"Black-Eyed" is a single by alternative rock

Alternative rock

Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...

 band Placebo

Placebo (band)

Placebo are a British rock band from London, England, formed in 1994 by singer and guitarist Brian Molko and bass guitarist Stefan Olsdal. The band was joined by drummer Robert Schultzberg, who was later replaced by Steve Hewitt after conflicts with Molko. Hewitt left the band in October 2007 and...

, taken from their third album, Black Market Music. The song tells the story of a character with a troubled childhood, bitterly affecting their development; "I'm forever black-eyed/A product of a broken home."

The official music video includes scenes from the 2001 German film Engel & Joe.

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