"Blue Eyes"

In my first post I spoke a wee bit about the difference between personal writing and professional writing. My original song Blue Eyes fits into both categories, so I think it deserves it's own post.
Blue Eyes is one of the better songs I've written. It came from an unusual place in my head and went through quite a large transformation from start to finish.
I first got the idea for this song on vacation in Cape Cod during a dinner conversation with my parents. I have no recollection of what the conversation was actually about... but when my mother described [whatever it was] as brilliant blue, something clicked in my head. I started writing the lyrics immediately. I was hooked on the idea of brilliant blue [something]. Eventually I decided on eyes.
My boyfriend at the time happened to be staying with us. We were talking, him lying down, me sitting up and looking down at him. He didn't actually have blue eyes but that didn't stop me! He was looking up at me and something clicked again.
I managed to get "Your brilliant blue eyes looked up at me..." but had no idea what to write after that. I came back to the song months later thinking I could use my tiny little unused idea as a way to practice writing professionally instead of personally. I decided to turn it into a breakup song. The lyrics describe a snapshot of a couple looking at each other, the narrator knowing that the relationship is over, and the other character not wanting it to end.
The arrangement came together over a long period of time. At first I intended for the song to just be me and an acoustic guitar. I performed it that way several times and even made a (crappy) recording. After forming a band I changed my mind! With their help I was able to bring the song to life. The acoustic version really wasn't cutting it.
Here is the finished version of "Blue Eyes."