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The Killers' song "Read My Mind," released on their second studio album Sam's Town, has a meaning beneath the lyrics. The song starts with the narrator "on the corner of main street." Main street can be interpreted as the "fork" of his relationship with a girl. Main streets usually have a lot of turns and streets running through it. The narrator is at a point in his relationship where he can decide to take a different road away from her. The song continues with "you say you wanna move on and you say I'm fallin' behind" and then says "can you read my mind?" The narrator is clearly thinking the same thing. The next verses are about how he wants to leave his town and move on. "I never really gave up on breakin' out of this two-star town. I got the green light." He sees that this is the right time to move on and finally he can take the chance. The next few lines compare the relationship with metaphors. Basically, the relationship started great, but things got sour. There is a constant list of "good" things that show the "good" of the relationship. "I don't mind, if you don't mind." The two agree that relationship should end and they are mutually fine with it. The next verse is "cause I don't shine if you don't shine," the two seem to have decided to remain friends even after the break-up. The song ends with the stars are blazing like rebel diamonds cut out of the sun." This means that they are both happy with the way it ended. 

Read My Mind Lyrics

On the corner of main street
Just tryin' to keep it in line
You say you wanna move on and
You say I'm falling 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 when you read my mind

Slippin’ in my faith until I fall
You 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, 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