Diana Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Ca… Read Full Bio ↴Diana Krall was born into a musical family in Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada (on November 16, 1964). She began learning the piano at the age of four. In high school, she started playing in a small jazz group. At the age of fifteen, she started playing regularly in several Nanaimo restaurants. She also spent some time in Toronto studying with Canadian Jazz great, Don Thompson (Bass/Piano) and with the support of the Canada Council for the Arts she moved to the U.S to continue studies and develop her career.

Her playing attracted the attention of bass player Ray Brown, who brought her into touch with influential teachers and producers. At the age of seventeen, she won a scholarship from the Vancouver Jazz Festival to study at the Berklee College of Music in Boston. After three terms she moved to Los Angeles to study with Jimmy Rowles, with whom she also began to sing. In 1990, Krall relocated to New York. She is married to British musician Elvis Costello.

Lost Mind
Diana Krall Lyrics

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If you could be so kind
To help me find my mind
I'd like to thank you in advance
Know this before you start
My soul's been torn apart
I lost my mind in a wild romance

My future is my past

Its memory will last
I'll live to love the days gone by
Each day this becomes and goes like the one before
My mine is lost until the day I die

Words would fail me if I tried to describe him
Though I know he's not what he should have been
He was the Devil with face of angel
He was cruel and sweet, sweet and cruel as homemade sin
If you could be so kind
To help me find my mind
I'd like to thank you in advance
Know this before you start

My soul's been torn apart
I lost my mind in a wild romance

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Diana Krall's song "Lost Mind" expresses the singer's need for someone's help to find their mind that has been lost in a wild romance. The song's theme carries a sense of longing and despair as the singer tries to come to terms with the past and the person who has stolen their heart. The line "He was the Devil with the face of an angel" is a clear indication that the person in question was not what they appeared to be; they were both sweet and cruel. The singer's soul is portrayed as having been torn apart by this person, leaving them unable to find the path forward.

The opening stanza of "Lost Mind" sets the tone for the rest of the song. The singer's plea for help in finding their mind speaks to the depth of their emotional turmoil. Throughout the song, the use of metaphorical language, such as "my soul's been torn apart" and "cruel and sweet as homemade sin," further emphasizes the singer's tumultuous state. The line "My future is my past, its memory will last," contains a sense of hopelessness, indicating that the singer has resigned themselves to living in their past.

Line by Line Meaning

If you could be so kind
Requesting [listener's] assistance politely

To help me find my mind
Asking [listener] to aid in finding [singer's] sanity or inner peace

I'd like to thank you in advance
Expressing [singer's] gratitude before [listener's] help is given

Know this before you start
Informing [listener] of a fact to consider before offering guidance

My soul's been torn apart
Describing the damage done to [singer's] inner self

I lost my mind in a wild romance
Explaining the cause of [singer's] mental state

My future is my past
Expressing a belief that [singer's] best days are behind [her], and [she] is doomed to repeat the same patterns and mistakes

Its memory will last
Admitting that [singer's] sentimental attachment to former love interests is persisting in [her] mind

I'll live to love the days gone by
Expressing a desire to remain fixated on past memories and experiences

Each day this becomes and goes like the one before
Reflecting on the monotony of [singer's] current life

My mind is lost until the day I die
Acknowledging that [singer's] current mental state is unlikely to change

Words would fail me if I tried to describe him
Expressing difficulty in corporealizing an individual being described

Though I know he's not what he should have been
Recognizing that the individual being described is not meeting standards [singer] has for him

He was the Devil with face of angel
Describing the duality of the individual being described

He was cruel and sweet, sweet and cruel as homemade sin
Further characterizing the described individual with contradictory and paradoxical descriptors.

Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: PERCY MAYFIELD

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