In My Head
Dreaming of Love's Perfect Illusion
Lyrics
In my head I'm sitting on the inside looking out
In the narrator's thoughts, they are observing a situation from within, looking outward.
Your hand in mine I don't feel guilty I don't feel the doubt
The narrator feels a sense of connection and lacks feelings of guilt or doubt when holding hands with someone.
Of a thousand restless wanderings of could have been's and should's
Reflecting on numerous possibilities and regrets, the narrator experiences restlessness about what could have happened.
Feeling good about things I think about
The narrator finds contentment thinking about positive things.
In my head you love me back
In the narrator's imagination, the person reciprocates love.
In my head you fill what I lack
The imagined scenario fulfills the narrator's perceived shortcomings or inadequacies.
In my head there is no afterthought, no second guess I'm sure
Within the imagination, there's confidence and certainty without any hesitation or second-guessing.
In my head I'm not in my head I'm in yours
The narrator envisions being inside the other person's head, rather than being trapped in their own thoughts.
In my head I write no songs I'm too ashamed to sing
In the narrator's idealized world, they avoid the shame associated with songwriting and singing.
I don't think about the ways that you could shake my everything
The narrator avoids contemplating ways in which the other person could have a profound impact on them.
Soaked in all your dreams I'm not the one that you call her
The narrator pictures themselves immersed in the dreams of the other person but not being the preferred choice.
I'm the you that you are crying to
The narrator is the one the other person turns to in times of distress, not the one they seek for joy.
In my head you love me back
Similar to earlier lines, the narrator envisions reciprocal love within their thoughts.
In my head you fill what I lack
The imagined relationship fills the narrator's perceived emotional void.
In my head there is no afterthought, no second guess I'm sure
Continuing the theme of confidence in imagination, there's certainty without doubt.
In my head I'm not in my head
The narrator emphasizes being free from overthinking and self-doubt in their imagined scenario.
In my head i'm not in my head
Repetition emphasizes the narrator being in the other person's thoughts, not their own.
I'm in yours
Highlighting the idea that the narrator exists in the imagined world of the other person.
In my head I never met you, never felt the hurt
In the narrator's idealized version, they never experienced the pain of meeting the other person and being a reminder of someone else.
Of knowing that I'm just the one that reminds you of her
The narrator expresses the emotional burden of being a reminder rather than a unique connection.
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