Mindless Child Of Motherhood
The Kinks feat. Dave Davies Lyrics
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To be just where you are.
In dreams I have seen you,
But you are so very far.
How long must I travel on,
To be just where you are?
How long must I travel on,
I was your friend,
I was a fool,
I feel for you, though we're far apart.
I see your face,
Lost without trace,
I see your mind, just an empty space.
Mindless child of motherhood,
You have lost the thing that's good.
Mindless child of motherhood,
You have lost the thing that's good.
I know that it's not fair,
To bare a bastard son,
But why do you hide there,
When we could have shared a love?
How long must I travel on,
To be just where you are?
How long must I travel on,
To be just where you are?
I was your friend,
I was a fool,
I feel for you, though we're far apart.
I see your face,
Lost without trace,
I see your mind, just an empty space.
Mindless child of motherhood,
You have lost the thing that's good.
Mindless child of motherhood,
You have lost the thing that's good.
To me.
The song "Mindless Child of Motherhood" by The Kinks feat. Dave Davies is a ballad of unrequited love and longing for a woman who is emotionally distant and unresponsive. The song starts with the singer expressing the distance he has travelled to be with the woman he loves, even though he has only seen her in his dreams. He is desperate to be just where she is, but she remains very far away from him.
The singer admits that he was her friend and that he was a fool to fall for her. He saw her face and her mind, but she remained unreachable and distant. The chorus of the song describes her as a "mindless child of motherhood" who has lost the thing that's good. The singer understands that it's not fair to bear a bastard son, but he still wonders why she hides from him when they could have shared a love.
The song is poignant and bittersweet, expressing the feelings of longing, pain, and regret. It highlights the pain of unrequited love and the emptiness of a love that is never reciprocated. The song is a reminder of the power of love to take over our hearts and minds, even when we know it is a lost cause.
Line by Line Meaning
I've been traveling a long time,
I've been searching for you for a long time, covering a lot of distance.
To be just where you are.
My end goal is to be in the same physical location where you are.
In dreams I have seen you,
I have imagined us together in dream sequences.
But you are so very far.
In reality, there's still a huge distance between us.
How long must I travel on,
I am asking how much longer must I continue to search for you.
I was your friend,
We were once close friends.
I was a fool,
I was naive to believe that we could have something more.
I feel for you, though we're far apart.
Despite the distance between us, I still have strong emotions for you.
I see your face,
I can envision your physical appearance in my head.
Lost without trace,
You seem to have disappeared without a trace.
I see your mind, just an empty space.
I cannot seem to connect with you on a deeper level, as you seem to be emotionally disconnected.
Mindless child of motherhood,
You seem to be a thoughtless individual, lacking direction and purpose.
You have lost the thing that's good.
Whatever positive qualities you once possessed, you seem to have lost them.
I know that it's not fair,
I understand that life isn't always fair.
To bare a bastard son,
To have a child born out of wedlock can lead to societal judgement and shame.
But why do you hide there,
I'm curious as to why you continue to keep yourself hidden away.
When we could have shared a love?
Despite our past mistakes and societal pressures, we could have shared a genuine love.
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