Why Does My Mind

Unraveling Desire: Hot Chip's Musical Odyssey
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Lyrics

Why does my mind fill all my time

Questioning the preoccupation of the mind and how it consumes all available time.

With lust and blues?

Reference to intense desire (lust) and feelings of sadness (blues) occupying the mind.

It's true

Acknowledgment of the truth in the previous statements.


Why can't my mind keep things in line

Questioning the inability of the mind to maintain order and trust in relationships.

So we can trust in me, and I, you?

Desire for mutual trust in a relationship, emphasizing the struggle within the speaker.

Oh (oh oh, oh oh)

Repetition of "Oh" possibly indicating emotional emphasis or contemplation.

It's true (oh oh, oh oh, oh oh)

Reiteration of the truth, emphasizing its significance or inevitability.


Can you hear me?

Seeking confirmation or attention from someone, possibly addressing a listener.

Is there something coming on

Inquiry about a forthcoming event or change, possibly internal or emotional.

Inside this spirit or nowhere near it?

Reflection on the presence or absence of a transformative experience within the speaker.

Can you hear me?

Repetition of the question, emphasizing the desire for acknowledgment or understanding.

Is there something coming on

Reiteration of the inquiry about an impending event or change.

Inside this spirit or nowhere near it?

Questioning the proximity of the transformative experience to the speaker's spirit.


What were you stood in waiting for?

Curiosity about the purpose or expectation of someone who was waiting.

I heard you scratched your name at the door

Reference to an action, scratching a name, and lack of response, suggesting unrequited efforts.

With no reply, caught in your eye

Expression of being caught in someone's gaze without receiving a response.

And I have lived through this before

Personal reflection on enduring a similar situation in the past.

Oh, before

Reiteration of experiencing a similar situation before.


And it says here we could meet forever more

Indication of a possibility for a prolonged or eternal meeting in the future.

And it says here we could meet forever more

Repetition of the idea of a potential eternal meeting, reinforcing the sentiment.

And it says here we could meet forever more

Further emphasis on the idea of a perpetual encounter, possibly in a positive or hopeful tone.


Why does my mind fill all my time

Reiteration of the mind being filled with desire (lust) and sadness (blues), specifically for someone.

With lust and blues for you?

Expressing the question of why the mind is preoccupied with intense feelings for the mentioned person.

Oh oh, oh oh

Repetition of "Oh oh," adding a musical or emotional layer to the expression of feelings.

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