In my head
Ballet Lyrics


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Why won't you leave my head
After all the things I said
Can't get you out of my brain
In your heart there is no me
But I can't bear to see
There ain't gonna be a we
I know I can't be mad
But I'm a fly caught in your web
You caught me with that smile
Can't fly away, can't you see
I really thought you sang to me
That's how deep I felt
I'm healing your broken heart




While my own is torn apart
I wish you were a mystery to me

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Ballet's song In My Head are about someone who can't seem to get over a past love. The person is constantly thinking about their ex-lover even though they wish they could move on. The lyrics use vivid imagery to describe the person's thoughts and feelings. For instance, the line "Only me, down by the quay/Just a sad reflection that I give you" suggests that the person is feeling lonely and that they feel like they are not good enough for their ex-lover.


The chorus, "Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind/Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind," emphasizes the main theme of the song. The person can't seem to forget about their ex-lover, and they are always thinking about them. The line "I won't ever learn, ooh, I won't ever learn" suggests that the person knows they should move on, but they can't help but hold onto their feelings for their ex-lover.


Overall, the lyrics of In My Head are emotional and reflective, capturing the pain and difficulty of letting go of a past love.


Line by Line Meaning

Ooh, you're always in the back of my mind, ooh
You are constantly on my mind and I can't seem to forget you.


Nothing ever changes, oh, I wish to God it did
Everything stays the same, and I wish it could be different or that I could change it.


Just another drink and you'll be gone
Drinking will make me forget about you, but only temporarily.


Oh, it's two am raining again
It's late at night, and it's raining again.


I saw you making faces in the river
I caught a glimpse of you making faces at your reflection in the river.


Only me, down by the quay
I am the only one around by the dock.


Just a sad reflection that I give you
I can only offer you a sad reflection of myself.


I thought time would burn it
I thought that over time, my feelings for you would go away.


Burn it down to the ground
I thought that eventually, my feelings for you would completely disappear.


Just another breeze and you'll be strong
Just a small thing could make you strong, and I wish I could have that same resilience.


Oh, I'm driving home, all on my own
I am driving home alone, with my thoughts and memories of you.


Just a passenger in all that we lost
I am just a passenger in the lost memories of what we had.


Satisfy, oh, Lord, don't deny
I am searching for satisfaction and asking for help from a higher power to not deny me of it.


I see your face in the everything that's near 'cause
I see your face in everything around me.


Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind
You were always present but in the background of my thoughts.


Ooh, I have all the memories, the winter of eighty-two
I still have all the memories from the winter of 1982.


When down upon the ice you saw me melt
You saw me melt down when we were on the ice.


Ooh, washed up on the rocks again
I feel like I've been washed up on the rocks again, defeated.


Oh, don't you know that it's so damn hot
It's incredibly hot and uncomfortable.


And the things you do?
I cannot understand why you do the things you do that hurt me.


I won't ever learn, ooh, I won't ever learn
I don't think I will ever learn and move on from this situation.


Ooh, you were always in the back of my mind
You have always been at the back of my mind.


In the back of mind
You are still in the back of my mind.




Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Frank Lamberts

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Alfredo Santiago

en español Cierto 
Tan cierto 
Parece gracioso 
Siempre a tiempo, pero nunca en la línea por sueños, Cabeza sobre 
los pies 
Este es el sonido de mi alma (este es el sonido) 

Le compre un boleto al mundo 
Pero ahora he vuelto de nuevo 
Por qué encuentro difícil escribir la próxima línea Cuando quiero 
que la verdad se diga 

Yo sé que es cierto 
Con una emoción en mi cabeza una píldora en mi lengua 
Disuelve los nervios que recién empiezan 
Escuchando a Marvin toda la noche 
Éste es el sonido de mi alma ( este es el sonido) 

Siempre resbalando de mis manos 
La arena tiene su propio tiempo, 
toma tus brazos de orilla de mar y escribe la próxima línea 
Oh, quiero que la verdad se sepa.



All comments from YouTube:

Punkdumbass

I don't care how cliche it is, this is playing at my wedding. I grew up with my dad looking at my mom with pure love as this song played on our Saturday night jamming sessions. All I want is for someone to look at me like that. Like I'm their world while they're mine. 💓

D K

I want the same for my Wedding 😢

Sheila Jones-Showers

Beautifully worded. I was blessed to witness true love as well, but with my grandparents. If it weren't for them I wouldn't believe it's true.

Frankie Lujan

You will have that..

Bernadette Maldonado

Your teacher was probably in love or reminiscing!

PS Gary

If it's somebody who likes you but is too shy to tell you the deal, then you'll never find a more appropriate song than this.

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Bre R.

My first grade teacher used to play this song for us during quiet time!!! She'd turn the lights off, let us lay our heads down and just listen. Anytime I listen to it now, it takes me back. I'm almost 21 now.

Denis Saliaj

She seems like a great teacher with good sense to music. Lucky

Ayi 34

you must be already 21 + 6 = 27 years old now ..
yet this song is older than you ... 1985 ..

General Gen

Did she have a pill in her 😝

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