Mocking bird
Low Millions Lyrics

Here come the nightingales
The nightingales are arriving, possibly as a metaphorical symbol of love.

Or could it be the mockingbird
The singer is unsure if the birds are nightingales, a symbol of love or mockingbirds, which mimic other birds and sounds.

They're at my windowsill
The birds have arrived at the singer's windowsill.

They flew in as soon as they heard
The birds appeared quickly, indicating a sense of eagerness or urgency.

Enter the doctor and the nurse
Medical professionals arrive on the scene.

Say my conditions getting worse
The singer's condition is deteriorating, possibly due to a stressful relationship.

They take my pulse and shake their heads
The doctors express concern over the singer's health through non-verbal cues.

They recommend I stay in bed
The doctors advise rest and recovery as a prescription for the artist's ill health.

They say you are my condition
The medical professionals suggest that the root of the artist's health problems lies in their relationship with the person they're addressing.

Your are indecision
The indecisiveness of the person they're addressing is the cause of the artist's illness.

You, what is wrong with you?
The singer calls out the person they're addressing for causing their illness through their indecisiveness.

You say you love me but you don't love me
The person they're addressing sends mixed messages about their feelings for the artist.

You say you hate me but you don't hate me
The person they're addressing also sends negative messages that contradict their caring actions.

You say you'd leave me but you can't leave me
The person they're addressing seems to be unable to follow through on their desire to end the relationship.

Because you love me
Despite their mixed messages and negative behavior, the person they're addressing does have feelings for the singer.

What's it gonna be
The artist is asking the person they're addressing to make a decision about the direction of their relationship.

What is wrong with you
The artist is questioning why the person they're addressing is unable to make a decision.

Is what is wrong with me
The singer realizes that their own feelings and actions may be contributing to the toxic relationship.

Here goes nothing
The singer is taking action in an attempt to address the situation.

I just swallowed the pill
The artist has taken medication or made a decision to change their behavior in response to the relationship problems.

The room's spinning out of control
The artist feels disoriented or overwhelmed by their new course of action.

Although I'm lying still
Despite physically not moving, the artist feels anxious and unsettled.

And those mockingbirds
The birds on the windowsill, now identified as mockingbirds, are still present as a metaphorical symbol of the relationship difficulties.

They're hovering above
The birds are still present and watching over the artist.

They're talking back and forth about the trouble with our love
The birds symbolize the internal dialogue of the singer, or the conversations that are happening between the singer and the person they're addressing or with a third party about their relationship difficulties.

Oh my God
The singer is expressing shock or surprise.

I think I've actually lost the plot
The singer feels overwhelmed or unsure of their current state or course of action.

My brain is fried and my nerves are shot
The artist feels mentally and emotionally exhausted.

And why not
The artist is resigned to their current emotional state.

You say control me no don't control me
The person they're addressing is giving mixed messages about their desire for control in the relationship.

You say hold me no don't hold me
The person they're addressing is also sending mixed messages about physical affection in the relationship.

You say you'd marry me
The person they're addressing has expressed a desire for commitment or marriage in the relationship.

But you can't marry me
Despite the expressed desire for commitment, the person they're addressing seems unable or unwilling to follow through.

Because you love me but you don't love me
Despite the positive expressions of emotion, the negative behavior contradicts the person's affection.

Because you hate me but you don't hate me
Similarly, the negative expressions of emotion contradict the person's caring actions.

Because you'd leave me but you can't leave me
The person they're addressing seems unable to actually end the relationship despite their expressed desire to do so.

What's it gonna be
The singer is again asking the person they're addressing to make a decision about the relationship.

What is wrong with you
The singer continues to question why the person they're addressing is unable to make a decision.

Is what is wrong with me
The singer realizes that their own actions and feelings are contributing to the toxic relationship dynamic.