Mine Mine Mind
Roky Erickson & the Aliens Lyrics
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And every time I miss
I swear it's maddening
I can't feel beyond my fingertips
Under my feet I trip
But am I stopping?
[Chorus]
From this relationship
Let me have just what I feel is mine
Lay down
Under the bluest sky
I wanna feel the sun until I'm blind
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
So when it comes to you
I'm at a still-stand
Time well spent is getting far and few
Don't know what else to do
It's out of my hands
[Chorus]
Everyone needs a time of rescue
Why do I feel stuck with this?
And maybe ours is overdue
I don't want to leave this mess
There's only one thing left to do
Why do I feel stuck with this?
[Chorus: x2]
The lyrics to Roky Erickson & the Aliens' song "Mine Mine Mind" express feelings of frustration and confusion within a relationship. The singer acknowledges their vulnerability by admitting to "spilling all my guts," but still feeling like they are missing the mark. Despite this, they can't seem to stop or get out of the situation. The chorus is a plea to be saved from the relationship and to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. The singer wants to lay down and bask in the warmth of the sun, free from the confines of the toxic relationship.
The second verse reveals the singer's feelings of helplessness, as they don't know what they are supposed to do in the situation. The phrase "time well spent is getting far and few" suggests that the singer is aware of the ticking clock on the relationship, but feels powerless to change anything. The bridge acknowledges that everyone needs a time of rescue, but the singer questions why they feel stuck in this situation. The final chorus repeats the plea for salvation and emphasizes the feeling of being trapped with no way out.
Overall, "Mine Mine Mind" is a song about being in a toxic and suffocating relationship but feeling powerless to escape. The imagery used throughout the lyrics paints a picture of being trapped and longing for freedom.
Line by Line Meaning
I've spilling all my guts for this
I have been completely honest and forthcoming in this situation
And every time I miss
However, I seem to be failing despite my best efforts
I swear it's maddening
This is driving me insane
I can't feel beyond my fingertips
I am unable to connect emotionally
Under my feet I trip
I keep stumbling in my actions
But am I stopping?
But I am determined to keep going
Please save me
I need help
From this relationship
From this situation that is causing me stress
Let me have just what I feel is mine
Let me keep what is rightfully mine
Lay down
Take a rest
Under the bluest sky
In a peaceful environment
I wanna feel the sun until I'm blind
I want to bask in the warmth and happiness until I can't feel anything else
I don't know what I'm supposed to do
I am unsure about the right course of action
So when it comes to you
Especially when it pertains to you
I'm at a still-stand
I am at a standstill
Time well spent is getting far and few
I am running out of time to make this work
Don't know what else to do
I have tried everything I can think of
It's out of my hands
There is nothing further I can do
Everyone needs a time of rescue
Everyone needs help and support at some point
Why do I feel stuck with this?
Why do I feel trapped in this situation?
And maybe ours is overdue
Perhaps our situation has gone on for too long
I don't want to leave this mess
I don't want to abandon this situation
There's only one thing left to do
There is only one option remaining
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@copiumofthedamned
Pencils bouncing twice up and down
Haunted howling gremlins
Howling to the sound
The door opens by nothing physical
Opens wide
And you know it isn't Christ
Eye the Devil child's mind
Flash their dagger like teeth in rhyme
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Faster than just meeting
With more goblins
Demons and gremlins
Never only decide a death to life seance
With ghostly powers all the time
What is it that makes it so so alike
I ask you, the Devil's infinity children
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Demonic ore is the Devil's cross
Lucifer and signed right
Mine mind from the tomb
Mine mind
Demon I saith I
Devils scuff their feet in rhyme
I do and never try
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
Mine mine mind
@ejectorerector
rest in peace Roky. Thank you for the music
@TheGornLord
HES DEAD!?!
@nateisnobody5041
The vocal harmonies in the verse before the last chorus gives me such nostalgic chills. Living in downtown Phoenix in 2007/2008 with my then girlfriend who got me Roky's anthology set. It had a disc with all 13th Floor Elevators, including demos like We Sell Soul, a disc with Roky's acoustic material and other solo songs like Two Headed Dog and Starry Eyes, and then a disc full of Roky material I had never heard before being Roky Erickson & The Aliens which came to be my favorite era of Roky. I would always go on sunset walks in Phoenix and listen to this song along with The Interpreter, Click Your Fingers Applauding the Play, and I Think of Demons.
@billythealiensmiller
Thank you.
@ryanpatrickwhite97
Voice is flawless, songwriting flawless, this kills me. Thank you Roky 🙏🏻👁🙏🏻
@earth2ashes
this music keeps me alive
@Redcap816
I love this song Fukkin brutally good :) best regards from Köping Sweden
@jimfliptx
Perfect Roky tune. One of his best. This version, too, not the EP version.
@knowthingman
Second only to Baby Blue for the best of the 70's
@peterschorn1
This is the perfect song for a beach party in Hell.