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Enigma — The Eyes Of Truth
Album: The Cross Of Changes
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Released: 1993
Length: 7:05
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The Eyes of Truth
are always watching you

Alsyn Gazryn Zeregleenn
Aduu shig mal shig torolzonoo khuoo
In the distance the mirage stands out like horses and cattle.
Very glad to see my beloved son.

Je me regarde
Je me sens
Je vois des enfants
Je suis enfant ! I look at myself
I feel myself
I see the children
I am a child!
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Ooooh, clever segue/overlap from Emancipator's First Snow to this. I like it.
Posted 4 years ago by rhlrstn    [ Reply ]
 photolew wrote:
I am obviously in the minority in this one...but I could listen to Enigma all day long. A solid 9 from me.
 
It's godlike for me - hmmm.
Posted 4 years ago by thebegbie    [ Reply ]
 boeker wrote:
I am not necessarily proud of it, but this was the first CD I ever bought :)
 

Be proud!  I always loved this album!
Posted 4 years ago by tkosh    [ Reply ]
Lady kiss that frog + Ultraviolet (U2)
Posted 4 years ago by Felix_The_Cat    [ Reply ]
Just orgasmic
Posted 4 years ago by thomasnasl    [ Reply ]
I am not necessarily proud of it, but this was the first CD I ever bought :)
Posted 5 years ago by boeker    [ Reply ]
 photolew wrote:
I am obviously in the minority in this one...but I could listen to Enigma all day long. A solid 9 from me.
 
Ever since Sadness came out I'm with you.  Always liked their groove, and the segue from Emancipator's "First Snow" was seamless.
Posted 5 years ago by Tippster    [ Reply ]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enigma_(German_band)
Posted 5 years ago by MiloD    [ Reply ]
Majestic change of pace
Posted 5 years ago by gloin33_    [ Reply ]
 passsion8 wrote:
During the Grunge evolution, this was a refreshing twist on Musica.
Wonderfully complex with the choral voices near the end.

"The eyes are always watching you....." Nice segue from Gotye's "Don't Worry We'll Be Watching You"
 
Musica? Do you mean Muzak?
Posted 5 years ago by europlatus    [ Reply ]
"The Eyes of Truth Are Always Watching You."

So is the NSA and just about every retail establishment in Europe and North America.
Posted 5 years ago by unclehud    [ Reply ]
Is that sampling Peter Gabriel's Kiss That Frog, from 1992?
Posted 5 years ago by AndyMcc    [ Reply ]
 mrselfdestruct wrote:
Is there a sample from Peter Gabriel's Kiss That Frog too? The drum part?

 
Absolutely!
Posted 5 years ago by spinslps    [ Reply ]
The drum gimmick is definitely the same as the intro of Genesis' Dreaming While You Sleep
Posted 6 years ago by eveliko    [ Reply ]
they were good in the days of mink de ville. 
Posted 6 years ago by jambo    [ Reply ]
photolew wrote:
I am obviously in the minority in this one...but I could listen to Enigma all day long. A solid 9 from me.

 
Me too. The only lame moment was including some samples from U2's Achtung baby and others that I cannot name. But the song nonetheless carries certain nostalgic and mystical mood.
Posted 6 years ago by maboleth    [ Reply ]
I am obviously in the minority in this one...but I could listen to Enigma all day long. A solid 9 from me.
Posted 7 years ago by photolew    [ Reply ]
Is this a joke?  Terrible — Painful 
Posted 7 years ago by vinylbob    [ Reply ]
 VH1 wrote:
{#Stop}{#Sleep}{#Fever}{#Razz}{#Drunk}{#Silenced}{#Skull}{#Taped-shut}{#Fire}

 
You forgot {#No}
Posted 7 years ago by pinto    [ Reply ]
{#Stop}{#Sleep}{#Fever}{#Razz}{#Drunk}{#Silenced}{#Skull}{#Taped-shut}{#Fire}
Posted 7 years ago by VH1    [ Reply ]
During the Grunge evolution, this was a refreshing twist on Musica.
Wonderfully complex with the choral voices near the end.

"The eyes are always watching you....." Nice segue from Gotye's "Don't Worry We'll Be Watching You"
Posted 7 years ago by passsion8    [ Reply ]
адуучин
Posted 7 years ago by minjinsor    [ Reply ]
Is there a sample from Peter Gabriel's Kiss That Frog too? The drum part?
Posted 8 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
The song puts me in mind of head back, eyes closed, calming before what was next in Vietnam
Posted 8 years ago by Ouachita    [ Reply ]
Not for me I'm afraid.{#Ask}
Posted 8 years ago by p4rkrb01    [ Reply ]
 DaidyBoy wrote:
 A mad hippie woman I once knew gave me a tape of this.  She was a hopeless basket case, I am afraid.  I didn't like the tape much either.

 

There is hope for your relation after all...

She wrote in 2006:

hippiechick wrote:
Although I like Enigma, I have grown rather tired of them and have removed them from my rotation. They're sound imo, is a little dated/tired.

 


Posted 8 years ago by Kaw    [ Reply ]
Even now, whenever I hear this song, I cannot help but think of The Matrix trailer, which used this track though I don't think it was in the film...
Posted 8 years ago by BoFiS    [ Reply ]
Love these guys
Posted 8 years ago by photolew    [ Reply ]
I love this band...meditative for sure.
 
Posted 9 years ago by greenlake    [ Reply ]
 NeilBlanchard wrote:
Hello, The drumming/bass sounds a little like PG's "Kiss that Frog" (speeded up some)...ho hum. Back to the LRC for me. Neil
 
Thankyou Neil, thats all I get.    Kissing frogs and a sample of some indian (not bulgarian) wailing wench.      I like it, but its not the most original and complicated piece, especialy with that build up to a few chords of electronic mellotronic orchestra.
Posted 9 years ago by stunix    [ Reply ]
 A mad hippie woman I once knew gave me a tape of this.  She was a hopeless basket case, I am afraid.  I didn't like the tape much either.
Posted 9 years ago by DaidyBoy    [ Reply ]
I couldn't find the PSD fast enough....more like PTSD.
Posted 9 years ago by Meltz    [ Reply ]
I Like the Hungarian lullaby (female singing)
Posted 9 years ago by nu11    [ Reply ]
 stf9 wrote:
wow, definitely just picked up the bit that U2 sampled for 'Ultraviolet'

 
It's the other way around. Achtung Baby was released in 1991, this in 1993.
Posted 9 years ago by mrselfdestruct    [ Reply ]
 GarageDragon wrote:
I bet this would mash up really well with any Florence Henderson song. 
 
Yeah, probably something from "Carousel".  It would probably work well with something from Gordon Lightfoot too.
Posted 9 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
These sounds allow my mind to travel in time and space, years ago back to my teenage fantasies on exotic and misterious cultures. T u Bill 
Posted 9 years ago by lorediem    [ Reply ]
I bet this would mash up really well with any Florence Henderson song. 
Posted 10 years ago by GarageDragon    [ Reply ]
Fantastic song from an outstanding album. Turn it up loud and turn off the phone; great immersive sound. 

Good one Bill, thanks.  
Posted 10 years ago by FrankDebbieCote    [ Reply ]
This sounds kind of cheesy
Posted 10 years ago by rdo    [ Reply ]
Omg, it's the Multiman theme! :D
Posted 10 years ago by FreaXoid    [ Reply ]
 Decoy wrote:
sounded a little like Bono in there At the End of the World, and the Pink Floyd learning to fly sound bites.

 
Man, he must have girded his loins uber tight  to have reached those third octave notes.
Posted 10 years ago by TerryS    [ Reply ]
sounded a little like Bono in there At the End of the World, and the Pink Floyd learning to fly sound bites.
Posted 11 years ago by Decoy    [ Reply ]
... 6, but only because it reminds me when I was a teenager... {#Silenced}
Posted 11 years ago by Nenelena    [ Reply ]
or Enigma sampled U2? I didn't bother to check dates
Posted 11 years ago by stf9    [ Reply ]
wow, definitely just picked up the bit that U2 sampled for 'Ultraviolet'
Posted 11 years ago by stf9    [ Reply ]
it ain't rock and roll but I like it{#Dance}
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 BillG wrote:

Mongolian, French, & English

 

THANX B.G.
Posted 11 years ago by oldfart48    [ Reply ]
 prickelpit96 wrote:


hnm, and the language?
 
Mongolian, French, & English
Posted 11 years ago by William    [ Reply ]
kream wrote:
hnm, and the language?
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Not their best piece of work IMHO.
Posted 17 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Nawojka wrote:
I wonder what's the language of the song? Chinese? some Mongolian dialect?
apparently, it's
Alsyn gazryn zereglee, aduu shig mal shig torolzonoo khuoo. Alsyn gazryn zereglee, aduu shig mal shig torolzonoo khuoo. Je me regarde Je me sens Je vois des enfants Je suis enfant The eyes of truth are always watching you. Alsyn gazryn zereglee, aduu shig mal shig torolzonoo khuoo
Posted 17 years ago by kream    [ Reply ]
I wonder what's the language of the song? Chinese? some Mongolian dialect?
Posted 17 years ago by Nawojka    [ Reply ]
davin wrote:
Good ears.. that is indeed where they are from.
Glad I wasn't the only one. I thought maybe I was hearing things. This whole track is rather derivative... the sampling is forgivable, but this track borrows heavily from their own earlier work.
Posted 17 years ago by plaid    [ Reply ]
NeilBlanchard wrote:
Hello, The drumming/bass sounds a little like PG's "Kiss that Frog" (speeded up some)...ho hum. Neil
Good ears.. that is indeed where they are from.
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
jake54 wrote:
RE: the ongoing U2 v Enigma sample debate. They both borrowed the same from "The Calling" by Positive Life:
This is "The Eyes of Truth". Enigma sampled Positive Life's "The Calling" for a different song, "Out From the Deep": https://www.geocities.com/enigmalair/samples.html Cheers, Davin
Posted 17 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
Hello, The drumming/bass sounds a little like PG's "Kiss that Frog" (speeded up some)...ho hum. Back to the LRC for me. Neil
Posted 17 years ago by NeilBlanchard    [ Reply ]
eeeeehaaaaahhhhooohhhhhhhuuuuhhhhhhh
Posted 17 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
sit back, take a deep breath, and relax...
Posted 17 years ago by auburntigerrich    [ Reply ]
interesting...hmmmm...me like...
Posted 17 years ago by Restless    [ Reply ]
RE: the ongoing U2 v Enigma sample debate. They both borrowed the same from "The Calling" by Positive Life:
Posted 18 years ago by jake54    [ Reply ]
Interesting that "Achtung Baby" came out in 1991, yet this album came out in 1994. i think Enigma sampled U2, not the other way around.
Posted 18 years ago by jxngrl    [ Reply ]
You guys should stop arguing and really listen to this. It's not bad!
Posted 18 years ago by jdorn1    [ Reply ]
savoyard wrote:
Yes, it's true, They sampled parts of this song for their song Ultra Violet.
I can also confirm this..
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
ocsike wrote:
What a great transition, go Bill! 2:46 am - Enigma - The Eyes Of Truth 2:40 am - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - In Like The Rose
and again today - nice!
Posted 18 years ago by rtkmusic    [ Reply ]
Bor-ing!
Posted 18 years ago by dbenwen    [ Reply ]
Good Fu*#.... .. Oh, I mean Sexy music.
Posted 18 years ago by ad4tise    [ Reply ]
Godlike.
Posted 18 years ago by davin    [ Reply ]
coentje wrote:
I was talking about the fact that all of them make songs that sound very similar to all of their other (own) songs. And I don't "hate this stuff", I said it was ok. (do you need glasses or a brain?)
Never said you said "Hate this stuff". Just suggested that that as an alternative to tone deafness. Perhaps sensing some irony here?? My comment was based on the simple fact that most bands/groups/artists naturally have a "sound". I always know when Pink Floyd when I hear it, but that doesn't mean I'm going to knock them for sounding the same.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
Marr wrote:
Either you're completely tone deaf, or you just hate this stuff so it all sounds the same to you. Either way your statement is fundamentally flawed. Coldplay, Enya and Enigma sound nothing alike aside from the fact that they are all music.
I was talking about the fact that all of them make songs that sound very similar to all of their other (own) songs. And I don't "hate this stuff", I said it was ok. (do you need glasses or a brain?)
Posted 18 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
karlaanne wrote:
I logged in just to ask/say the same thing - make sure I wasn't jsut hearing things there...
Yes, it's true, They sampled parts of this song for their song Ultra Violet.
Posted 18 years ago by savoyard    [ Reply ]
Marr wrote:
Either you're completely tone deaf, or you just hate this stuff so it all sounds the same to you. Either way your statement is fundamentally flawed. Coldplay, Enya and Enigma sound nothing alike aside from the fact that they are all music.
I think s/he meant all of Enigma's songs sound the same - not that Enigma sounds like Coldplay.
Posted 18 years ago by fjordless    [ Reply ]
choffman2001 wrote:
Yuck! Sounds like a guest appearance from Yoko Ono!
LMAO! That's exactly what it sounds like! And that's not a good thing.
Posted 18 years ago by QueenLucia    [ Reply ]
Floating...in....space....dreaming....
Posted 18 years ago by junebaby65    [ Reply ]
coentje wrote:
This is just like Enya or Coldplay: it's ok, but once you've heard one song you've heard it all.
Either you're completely tone deaf, or you just hate this stuff so it all sounds the same to you. Either way your statement is fundamentally flawed. Coldplay, Enya and Enigma sound nothing alike aside from the fact that they are all music.
Posted 18 years ago by Marr    [ Reply ]
jdpinball wrote:
home alone alot huh?
Posted 18 years ago by juliecb    [ Reply ]
Although I like Enigma, I have grown rather tired of them and have removed them from my rotation. They're sound imo, is a little dated/tired.
Posted 18 years ago by hippiechick    [ Reply ]
I feel a little gay for liking this song
Posted 18 years ago by GChevy410    [ Reply ]
Yuck! Sounds like a guest appearance from Yoko Ono!
Posted 18 years ago by choffman2001    [ Reply ]
Tremendous!
Posted 18 years ago by lawman    [ Reply ]
Mmmmm works for me
Posted 18 years ago by carbonatom    [ Reply ]
This sounds like something Terminator X might put together if he spent more time shopping at The Body Shop and slugging chai lattes from Starbucks. -Synth80s
Posted 18 years ago by Synth80s    [ Reply ]
designerGirl wrote:
electronica haters are as quick to jump in here to vocalize their hatred as I am to throw up all over Steely Dan music. It's okay. Like what you want. It's the passion we all share.
I throw up all over Steely Dan music to! Enigma.....
Posted 18 years ago by creativebones    [ Reply ]
MOTHRA!
Posted 18 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
What a great transition, go Bill! 2:46 am - Enigma - The Eyes Of Truth 2:40 am - Black Rebel Motorcycle Club - In Like The Rose
Posted 18 years ago by ocsike    [ Reply ]
designerGirl wrote:
electronica haters are as quick to jump in here to vocalize their hatred as I am to throw up all over Steely Dan music. It's okay. Like what you want. It's the passion we all share.
Hmmm... I like electronica and Steely Dan.
Posted 18 years ago by -relayer-    [ Reply ]
Noticed the U2 remark... yay! Good ears! I noticed the sample when I first heard this track years ago. Edited because I was to impatient to back scroll on the posts.
Posted 18 years ago by aquadonia    [ Reply ]
A gross ex-boyfriend always liked Enigma for certain activites. It is forever ruined now. The music, not the activities.
Posted 18 years ago by flyfree    [ Reply ]
so who's first on this... U2 or Enigma?
Posted 18 years ago by nick_valensi    [ Reply ]
Depends on what you use it for. It's awesome in a power yoga class.
Posted 18 years ago by Open2Grace    [ Reply ]
designerGirl wrote:
electronica haters are as quick to jump in here to vocalize their hatred as I am to throw up all over Steely Dan music. It's okay. Like what you want. It's the passion we all share.
Awww you don't like steely dan music? You gotta at least like the album Aja.
Posted 18 years ago by aly25    [ Reply ]
This is just like Enya or Coldplay: it's ok, but once you've heard one song you've heard it all.
Posted 18 years ago by coentje    [ Reply ]
karlaanne wrote:
I logged in just to ask/say the same thing - make sure I wasn't jsut hearing things there...
Me three!
Posted 18 years ago by timc    [ Reply ]
electronica haters are as quick to jump in here to vocalize their hatred as I am to throw up all over Steely Dan music. It's okay. Like what you want. It's the passion we all share.
Posted 18 years ago by designerGirl    [ Reply ]
i REALLY don't like this one "the eyes of truth is always watching you"
Posted 18 years ago by majomojo    [ Reply ]
... That makes 14 of us! ... Edit: 15 ... 6.8%
Posted 18 years ago by Mari    [ Reply ]
Way too Cirque du Soleil for my tastes, but, I can see where some would like it.
Posted 18 years ago by voodoodaddy    [ Reply ]
Wow! Haven't heard this in a while.... Will have to pull out my early Enigma's for a listen....
Posted 18 years ago by Kagin    [ Reply ]
jah_blessed wrote:
They're sampling U2's Ultra Violet (from Achtung Baby) there. Or maybe U2 used the same sample in their track
I logged in just to ask/say the same thing - make sure I wasn't jsut hearing things there...
Posted 18 years ago by karlaanne    [ Reply ]
Enigma...either love 'em or hate 'em. I choose the former. One of my favs of the 90's dance/electronica stuff.
Posted 18 years ago by teeyodi    [ Reply ]
beatle wrote:
sounds like the background music of a bad softporn. bad synthie layers and beatbox drums make this crap complete. totally sucks
home alone alot huh?
Posted 18 years ago by jdpinball    [ Reply ]
They're sampling U2's Ultra Violet (from Achtung Baby) there. Or maybe U2 used the same sample in their track
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
Cheap "effects" muzak.
Posted 18 years ago by jah_blessed    [ Reply ]
beatle wrote:
sounds like the background music of a bad softporn. bad synthie layers and beatbox drums make this crap complete. totally sucks
Obviously your mind holds the depth of a thimble.
Posted 18 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]
sounds like the background music of a bad softporn. bad synthie layers and beatbox drums make this crap complete. totally sucks
Posted 18 years ago by beatle    [ Reply ]
paloeguevo wrote:
Big fan of enigma. If you dont like it, get any album and play it either in a long study night or in a romantic night plus candles and wine. It always works.
I agree with all of the above. I have four of their albums and when studying or making sweet love there's something special added to either process by having Enigma playing.
Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
the background flute sounds in all their songs the same
Posted 19 years ago by snurfer    [ Reply ]
Totally interesting tune. Shot up to a 9. KUTGW! (Somehow LOTR-y)
Posted 19 years ago by trekhead    [ Reply ]
I so needed that MATRIX fix.
Posted 19 years ago by Leviathan    [ Reply ]
Big fan of enigma. If you dont like it, get any album and play it either in a long study night or in a romantic night plus candles and wine. It always works.
Posted 19 years ago by paloeguevo    [ Reply ]
I like the snake charmer instrument.
Posted 19 years ago by fuh2    [ Reply ]
I've been quite a fan of Enigma despite the odd rocky patch. I find that you can't deliberately try to listen to an Enigma album. What does work quite well, especially if you're creative, is putting their albums on back-to-back as ermm... background music. Just my thoughts. Also, their first album, the one with Sadeness on it, is actually quite a good makeout album if the volume is just right (ps. The choir part did make an appearance on the DVD menus for the first releases of the Matrix film, to my knowledge)
Posted 19 years ago by maLeFunKtion    [ Reply ]
Okay, this is totally not fair... It's 11pm my time, and for the last half hour I've been waiting to go to bed. However, I can't do that when RP keeps playing awesome songs! Please Bill,I beg you....just one crappy song? I so need my shut-eye...
Posted 19 years ago by shakitten    [ Reply ]
Something about this song just touches a chord somewhere in my soul. Good stuff!
Posted 19 years ago by cbonai    [ Reply ]
AphidA wrote:
Someone gave this a 10 !!
maybe not a 10 but 8-9. It's rated too low, so I gave 9. Why ? I simply like this kind of music :D
Posted 19 years ago by rolf    [ Reply ]
What distinguishes this from any of their other stuff?
Posted 19 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
Good stuff this...it is different, and played sparingly.
Posted 19 years ago by cbonai    [ Reply ]
Someone gave this a 10 !!
Posted 19 years ago by AphidA    [ Reply ]
Tarindel wrote:
The first Enigma album is one of my favorite albums of all time. But the rest never really caught my favor in the same way the first one did.
Yeh, Enigma shot its wad with "1990" (too lazy to use Roman numerals). I listen to this and think, "ugh."
Posted 19 years ago by drover    [ Reply ]
flansgirl wrote:
This makes me want to cut my ears off... Kinda like chalk down a chalkboard
You must not have gone far in school if you couldn't stand the sound of chalk on a chalkboard. That, or you no longer have ears. Actually, I like this stuff, at least moderately. Would I listen to it in the morning? Probably not. But in the evening, with a nice glass of wine, oh yes.
Posted 19 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
I want to live within the swirl of enigma..............brilliant absolutely brilliant!
Posted 19 years ago by Shesdifferent    [ Reply ]