through this night sky The thought of you lingers like the smoke that's drifting from my fingers While I sit, I see, there's a tree outside my room My face reflected in the pain of this moon Outside the cold rain cleanses my soul, Whole, the distance between the rooms of my thoughts of us all Sitting in that room sometimes I get to thinking about The album was the band's first after the departure of founding vocalist/rapper Del Larkin, who quit to pursue a career in Walt Disney Animation Studios. Listen to The Essential by Skunkhour on Apple Music. At the ARIA Music Awards of 1998 Magoo won Engineer of the Year for his work on Skunkhour's tracks "Another Childish Man", "Breathing Through My Eyes", "Opportunist" and "Pulse"; as well as his work on "White Skin / Black Heart" by Midnight Oil and Unit by Regurgitator. Skunkhour website; Skunkhour at MySpace Named after the poem "The Skunkhour" by Robert Lowell, the Australian band Skunkhour successfully mixed their eclectic influences, which stretched from ska, funk, rock, jazz, and hip-hop to reggae. Forming in 1991, they quickly became a popular act around Sydney and, after supporting U.K. act Galliano on their 1993 Australian tour, issued their debut self-titled album. Three singles were taken from the album—"Breathing Through My Eyes" (May 1997), "Weightlessness" (August) and "Morning Rolls" (November). The album was the band's first after the departure of founding vocalist/rapper Del Larkin, who quit to pursue a career in Walt Disney Animation Studios. Three singles were taken from the album—"Breathing Through My Eyes" (May 1997), "Weightlessness" (August) and "Morning Rolls" (November). 8 (2000) External links. Breathing Through My Eyes Songwriter – Skunkhour: 4:14: 2: Opportunist (Attitudist Remix) Songwriter – Aya Larkin: 4:44: 3: Cakehole Songwriter – P W Searles* 3:05: 4: Breathing Through My Eyes (Blind Side Remix) Songwriter – Skunkhour: 3:39 "Breathing Through My Eyes" appeared on Coca-Cola Sampler (1997) "Up To Our Necks In It" appeared on Original Flavor - The Best Of Acid Jazz Volume III (1997) "Home" appeared on Triple J Hottest 100 vol. Stream songs including "Pullatickin", "A Cow and a Pig" and more. Breathing Through My Eyes - EP 1997 Featured On. After rapper Del Larkin left in 1995, Skunkhour continued to tour and released three more well received albums before deciding to call it quits in 2001. There'd be months where we didn't even get together to try stuff". "Weightlessness" was voted number 93 on the youth radio network Triple J's 1997 Hottest 100 list. 7 (1999) "Kick in the Door" appeared on Triple J Hottest 100 vol. It produced the singles "Breathing Through my Eyes" (May), "Weightlessness" (August), and "Morning Rolls" (November). SKUNKHOUR Breathing Through My Eyes Lyrics. Baked under the sun, in the one Slow to realise, hypnotised Change my body's feel, let it peel Learn intuitive, get and give Friday, Tuesday, these week days are my constant Fantasy spills, it's a cheap thrill Sun overheats me, a mantra can soothe me Their third album, Chin Chin, was released in July 1997 and hit number 34 on the national Australian charts. Music Songs Kick in the Door, McSkunk, Gold Radiation, Pullatickin, Up To Our Necks In It, Tomorrow's Too Soon, Morning Rolls, Childish Man, Bootyfull, Today Tomorrow Yesterday, Treacherous Head, Strange Equation, A Cow and a Pig, Old Shoe Horn, Something Between Us, Because You're Real, Sunny Side Up, Breathing Through My Eyes, Do You Like It, The Sheep of Sam Clam's Disco, …