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”
She's there like the heat, she dances like the fireflies
I'm torn like the wind, there's magic in her eyes...
I'm a slave to her love, I'm fooled by her disgui-ise
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
She turns like the tide and takes me where I've never been
There's peace at her side, she's a lady and a gypsy quee-een
I'm caught by her spell, sometimes I wish I'd never see-een
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
So I say to myself, it's no good being left in the co-old
It's no fun to be out on a she-e-elf
And so sad to be lonely when your old
But I'll never give in, I accept the way that she lives
But could I ever start agai-ai-ain
If I cease to share the love that she gives
That mistress of mi-ine
Dah-da-da-dah, dah-da-dah
Dah-da-dah, dah-da-dah, dah-da-dah
Dah-da-da-dah
She's there like the heat, she dances like the fireflies
I'm torn like the wind, there's magic in her eyes...
I'm a slave to her love, I'm fooled by her disgui-ise
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
So I say to myself, it's no good being left in the co-old
It's no fun to be out on the she-e-e-elf
And so said to be lonely when your old
But I'll never give in, I accepted the way that she lives
But could I ever start agai-ai-ain
If I cease to share the love that she gives
That mistress of mi-ine
Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
She's a mistress, mistress of mi-i-i-ine
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
She's a mistress, mistress of mi-i-i-i-ine
She's a mistress, that mistress of mi-i-i-i-i-ine...
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
I'm torn like the wind, there's magic in her eyes...
I'm a slave to her love, I'm fooled by her disgui-ise
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
She turns like the tide and takes me where I've never been
There's peace at her side, she's a lady and a gypsy quee-een
I'm caught by her spell, sometimes I wish I'd never see-een
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
So I say to myself, it's no good being left in the co-old
It's no fun to be out on a she-e-elf
And so sad to be lonely when your old
But I'll never give in, I accept the way that she lives
But could I ever start agai-ai-ain
If I cease to share the love that she gives
That mistress of mi-ine
Dah-da-da-dah, dah-da-dah
Dah-da-dah, dah-da-dah, dah-da-dah
Dah-da-da-dah
She's there like the heat, she dances like the fireflies
I'm torn like the wind, there's magic in her eyes...
I'm a slave to her love, I'm fooled by her disgui-ise
That mistress of mi-ine, that mistress of mine
So I say to myself, it's no good being left in the co-old
It's no fun to be out on the she-e-e-elf
And so said to be lonely when your old
But I'll never give in, I accepted the way that she lives
But could I ever start agai-ai-ain
If I cease to share the love that she gives
That mistress of mi-ine
Oh-oh-oh, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
She's a mistress, mistress of mi-i-i-ine
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
She's a mistress, mistress of mi-i-i-i-ine
She's a mistress, that mistress of mi-i-i-i-i-ine...
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ahh
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Mistress of Mine Lyrics as written by Graham George Goble Graeham George Goble
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