It is one of the band's signature songs and has inspired a multitude of covers. It ranked No. 493 in Rolling Stone magazine's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
Where Is My Mind-
Pixies Lyrics
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With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Your head will collapse
But there's nothing in it
And you'll ask yourself
Where is my mind Where is my mind
Where is my mind
Way out in the water
See it swimmin'
I was swimmin' in the Caribbean
Animals were hiding behind the rock
Except the little fish
But they told me, he swears
Tryin' to talk to me koi koy
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
Way out in the water
See it swimmin'
With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Your head will collapse
If there's nothing in it
And you'll ask yourself
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
See it swimmin'
Ooh
With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Ooh
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Ooh
Ooh
The opening lines of the Pixies’ song “Where is My Mind” invite the listener to imagine a state of mind both disorienting and exhilarating. The singer instructs us to put our “feet in the air” and our “head on the ground,” as if we’re doing a headstand or some other inversion yoga pose. The singer then suggests we “try this trick and spin it,” a physical feat that corresponds to a kind of mental or psychological slippage.
At this point, the lyrics become more abstract, with the singer claiming that our “head will collapse / But there’s nothing in it.” This is where the chorus enters, repeating the titular question “Where is my mind” several times while adding the image of something “way out in the water / See it swimming.” The next verse further complicates the song’s imagery by placing the singer himself in water, specifically the Caribbean. Animals “were hiding behind the rock / Except the little fish,” who seemed to want to “talk” to the singer in some unintelligible language.
These lyrics are rich with symbolic and metaphorical possibilities, but do not necessarily point to one clear meaning. Some interpretations of the song suggest it deals with the experience of altered or hallucinatory states, while others see it as a commentary on the dissociative and escapist tendencies of modern life. Ultimately, though, the song’s surreal imagery and insistent chorus are bound to stick in the listener’s mind long after the song has ended.
Line by Line Meaning
Ooh, stop
A command to halt and pay attention to the upcoming message.
With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
In a state of disorientation and confusion.
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
An attempt to alleviate confusion through a physical maneuver of spinning.
Your head will collapse
The brain will cease to function coherently.
But there's nothing in it
Despite the confusion and chaos, there is no tangible cause for it.
And you'll ask yourself
A moment of introspection and self-doubt.
Where is my mind
Questioning the location of one's cognitive and emotional state.
Way out in the water
The mind is metaphorically disconnected and distant from its surroundings.
See it swimmin'
Observing the mind's disorientation and lack of control.
I was swimmin' in the Caribbean
A flashback to a moment of tranquility and peace.
Animals were hiding behind the rock
Nature and its inhabitants are aware of the moment of tranquility, but they hide in anticipation of a shift in mood.
Except the little fish
One small aspect of nature remains unafraid and willing to communicate.
But they told me, he swears
Despite the small fish's willingness to communicate, its message is unclear and uncertain.
Tryin' to talk to me koi koy
The message is an attempt at communication but is difficult to understand or interpret.
Ooh
An expression of confusion and uncertainty.
With your feet in the air and your head on the ground
Repetition of the opening line, emphasizing the perception of confusion and disorientation.
Try this trick and spin it, yeah
Further attempts at finding clarity and control, but to no avail.
Ooh
A final expression of doubt or confusion.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Charles Thompson
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The feeling to watch fight club again :
@BK_vrgaming
Fight club reminded me of this song
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@@BK_vrgamingwhat movie?
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@@BK_vrgamingwhat’s a „fight club?“
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@@leonoxos first rule of fight club
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@@leonoxosrule 1 of fight club, Don't speak about fight club. Rule 2 of fight club, never speak about fight club.
@Advivs_studios
Мы встретились в очень странный период моей жизни.....
@Weawer_228
Его звали Тайлер дерден
@Weawer_228
Его звали тайлер
@TrendMap-f8q
Я думал что в начале будет как в кавере Серёги пирата