It isn't just about leaving a small town as it is about leaving that town for Las Vegas. I see this song as an inner monologue the protagonist is having with both his subconscious and with Las Vegas as a dangerous but very compelling seductress that is calling to him. The protagonist shares his hopes, dreams and fears and then Vegas provides encouraging answer but also states cryptically "Can yo read my mind"? as a way of saying there are some things he needs to figure out that she isn't going to tell him.
Read My Mind
Lyrics
On the corner of Main Street
Just tryna keep it in line
You say you wanna move on and
You say I'm fallin' behind
Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?
I never really gave up on
Breakin' out of this two-star town
I got the green light, I got a little fight
I'm gonna turn this thing around
Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?
The good old days, the honest man
The restless heart, the Promised Land
A subtle kiss that no one sees
A broken wrist and a big trapeze
Oh well, I don't mind if you don't mind
'Cause I don't shine if you don't shine
Before you go
Can you read my mind?
It's funny how you just break down
Waitin' on some sign
I pull up to the front of your driveway
With magic soakin' my spine
Can you read my mind?
Can you read my mind?
The teenage queen, the loaded gun
The drop dead dream, the Chosen One
A southern drawl, a world unseen
A city wall and a trampoline
Oh well, I don't mind if you don't mind
'Cause I don't shine if you don't shine
Before you jump
Tell me what you find
Can you read my mind?
Slippin' in my faith until I fall
He never returned that call
Woman, open the door, don't let it sting
I wanna breathe that fire again
She said, "I don't mind if you don't mind
'Cause I don't shine if you don't shine"
Put your back on me, put your back on me
Put your back on me
The stars are blazing like rebel diamonds
Cut out of the sun
Can you read my mind?
Writer(s): Brandon Flowers, Dave Brent Keuning, Mark August Stoermer, Ronnie Jr. Vannucci
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
What is the Meaning of Read My Mind
?
It's about wanting to leave a place. There is a small town and they just want to escape. He wishes she or him, whoever it is, would read his mind and want the same thing. Whenever a person is from a small town, it's hard to break from what's expected and leaving at all. I remember seeing one graffiti that read, "I swear one day I'm gonna leave this town"... I think that pretty much explains it all.
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