The Lady Don't Mind Lyrics

Lyric discussion by cerberusalpha 

Cover art for The Lady Don't Mind lyrics by Talking Heads

Really? There was nothing more to say about this song... nothing more to say over four whole years? But this song is so excellent! Does nobody realize this? There must be something meaningful in its lyrics (not that I can figure it out).

The first line, about jumping out the window... suggests death? Or at least an acceptance of it. The window thing is also heavily emphasized in the video (not that it is ever jumped out of). of course, the great surge of energy that comes along in those two parts that come after 'i kinda like that style' mostly reminds me of some pumped up hallucinatory craziness. Or maybe its just another song about cocaine. The way those parts are sort of removed from the rest of the song sort of reminds me of the disjointed songs on their first album. It's too bad (imo) that this energy never really goes anywhere, and the song just fades off as it does. I hope there is a longer version out there... somewhere.

There are two probable issues about this song. One is that the song is about falling for a mysterious girl(who is probably the quit type). Mr. Bryne is a nervous type so a girl who seems weird to others seems appealing to him. Lyrics like "Little boat that floats on a river, it's drifting through a haze" is probably to paint the picture of the mystery. "Each time she looks in the mirror,she lets her feelings show." , could be that Bryne feels that he is the mirror because he is similar to her and he knows she is looking...