The "Don't close your eyes, I pray the Lord your soul to keep" lyric suggests that the subject may have passed on. "Don't Close Your Eyes" is a power ballad by the American rock band Kix from their fourth studio album, Blow My Fuse (1988).

Reassuring them that they are here for them, they will hold them tight in this time of need, and make everything all right.

The song was the band's biggest hit, propelling their album "Blow My Fuse" to platinum status, thanks to the video being played in heavy rotation on MTV, as well as commercial Top 40 radio airplay. Kix's biggest hit "Don"T close your eyes" Hard rock power ballad off the gold album Blow my fuse. The Don't close Your Eyes Songfacts says: This is as soulful and meaningful a song as any hair metal band ever recorded. Copyright © 2020 Advameg, Inc. All rights reserved.

"Don't Close Your Eyes" is the biggest single success for the Hagerstown, Maryland glam-rock metal band Kix, from their fourth studio album Blow My Fuse.It also stands today as their sole charting hit, making them a solid one-hit wonder who nevertheless have had a decent career. The ballad, reminiscent in song structure to Aerosmith's "Dream On", peaked in the U.S. at number 11 on Billboard's Hot 100.

There is seemingly no one else to turn to as it's suggested the subject's mother is no help and his or her father is never around. Visit Music Banter - The Internet's Top Music Community. The ballad, reminiscent in song structure to Aerosmith's "Dream On", peaked in the U.S. at number 11 on Billboard's Hot 100. Not only is it an anti-suicide song with gut-wrenchingly frank lyrics, but it's delivered with tonsil-blistering intensity by the roaring banshee vocals of Steve Whiteman. The subject of the song apparently reaches out to a friend (the song's narrator) during a suicide attempt.

The narrator pleads for them to "hold on" and to not "go to sleep." It's hard to ascertain from the lyrics if this was merely a suicide attempt or if the person telling the story actually had to hear their friend die.

It was written by Bob Halligan Jr., John Palumbo, and Donnie Purnell. "Don't Close Your Eyes" is a 1988 single from the band Kix. The lyrics dealt with the rather heavy topic of suicide. "Don't Close Your Eyes" is a 1988 single from the band Kix. The song's success was somewhat a surprise because the ballad was not the stereotypical hard rock/heavy metal love song ballad that typically crossed over into the mainstream.