Cold Showers, a band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 2010, fuses the brash pow… Read Full Bio ↴Cold Showers, a band formed in Los Angeles, CA in 2010, fuses the brash power of the shoegazers with the smoky compulsions of the no-wavers—Cold Showers would fit comfortably within the dusty catalog of Factory Records, if only for an industrial subtlety in terms of electronics and acoustics. A piston-precision rhythm section drives all these loud, crafty pop songs. This is the pervasive pop mode against which Cold Showers cast themselves, but they aren’t fired in steel to the darkside. Founding members Jonathan Weinberg, Jessie Clavin, Brian Davila, Renee Adams and Chris King, added since, have a lumbering, sometimes terrifying beast of a band—we’d be remiss not to follow its caustic, addictive trek.

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I Don't Mind
Cold Showers Lyrics

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Oh sweet lord, I've swallowed my pride
Go on to my church, waste all of my time
Pray for the day for what's wrong, will be okay

Here I am head in my hands
Yeah go ahead and take what's mine
You're so sure you'll rule the world
And I sit back and I don't mind

Yeah I don't mind
I don't mind

Forgive me my friend, I have worn down my time
Fighting the fear, losing all that is dear
Never can be sure if it's alright

Here I am head in my hands
Yeah go ahead and take what's mine
You're so sure you'll rule the world
And I sit back and I don't mind

Yeah I don't mind
Yeah I don't mind

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Cold Showers's song "I Don't Mind" talks about swallowing pride, wasting time, and losing what is dear. The start of the song shows the artist acknowledging that sometimes, pride should be set aside for the greater good. The artist talks about going to church and praying for things to be okay. He recognizes that he has lost his time, fighting for things he deemed important, but ultimately, they turned out not to be worth it. The lyrics suggest acceptance, where even if things do not go the way we want, we try not to resist but instead make peace and move on.

The chorus of the song amplifies the artist's vulnerability. The song's central message is about accepting things we cannot control and not allowing that to rule over our lives. The artist acknowledges that someone may take what is his and rule the world, but he does not mind. He expresses that he doesn't mind the circumstances that are out of his control. The bridge of the song mentions that the artist has fought fear and lost everything he cherishes, but he is not sure if it is alright. The lyrics suggest that the artist has learned to live with the uncertainty and be at peace with it, even if that's not what he would have wanted.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh sweet lord, I've swallowed my pride
I've humbled myself and let go of my ego

Go on to my church, waste all of my time
I've lost faith and feel like my religious attendance is pointless

Pray for the day for what's wrong, will be okay
I hope that things will improve in time

Forgive me my friend, I have worn down my time
I've exhausted myself through my struggles and ask for forgiveness

Fighting the fear, losing all that is dear
I'm battling my anxieties and losing the things that matter to me

Never can be sure if it's alright
I'm not certain if I'm doing the right thing

Here I am head in my hands
I'm feeling defeated and helpless

Yeah go ahead and take what's mine
Others can take my possessions, I don't care

You're so sure you'll rule the world
Someone believes they can be in control of everything

And I sit back and I don't mind
I'm apathetic and indifferent towards what's happening

Yeah I don't mind
I'm completely fine with however things turn out