Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Mind the gap
Mind your head
Mind the things your mama said
Mind the future
Mind the past
If you think we move to fast
Mind when green turns to red
Mind the people that are dead
And the things they've said and done
If it turns you on
Cause you can draw the line
Don't throw your pearls at swine
Mind the fortune
Mind the fame
Mind the ones who live in shame
Mind the missions you fulfil
And the people that you kill
Mind the net you cast out
And the fields full of doubt
Mind the circle that you're in
When it all begins
Cause you can draw the line
Don't throw your pearls at swine
Yes, you can draw the line
Cause we're takin' over
If you got nothing to say
Yes we're takin' over
And we might as well blow you away
Mind the gap...
Mind your head turning back
Mind your future mind your past
If you think you're gonna last
Cause we're takin' over
When you've got nothing to say
Yes we're takin' over
So we might as well blow you away
Yes we're takin' over
If you've got nothing today
Yes we're takin' over
And we might as well blow you away
And we might as well blow you away
We might as well blow you away...
Mind your head
Mind the things your mama said
Mind the future
Mind the past
If you think we move to fast
Mind when green turns to red
Mind the people that are dead
And the things they've said and done
If it turns you on
Cause you can draw the line
Don't throw your pearls at swine
Mind the fortune
Mind the fame
Mind the ones who live in shame
Mind the missions you fulfil
And the people that you kill
Mind the net you cast out
And the fields full of doubt
Mind the circle that you're in
When it all begins
Cause you can draw the line
Don't throw your pearls at swine
Yes, you can draw the line
Cause we're takin' over
If you got nothing to say
Yes we're takin' over
And we might as well blow you away
Mind the gap...
Mind your head turning back
Mind your future mind your past
If you think you're gonna last
Cause we're takin' over
When you've got nothing to say
Yes we're takin' over
So we might as well blow you away
Yes we're takin' over
If you've got nothing today
Yes we're takin' over
And we might as well blow you away
And we might as well blow you away
We might as well blow you away...
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