Originallyrics of Smoke Gets In Your Eyes song by Serge Gainsbourg. Explain your version of song meaning, find more of Serge Gainsbourg lyrics. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. Lyricsto Smoke Gets in Your Eyes by Serge Gainsbourg. What is the meaning of the lyrics 'They asked me how I knew That my true love was'? Discuss and share your interpretation of Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. 69042 0. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes Lyrics by The Platters from the Oldies But Goodies, Vol. 14 album- including song video, artist biography, translations and more: They asked me how I knew My true love was true I of course replied Something here inside cannot be denied They said. Something here inside Cannot be denied" (ooh, ooh, ooh) They said, "Someday you′ll find All who love are blind" Oh-oh-oh-oh When your heart's on fire You must realize Smoke gets in your eyes So, I chaffed them As I gaily laughed To think they could doubt our love Yet today, my love has flown away I am without my love (without my love) Now, Theline, "When your heart's on fire, smoke gets in your eyes" is apparently from a Russian proverb; the word "chaffed', which also occurs in the song, isn't ("So, I chaffed them/As I gaily SmokeGets In Your Eyes is a song about the fleeting and blinding nature of love. People may warn you while you are in it and laugh at you when you're out of it, but that doesn't change the fact that when one is in love's passionate grip, one is oblivious to the reality of its coming and going. Thelyrics correspond to Holden's emotional state and his feelings of alienation. Holden is an extremely lonely person, who is struggling to transition into the world of adults. ReijY.