I Don't Mind
Stuart and Caan Lyrics
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With nowhere to go and nothing to lose
Somehow I can tell what he's going through
He looks like I feel since I don't have you
Since I don't have you, I've learned to survive
On little or nothing to keep me alive
I'd turn to another but to tell you the truth
I start out each day without any clue
Of where I might be when my day is through
And I don't have a friend that I haven't used
To get through the night since I don't have you
Since I don't have you, I've learned to survive
On little or nothing to keep me alive
I'd turn to another but to tell you the truth
I don't have the heart since I don't have you
I don't have the heart since I don't have you
In Stuart and Caan's song "I Don't Mind", the singer describes their state of being since losing their significant other. The opening lines see the singer observing a man on the street who is down on his luck, without shoes and seemingly with nowhere to go. The singer sees their own reflection in this man, as they too feel lost and adrift without their loved one. The lyrics convey a sense of empathy and a recognition of shared struggle between the singer and this stranger. The chorus drives home the point that the singer has had to learn to survive without their partner, living on very little and without any real direction or purpose. They acknowledge that they could try to move on and find someone else, but they simply don't have the desire or the capacity to do so. The final verse sees the singer admitting to feeling alone and desperate, relying on others who they may have used in the past just to get through the night. The repetition of the line "I don't have the heart since I don't have you" underscores the fact that the singer is still very much in love with the one they've lost, and that they can't imagine replacing them with anyone else.
Overall, this song is a powerful exploration of the emotional impact of loss and the struggle to move on. The lyrics paint a vivid picture of the singer's day-to-day life and their inner turmoil, and the stark instrumentation underscores the bleakness of their situation. However, the song also contains a glimmer of hope, as the singer's empathy towards the man on the street suggests a capacity for connection and understanding even in the darkest moments.
Line by Line Meaning
The man on the street without any shoes
There is a person on the street who is barefoot.
With nowhere to go and nothing to lose
This person has no specific destination or possessions to worry about losing.
Somehow I can tell what he's going through
The singer has a sense of empathy and understanding for this person's situation.
He looks like I feel since I don't have you
The artist is able to see their own feelings of loneliness and lack of direction reflected in this person on the street.
Since I don't have you, I've learned to survive
Due to the absence of the person they desire, the artist has adapted to living without them.
On little or nothing to keep me alive
The singer has become accustomed to living with very little, just enough to survive but not thrive.
I'd turn to another but to tell you the truth
Although the singer could try to find comfort in someone else, they acknowledge that it would not be the same as having the person they truly desire.
I don't have the heart since I don't have you
The artist is emotionally unable to give themselves to anyone else since they still hold strong feelings for the person they are missing.
I start out each day without any clue
The artist wakes up each day with no clear direction or plan for how to spend it.
Of where I might be when my day is through
The artist has no idea where they will end up or what they will do before the day is over.
And I don't have a friend that I haven't used
The singer has relied on their friends for support or distraction, but feels guilty for doing so without being able to reciprocate their friendship with emotional availability.
To get through the night since I don't have you
The artist uses their friends or other methods to cope with their loneliness, but ultimately nothing can replace the person they are missing.
I don't have the heart since I don't have you
The singer is still unable to move on emotionally and invest themselves in someone else since they are still missing the person they desire.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: MARK COLLIE, MARTY STUART
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@mywifesboyfriend5558
@@asiagrabowska5092No. Your god teaches that if you don't believe in him, you burn forever.
Your god teaches to treat others poorly if they don't believe as you do, convert them by any means necessary.
Your god teaches that car accidents, cancer, rapes, murder, etc is ok because it's all his plan.
No thanks. Humanity has moved on.
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