Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: minimal-techno
Song Meaning of “What’s on Your Mind” by Slam
What’s on your mind
As you lay here by my side
Getting lost in the night
Seems like there’s something you wanna say
This song speaks of a moment of vulnerability between two people, in which one person, represented by the singer, is trying to understand what is going on in the other person’s mind. They lay together in the night, and the other person is clearly conflicted and has something on their mind that they are not sharing, leaving the singer to guess and attempt to help them.
It’s like your secrets won’t unwind
Curiosity starts to grow
Almost like a fear of being alone
I wanna help you find your way
The singer acknowledges the reluctance of the other person to share their feelings, as if they are hesitant to express how they are truly feeling. The singer expresses a longing to help the other person, to somehow guide them so they can find their way out of the emotions they feel.
In this place, you don’t have to hide
We can just keep trying
Let time be our healer tonight
Let me know, what’s on your mind
The singer is reassuring the other person, assured them that there is comfort to be found in sharing their thoughts and feelings with one another. No matter what is on their mind, the singer tells them that they can work through it together and that they are not alone.