The band began in 2005 at Hardin–Simmons University in Abilene, where Shane Raymond and Brett Callaway met and started searching for other musicians to join them.

In 2011, they played live two new songs from their upcoming album, Empty Hands and Heavy Hearts, which released on October 24, 2011, through Victory Records.

A music video featuring TNA professional wrestler Jeff Hardy and centered around his redemption storyline has been released through the wrestling promotion's YouTube account.

[5] On May 17, 2012, Brett Callaway released a statement to Alternative Press announcing that Mikey Sawyer would be touring with the band as the new lead vocalist.

[6] Just two months later, on July 10, 2012, Close Your Eyes announced via its official Twitter account that they would be parting ways with Sawyer, as they felt he was not a good fit for the band.

On July 23, 2013, it was announced that the former vocalist of Blessed by a Broken Heart, Sam Ryder Robinson, would be joining the band as they began work on their upcoming album, Line in the Sand.

On December 15, 2014, it was announced that lead vocalist Sam Robinson had decided to leave the band and to continue his music career with a different project.

Later that day it was announced that Close Your Eyes would be attending South By So What festival 2015 with the return of their original lead vocalist Shane Raymond.