STORY BEHIND THE SONG | Morane – On My Mind

Through her first single in two years ‘On My Mind’, emerging Belgian multi-threat Morane offers a melancholic spin on the idea of silence and how scary it can be to be left alone with no sound but the one of your own thoughts.

“On My Mind,” which was mixed and mastered by sound engineer Zediam, stems from a collaboration between Morane and producer Blackspy. 

“We were working together with Blackspy and I remember sitting in the studio and there was a thought on my mind that couldn’t leave my head, it kept on popping up,” the 24-year-old shared in an Instagram reel. “It was the realisation that we are not used to being in silence, you know? We constantly wanna hear some music or do something that distracts us from going through our emotions.”

Strong from this realisation, Morane and Blackspy started talking and diving into philosophical ideas and before they knew it, “On My Mind” was born. “The main topic of not being able to live in silence is just something that really scared me because when there is [no sound] and there’s really silence, my mind gets so loud. I start thinking and it doesn’t stop,” Morane shared.

The singer also candidly confessed it was the song that made her realise she needed to start meditation. “That song was really something that made me realise like, ‘giiiirl you need to start meditating like… you need to start being in a quiet place and to not let your mind play tricks on you.”

Morane – On My Mind Lyrics

INTRO
Let’s get this shit done, you know what I’m saying
I’m not gonna be my feelings, but..
Yes, of course I’m gonna be my feelings, like..

HOOK 1
Is it you or just the silence that I like
I minimize my faith so I can make it through the night
I’m sitting here alone and I don’t know what’s on my mind
On my mind, on my mind

I wish you were around, were around
I wish you were around my mind
I’ma keep us alive, on my mind, on my mind
I’ma keep us alive in my mind
On my mind, on my..

VERSE 1
In my feelings, I don’t think clear
I act out of emotion, it’s kinda toxic
I noticed it’s not how I want things to go
But you still need to leave

I do enjoy being alone
Not what you made me believe

PRE CHORUS
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you

So wrong to be with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah

We gotta let us go
all we used to know, ah

HOOK 2
Is it you or just the silence that I like
I minimize my faith so I can make it through the night
I’m sitting here alone and I don’t know what’s on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
I wish you were around, were around
I wish you were around my mind
I’ma keep us alive, on my mind, on my mind
I’ma keep us alive in my mind
On my mind, on my..

VERSE 2
Suffering silent
waking up violent
I can’t keep opening that door

It kinda reminds me of how it could be
But I don’t want it anymore
You on my mind, my mind
Can fuck up my whole day

Not necessarily in a bad way
Time to walk away

PRE CHORUS
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you

So wrong to be with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah
with you
Ah ah

We gotta let us go, all we used to know

HOOK 3
Is it you or just the silence that I like
I minimize my faith so I can make it through the night
I’m sitting here alone and I don’t know what’s on my mind
On my mind, on my mind
I wish you were around, were around
I wish you were around my mind
I’ma keep us alive, on my mind, on my mind
I’ma keep us alive in my mind
On my mind, on my..