You're On My Mind
Plug in Stereo Lyrics

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Took a left at evergreen street
To the house with the sycamore tree
It'll always be yours to me,
But you're long gone now

Saw The Marquis at the Paris Theatre
Thought of shows that we used to see there
Tell me how you remember me

Am I on your mind?

I never called, never sent a letter
Through mic I'm trying to say it better
I've been here since we were together

But you're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
I could never find the strength to shut you out,
Even if I tried
You're on my mind tonight

We would talk for hours straight
Staying up, didn't care how late
You still keep me wide awake,
Even though you're gone now
I used to see you every day
How did we break away?
I wonder what you say
Am I on your mind?

I never called, never sent a letter
Through mic I'm trying to say it better
I've been here since we were together

But you're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
I could never find the strength to shut you out,
Even if I tried

I left the best of me in the memories
I can only see in you
But you're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
I could never find the strength to shut you out
But you're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight
You're on my mind tonight

I could never find the strength to shut you out
Even if I tried

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Plug in Stereo’s song “You’re on my Mind” are about a person who is struggling to forget a past love. It seems that the singer has taken a journey down memory lane by taking the left turn at Evergreen street and visiting the house with the sycamore tree where he used to share memories with his ex-lover. The house still holds a special place in his heart, but the person he shared those memories with is no longer in his life. The singer then remembers going to The Marquis at the Paris Theater and thinks about the shows that they used to see there. He wonders if his past love remembers him the same way he does.

The singer admits that he never tried to reach out or stay in contact with his lost love, but through the power of music, he is singing about all the things that he wished he could have said or done differently. He laments that, even though they are no longer together, he cannot shut them out of his mind because the memories and the love that he shared with this person are still very much alive within him.

Overall, the song is a melancholic reflection on lost love, the struggle to forget someone who meant so much, and the pain that comes with moving on.

Line by Line Meaning

Took a left at evergreen street
I turned onto Evergreen Street

To the house with the sycamore tree
I went to the house with the sycamore tree

It'll always be yours to me,
That house will always belong to you in my mind

But you're long gone now
But you're not here anymore

Saw The Marquis at the Paris Theatre
I saw The Marquis at the Paris Theatre

Thought of shows that we used to see there
I remembered the shows that we used to see at that theater together

Tell me how you remember me
Can you describe how you remember me?

Am I on your mind?
Do you think about me?

I never called, never sent a letter
I never tried to contact you

Through mic I'm trying to say it better
I'm trying to express myself better through my music

I've been here since we were together
I've been thinking about you since the time we were together

But you're on my mind tonight
But I can't stop thinking about you tonight

You're on my mind tonight
I can't stop thinking about you tonight

I could never find the strength to shut you out,
I could never bring myself to forget about you

Even if I tried
Even if I made an effort to do so

We would talk for hours straight
We used to have long conversations that lasted for hours

Staying up, didn't care how late
We used to stay up late and didn't mind at all

You still keep me wide awake,
You still keep me from sleeping

Even though you're gone now
Even though you're not around anymore

I used to see you every day
I used to see you on a daily basis

How did we break away?
What caused us to go our separate ways?

I wonder what you say
I'm curious about what you think about me

I left the best of me in the memories
I left the best parts of myself in the memories we shared

I can only see in you
I can only relive those memories through you

But you're on my mind tonight
But you're still on my mind tonight

I could never find the strength to shut you out
I could never bring myself to forget about you

But you're on my mind tonight
But you're still on my mind tonight

You're on my mind tonight
I can't stop thinking about you tonight

I could never find the strength to shut you out
I could never bring myself to forget about you

Even if I tried
Even if I made an effort to do so

Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: TREVOR DAHL, SEAN DOUGLAS, MORGAN REID

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