Do you know where you're coming from ?
Jamiroquai Lyrics

Oh do you know where you're coming from?
Questioning whether you understand your background and roots.

Hey nothing is as clear!
Acknowledging that things are confusing and uncertain.

Imagine in your mind oasis.
Encouraging the listener to visualize a peaceful place.

Far awide beyond our living.
Describing how the oasis is distant from our current reality.

Sure enough I'm tired out trying
Feeling exhausted after making an effort but not succeeding.

Hang on when this world is spinning
Holding on when everything else feels chaotic and unstable.

I was left out
Feeling excluded and lonely.

There was no light
Feeling lost in the darkness.

There was no sound
Feeling completely alone and without guidance.

Here in the dark
Being lost in a state of confusion and uncertainty.

Fishin' Around For Meaning
Searching for answers and understanding, unsure of where to find them.

But I had to ask
Feeling compelled to seek guidance from others.

Someone I knew
Turning to someone familiar for help.

Not so far away from where I was
Finding the help you needed closer than you thought.

She said
Referring to the person who provided help and guidance.

Hey! Do you know (mmm)
Asking the listener to reflect on their roots and identity.

Where you're comin' from?
Prompting the listener to consider their past and history.

Now where you're going to?
Asking the listener to contemplate their future and goals.

Hey! Have you been
Asking the listener if they have experienced something new and exciting.

Somewhere you've never ever been before?
Prompting the listener to explore new paths and discover new things.

Nothing is as clear!
Emphasizing the confusion and uncertainty of the present moment.

Holding Hand to gently guide you.
Seeking the comfort of someone to guide you through confusing times.

Once that disapeared
Losing that guiding presence and feeling lost again.

But it's so close now that I'm here beside you.
Realizing that help and guidance is closer than you thought, possibly from someone you didn't expect.

Ah!
Expression of sudden insight or realization.

Oh, do you know, Now where you're going to?
Urging the listener to consider their future direction with a heightened sense of clarity and focus.

Hey, do you know now where you're coming from?
Asking the same question as before, but with greater urgency and emphasis on the importance of understanding your roots.

Oh, now nothing can ever be as clear.
Reaffirming the idea that clarity and understanding is difficult to achieve, but is still worth striving for.