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Wijs me de weg
"Wijs me de weg" (English version; "Open your eyes") was the Dutch entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992, performed in Dutch by Humphrey Campbell.
The song is a moderately up-tempo number, with Campbell singing about a search for an existential truth in life. He sings that his search has been - so far - fruitless, but asks his listeners to "show me the way" (or "open their eyes") to various things, including
song "Wijs me de weg" (English version; "Open your eyes") was chosen from 12 entrants as the country's representative in the 37th Eurovision Song Contest, held in Malmö, Sweden on 9 May. Performing last of the 23 entrants and joined on stage by brothers Carlo and Ben, Campbell finished the evening in ninth place. Campbell's backing singers in Malmö included Ruth Jacott; the following year Campbell would return the favour by appearing as a backing singer when Jacott represented the Netherlands in the 1993 Eurovision Song