Angels Air Show" <small>(', 2006)</small>
- "Blue Christmas" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Bowl of Oranges" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Burn Rubber" <small>(Take It Easy (Love Nothing) single, 2004)</small>
C
- "Calais to Dover" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "The Calendar Hung Itself..." <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Cartoon Blues" <small>(Four Winds, 2007)</small>
- "A Celebration Upon Completion" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "The Center of the World" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "The City Has Sex" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Clairaudients (Kill or Be Killed)" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Classic Cars" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Cleanse Song" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Coat Check Dream Song" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Contrast and Compare" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Comet Song" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Coyote Song" <small>(free Download, 2010)</small>
- "Cremation" <small>(Take It Easy (Love Nothing) single, 2004)</small>
D
- "Dance and Sing" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Devil in the Details" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Devil Town" <small>(', 2004, and ', 2006)</small>
- "The Difference in the Shades" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Don't Know When But a Day's Gonna Come" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Down in a Rabbit Hole" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Driving Fast Through a Big City at Night" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Drunk Kid Catholic" <small>(3 New Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
E
- "Easy/Lucky/Free" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005, and Easy/Lucky/Free single, 2005)</small>
- "Emily, Sing Something Sweet" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Empty Canyon, Empty Canteen" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998, Japanese bonus track)</small>
- "Endless Entertainment" <small>(available when signing up for mailing list)</small>
- "Entry Way Song" <small>(Amos House Collection, Vol. 2, 2002, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Exaltation on a Cool Kitchen Floor" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
F
- "Falling Out of Love at this Volume" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "False Advertising" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Feb. 15th" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "The 'Feel Good' Revolution" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Feeling It (For Ian)" <small>(Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing 7", 1999)</small>
- "Few Minutes on Friday" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Firewall" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "First Day of My Life" <small>(First Day of My Life single, 2005 and I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005)</small>
- "The First Noël" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Forced Convalescence" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Four Winds" <small>(Four Winds, 2007 and Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "From a Balance Beam" <small>(There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002, and Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
G
H
- "Haile Selassie" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Haligh, Haligh, a Lie, Haligh" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Happy Accident" <small>(One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, 2010 re-release)</small>
- "Happy Birthday to Me" (February 15)" <small>(3 New Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Have You Ever Heard Of Jandek Before?" <small>(', 2000)</small>
- "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Hit the Switch" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Hot Car in the Sun" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Hot Knives" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "How Many Lights Do You See?" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Hungry for a Holiday" <small>(Collaboration Series no. 1 7", 2002, and ', 2006)</small>
I
- "I'll Be Your Friend" <small>(One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, 2004)</small>
- "I've Been Eating (For You)" <small>(3 New Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
- "I Believe in Symmetry" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "I Know You" <small>(One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, 2010 re-release)</small>
- "I Must Belong Somewhere" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "I Watched You Taking Off" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "I Will Be Grateful for This Day, I Will Be Grateful for Each Day to Come" <small>(I Will Be Grateful for This Day, I Will Be Grateful for Each Day to Come, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
- "I Woke Up with this Song in My Head this Morning" <small>(Lua single, 2004)</small>
- "I Won't Ever Be Happy Again" <small>(Insound Tour Support Series No. 12, 2000, and Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page, 2001)</small>
- "If the Brakeman Turns My Way" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "If Winter Ends" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "In the Real World" <small>(Singularity, 2011)</small>
- "The Invisible Gardener" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "It's Cool, We Can Still Be Friends" <small>(Transmission One: Tea at the Palaz of Hoon, 2000, and ', 2006)</small>
J
- "Jejune Stars" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Jetsabel Removes the Undesirables" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000, Japanese bonus track)</small>
- "The Joy in Discovery" <small>(Insound Tour Support Series No. 12, 2000, and Fevers and Mirrors, 2000, Japanese bonus track)</small>
- "The Joy in Forgetting/The Joy in Acceptance" <small>(Insound Tour Support Series No. 12, 2000)</small>
- "June on the West Coast" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Just Once in the World" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
K
L
- "Ladder Song" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Lake Havasu (In Florida)" <small>(Kill The Monster Before It Eats the Baby, 1996)</small>
- "Landlocked Blues" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005)</small>
- "Laura Laurent" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Let's Not Shit Ourselves (To Love and Be Loved)" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Let the Distance Bring Us Together" <small>(Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel, 2002)</small>
- "Light Pollution" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Lila" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Lime Tree" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "A Line Allows Progress, a Circle Does Not" <small>(Every Day and Every Night, 1999)</small>
- "Little Drummer Boy" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Loose Leaves" <small>(There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002)</small>
- "Lover I Don't Have to Love" <small>(3 More Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2002, and Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "Lovers Turn Into Monsters" <small>(Insound Tour Support Series No. 12, 2000)</small>
- "Lua" <small>(Lua single, 2004, and I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005)</small>
M
- "A Machine Spiritual (In The People's Key)" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Make a Plan to Love Me" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Make War" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Man Named Truth" <small>(Live, released on Monsters of Folk, 2009, with Monsters of Folk)</small>
- "Mariana Trench" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Messenger Bird's Song" <small>(There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002)</small>
- "Method Acting" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Middleman" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Mirrors and Fevers" <small>(Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page EP, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Motion Sickness" <small>(Motion Sickness 7", 2000)</small>
- "The Movement of a Hand" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
N
- "Napoleon's Hat" <small>(Lagniappe, 2005)</small>
- "Neely O'Hara" <small>(Every Day and Every Night, 1999)</small>
- "A New Arrangement" <small>(Every Day and Every Night, 1999)</small>
- "The Night Before Christmas" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "No Lies, Just Love" <small>(', 2001, and Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page, 2001)</small>
- "No One Would Riot For Less" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "No Prayer" <small>(Live)</small>
- "North of the City" <small>(Kill The Monster Before It Eats the Baby, 1996)</small>
- "Nothing Gets Crossed Out" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
O
- "Oh Little Town of Bethlehem" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Oh, You Are the Roots That Sleep Beneath My Feet and Hold the Earth in Place" <small>(', 2001, and Don't Be Frightened of Turning the Page, 2001)</small>
- "Old Soul Song (For the New World Order)" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "On My Way to Work" <small>(Every Day and Every Night, 1999)</small>
- "One and Done" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "One for You, One for Me" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "One Foot in Front of the Other" <small>(Saddle Creek 50, 2002)</small>
- "One Straw (Please)" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
P
- "Padraic My Prince" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Pageturner's Rag" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Pan and Broom" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Patient Hope in New Snow" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "A Perfect Sonnet" <small>(Every Day and Every Night, 1999)</small>
- "Persona Non Grata" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Pioneer's Park (August 17, 1997)" <small>("Commercial Food Processor", 1999)</small>
- "A Poetic Retelling of an Unfortunate Seduction" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Poison Oak" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005)</small>
- "Puella Quam Amo Est Pulchra" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Pull My Hair" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
R
S
- "Saturday As Usual" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "A Scale, a Mirror and Those Indifferent Clocks" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Seashell Tale" <small>(', 2006)</small>
- "Shell Games" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "Ship in a Bottle" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Silent Night" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Singularity" <small>("Singularity" single, 2011)</small>
- "Silver Bells" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
- "Smoke Without Fire" <small>(Four Winds, 2007)</small>
- "Solid Jackson" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Something Vague" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000, and Saddle Creek 50, 2002)</small>
- "A Song to Pass the Time" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Soon You Will Be Leaving Your Man" <small>(Motion Sickness 7", 2000)</small>
- "Soul Singer in a Session Band" <small>(Cassadaga, 2007)</small>
- "Southern State" <small>(Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel, 2002, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Spent on Rainy Days" <small>(Home Volume IV: Bright Eyes & Britt Daniel, 2002, and ', 2006)</small>
- "A Spindle, a Darkness, a Fever, and a Necklace" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Spring Cleaning" <small>(One Jug of Wine, Two Vessels, 2004)</small>
- "Stairwell Song" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Stray Dog Freedom" <small>(Four Winds, 2007)</small>
- "Sunrise, Sunset" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "Supriya" <small>(A Collection of Songs Written and Recorded 1995âÂÂ1997, 1998)</small>
- "Susan Miller Rag" <small>(Susan Miller Rag 3-inch, shipped with pre-orders of Cassadaga)</small>
T
- "Take It Easy (Love Nothing)" <small>(Take It Easy (Love Nothing) single, 2004, and Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Tereza and Tomas" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Theme From Pinata" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "Tilt-A-Whirl" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Time Code" <small>(Digital Ash in a Digital Urn, 2005)</small>
- "To Death's Heart (In Three Parts)" <small>(Down in the Weeds, Where the World Once Was, 2020)</small>
- "Touch" <small>(Letting Off the Happiness, 1998)</small>
- "Tourist Trap" <small>(Four Winds, 2007)</small>
- "Train Under Water" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Trees Get Wheeled Away" <small>(Lost & Found, Vol. 1 compilation, 2003, and ', 2006)</small>
- "Triple Spiral" <small>(The People's Key, 2011)</small>
- "True Blue" <small>(Lua single, 2004, First Day of My Life single, 2005, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
V
- "The Vanishing Act" <small>(Too Much of a Good Thing is a Good Thing 7", 1999, and ', 2006)</small>
W
- "Waste of Paint" <small>(Lifted or The Story Is in the Soil, Keep Your Ear to the Ground, 2002)</small>
- "We Are Free Men" <small>(There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002)</small>
- "We Are Nowhere and It's Now" <small>(I'm Wide Awake, It's Morning, 2005, and Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Weather Reports" <small>(', 2006)</small>
- "Well Whiskey" <small>(Lua single, 2004)</small>
- "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass" <small>(Fevers and Mirrors, 2000)</small>
- "When the Curious Girl Realizes She Is Under Glass Again" <small>(I Will Be Grateful for This Day, I Will Be Grateful for Each Day to Come, 2001, and ', 2006)</small>
- "When the President Talks to God" <small>(When the President Talks to God single, 2005, and First Day of My Life single, 2005)</small>
- "White Christmas" <small>(A Christmas Album, 2002)</small>
Y
Notable covers
- "Big Old House" â originally by Jesse Harris <small>(The Hottest State soundtrack, 2007)</small>
- "The Biggest Lie" â originally by Elliott Smith <small>(Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Burn Rubber" â originally by Simon Joyner <small>(Take It Easy (Love Nothing) single, 2004)</small>
- "Crazy As a Loon" â originally by John Prine
- "Devil Town" â originally by Daniel Johnston <small>(', 2004, and ', 2006)</small>
- "I Woke Up With This Song in My Head This Morning" â originally by The Bruces <small>(Lua single, 2004)</small>
- "Joy Division" â originally by Simon Joyner
- "Metal Firecracker" â originally by Lucinda Williams
- "Mushaboom" â originally by Feist <small>(Motion Sickness, 2005)</small>
- "Out on the Weekend" â originally by Neil Young <small>(3 More Hit Songs From Bright Eyes, 2002, and There Is No Beginning to the Story, 2002)</small>
- "Papa Was a Rodeo" â originally by The Magnetic Fields <small>(SCORE! 20 Years of Merge Records: THE COVERS!, 2009)</small>
- "Sharp Cutting Wings (Song to a Poet)" â originally by Lucinda Williams
- "Walls" â originally by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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