Authentic, bold, and honest, "Wasted My Love" marked a vibrant 2017 debut for Axel Mansoor. The single reached #5 on Spotify’s US Viral 50 chart and received praise from EARMILK, Indie Shuffle, Hillydilly, Ones To Watch and more. Follow-up single "Out of My Head" also garnered recognition across the music community topping the Hype Machine popular chart and earning spots on Spotify’s coveted New Music Friday playlists in several different countries. Song by song, the LA-based artist is showing listeners that it’s okay to make genuine and emotion-driven music without having to slap a label on it.
The Other Side
Axel Mansoor Lyrics
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All the different outcomes and I'm overthinking
I've been sitting too close and missing the picture
I can't switch it off, I can't switch it off
Wake up and I'm on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I'm stuck peering over the edge
Wake up and I'm on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I'm stuck peering over the edge
I was meant for the other side
For the other side ah ah
For the other side
For the other side ah ah
I've been holding these thoughts
Oh I don't like them
But when I'm weak, I'm lost
I give into questions
Am I only my flaws?
My imperfections
Tell me when can I trust?
My sense of direction
Wake up and I'm on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I'm stuck peering over the edge
I was meant for the other side
Wake up and I'm on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I'm stuck peering over the edge
I was meant for the other side
On the other side, on the other side
On the other side
The other side
On the other side, on the other side
On the other side
The other side
For the other side
Axel Mansoor's song The Other Side is an introspective piece that speaks to the internal struggle of indecisiveness and self-doubt. The lyrics express the feeling that the singer is taking too long to make simple decisions because they are overthinking every possible outcome. They are getting too close and missing the big picture, unable to switch off their racing thoughts. The singer wakes up one day feeling lost and on the wrong track, sensing that they were meant for another path. They are stuck peering over the edge, unable to commit to a decision, and can't shake the feeling that they were meant for the other side.
The chorus repeats the sense of longing for something else, a feeling of being out of place in the current situation. The singer is uncertain of their own flaws and imperfections, trapped by their own self-doubt and questioning when they can trust their own sense of direction. The song ends with a final plea for the other side, the solution to the internal struggle.
Overall, the song speaks to a universal experience of feeling lost and uncertain, unsure of oneself and the path forward. The lyrics capture the anxiety of overthinking decisions and the struggle to trust one's own instincts. The Other Side is a poignant representation of the human condition.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been taking too long with simple decisions
I've been spending too much time overanalyzing basic choices
All the different outcomes and I'm overthinking
I'm considering every possible result, and it's causing me to overthink
I've been sitting too close and missing the picture
I'm too close to the situation and can't see the bigger picture
I can't switch it off, I can't switch it off
I can't stop thinking and worrying
Wake up and I'm on the wrong track
I realize I'm heading in the wrong direction
I was meant for the other side
I believe that there's another way that's better suited for me
I'm stuck peering over the edge
I'm at a breaking point and feeling overwhelmed
I've been holding these thoughts
I've been struggling to deal with my thoughts and feelings
Oh I don't like them
I dislike the thoughts that I'm having
But when I'm weak, I'm lost
When I'm feeling vulnerable, it's hard for me to stay grounded
I give into questions
I let my doubts and fears control me
Am I only my flaws?
I wonder if my faults define me
My imperfections
My shortcomings
Tell me when can I trust?
I'm looking for guidance and reassurance
My sense of direction
My ability to choose the right path
On the other side, on the other side
I anticipate a new and better experience
For the other side
I'm determined to find a better path for myself
Writer(s): Benjamin Arthur Mckee, Tim Randolph, Ibrahaim Axel
Contributed by Benjamin O. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@preciousani7901
I been taking too long
With simple decisions
All the different outcomes
And I’m overthinking
I been sitting too close
And missing the picture
I can’t switch it off
I can’t switch it off
Wake up and I’m on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I’m stuck peering over the edge
I was meant for the other side
For the other side
For the other side
I been holding these thoughts
And oh I don’t like em
Cuz when i’m weak, i’m lost
I give in to questions
Am I only my flaws
My imperfections?
Tell me when can I trust
My sense of direction?
Wake up and I’m on the wrong track
I was meant for the other side
I’m stuck peering over the edge
I was meant for the other side
For the other side
For the other side
@katalinalitana
Ginny & Georgia brought me here! This song is everything!!😍😍😍
@eldae2135
I heard this on Ginny and Georgia, I’m glad I found it :) really great song
@hazdansondaniels9916
Same
@medoxmoldovan3636
anyone here from Ginny and Georgia?
@Listentojordan
Yah right😂😂😂😂
@allyoballe7872
Yep
@preciousani7901
Haha yeah
@pumezatom3200
Yes 🥺😭
@laronanthoiwa2620
🙋♀️😂
@ahahahahhaellielol.
heard this on ginny and georgia and i just had to find it!! its so good omds