After college, Kaye moved to New York to pursue music. She played bass and guitar in several Brooklyn bands (including shredding as Slash in an all-girl Guns N’ Roses cover band called ‘Guns N’ Hoses’). In 2014, a mutual friend connected her with San Fermin’s Ellis Ludwig-Leone. Impressed with her voice, he asked her to be San Fermin’s new lead vocalist. This led to five years of collaboration and touring with San Fermin, with Kaye’s blistering frontwoman energy propelling their albums Jackrabbit and Belong to international audiences and festivals worldwide. This included tours supporting alt-J, The National, and St. Vincent.
She released the critically acclaimed album Conscious Control, her first full-length in four years, in November 2020.
Lose My Mind
Kaye Lyrics
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you got me spilling all my secrets
let’s take a ride round the curves of desire
you’re trouble, aren’t you? I can see it
know you’re gonna leave me bleeding
but you set alight every inch of my spine
come apart as we hurtle to the fallout
I might just burn up my whole life
We don’t have to be civilized
You’re mine and I might lose my mind
got my tongue between your teeth
haven’t seen your friends in weeks
your pretty lies, how they siphon the wild out of me
forget your loyalties to float in my gaze
we look good in destruction, couldn’t we trust it?
I might just burn up my whole life
We don’t have to be civilized
You’re mine and I might lose my mind
In Kaye’s song Lose My Mind, the lyrics speak to the intense passion and desire that the singer feels for someone who is potentially toxic for her. She asks if they can now call themselves “you and me” and admits that this person has gotten her to open up and spill her deepest secrets. The singer suggests taking a ride through the curves of desire, indicating a desire for excitement and danger. Despite acknowledging that this person is trouble, she is drawn to them and admits that they “set alight every inch of my spine”.
As the song continues, the singer describes the physical and emotional effects that this person has on her. When they talk, she feels every little stitch in her chest come apart as they move closer to the fallout. She even acknowledges that she might just burn up her entire life because of this person. In the second verse, she describes their relationship as being outside of civilization, with the other person’s “pretty lies” siphoning the wild out of her. Despite recognizing the potential for destruction, the singer believes that they look good together and trusts in their connection.
Overall, the lyrics suggest a passionate, dangerous, and potentially destructive relationship that the singer is fully aware of, but unable to resist. The imagery of fire and destruction, along with the physical sensations the singer describes, convey the intensity of the experience and the impact it has on her life.
Line by Line Meaning
can I call us you and me yet
Asking if it’s acceptable to refer to themselves as a couple
you got me spilling all my secrets
Feeling comfortable enough to share intimate details
let’s take a ride round the curves of desire
Exploring physical attraction with each other
you’re trouble, aren’t you? I can see it
Recognizing that this person is going to cause problems
know you’re gonna leave me bleeding
Expecting to get hurt in the end
but you set alight every inch of my spine
Feeling a powerful attraction and chemistry
when you talk, I feel every little stitch in my chest
Experiencing intense emotions from interacting with this person
come apart as we hurtle to the fallout
Breaking down emotionally as the relationship heads towards its end
I might just burn up my whole life
Risking everything for this person
We don’t have to be civilized
Not conforming to societal norms or expectations
You’re mine and I might lose my mind
Believing they possess this person and may become obsessed
got my tongue between your teeth
Engaging in a physical, passionate encounter
haven’t seen your friends in weeks
Becoming fully consumed by the relationship
your pretty lies, how they siphon the wild out of me
Being deceived and losing one’s sense of spontaneity or freedom
forget your loyalties to float in my gaze
Asking one to neglect their other obligations or responsibilities to focus on the relationship
we look good in destruction, couldn’t we trust it?
Finding beauty in chaos and wondering if the relationship can endure it
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Ceci Gomez, Charlene Kaye, Kirk Schoenherr
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Samuel Mahmud
Great video coverage Queen and Donovan thank you both keep up the great work
Amy Massey
Great conversation just stay positive
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