Windmills of Your Mind
Sting Lyrics

Round like a circle in a spiral, like a wheel within a wheel
Life is an intertwined series of events and experiences that seem to loop around themselves.

Never ending or beginning on an ever spinning reel
Life appears to be cyclical and never-ending, with no clear beginning or end point.

Like a snowball down a mountain, or a carnival balloon
Life can be unpredictable, sometimes building up momentum or inflating too quickly, leading to unexpected results.

Like a carousel that's turning running rings around the moon
Life can feel like a dizzying ride, with familiar patterns and cycles that keep spinning around the same celestial body.

Like a clock whose hands are sweeping past the minutes of its face
Time moves relentlessly forward, without pause or interruption.

And the world is like an apple whirling silently in space
Life can feel like a tiny, insignificant object in the vastness of the universe, spinning without making a sound.

Like the circles that you find in the windmills of your mind!
Life is made up of patterns that repeat themselves, forming intricate and complex designs in our thoughts and dreams.

Like a tunnel that you follow to a tunnel of its own
Life can lead us to unexpected places, with one experience leading us to another experience that we never could have anticipated.

Down a hollow to a cavern where the sun has never shone
Life can be dark and foreboding, with hidden depths that we never knew existed.

Like a door that keeps revolving in a half forgotten dream
Memories and experiences from the past can seem like imaginary doorways that open and close without warning or control.

Or the ripples from a pebble someone tosses in a stream
Small actions and decisions can have far-reaching consequences, like the ripples spreading from a rock thrown into a calm body of water.

Keys that jingle in your pocket, words that jangle in your head
Life is full of distractions and noise, from the external world and from our own internal thoughts and emotions.

Why did summer go so quickly, was it something that you said?
Life can seem to pass us by too quickly, leaving us wondering where the time went and what we could have done differently.

Lovers walking along a shore and leave their footprints in the sand
Love and relationships can feel like fleeting moments in the grand scheme of life, leaving temporary marks on the world before disappearing forever.

Is the sound of distant drumming just the fingers of your hand?
Life can create a sense of confusion and disorientation, causing us to question whether what we are experiencing is real or just our own imagination.

Pictures hanging in a hallway and the fragment of a song
Memories from the past can be like faded pictures on the wall and half-remembered songs that evoke powerful emotions.

Half remembered names and faces, but to whom do they belong?
Memories can be fleeting and confusing, leaving us questioning what is real and what we have forgotten.

When you knew that it was over you were suddenly aware
Life can change suddenly and unexpectedly, leaving us with a powerful sense of clarity and awareness.

That the autumn leaves were turning to the color of her hair!
Life is full of beauty and wonder, with even the passing of seasons and changing of leaves creating moments of profound and poignant meaning.

As the images unwind, like the circles that you find
Life can feel like a series of images unwinding in our minds, forming patterns and cycles that are endlessly fascinating and complex.

In the windmills of your mind!
The mind is a powerful and enigmatic place, full of intricate designs and patterns that can reveal profound truths about ourselves and the world around us.