Song meaning

[myravelu]

Does anyone know the meaning to the song by Gordon Lightfoot ' If you could read my mind love'

[andy-hughes]

It means just wqhat it says -

If you could read my mind

If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
�bout a ghost from a wishin� well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
You know that ghost is me
And I will never be set free
As long as I�m a ghost that you can�t see
If I could read your mind love
What a tale your thoughts could tell
Just like a paperback novel
The kind that drugstores sell
When you reach the part where the heartaches come
The hero would be me
But heroes often fail
And you won�t read that book again
Because the ending�s just too hard to take

I�d walk away like a movie star
Who gets burned in a three way script
Enter number two
A movie queen to play the scene
Of bringing all the good things out in me
But for now love, let�s be real
* I never thought I could act this way *
And I�ve got to say that I just don�t get it
I don�t know where we went wrong
But the feelin�s gone
And I just can�t get it back

If you could read my mind love
What a tale my thoughts could tell
Just like an old time movie
�bout a ghost from a wishin� well
In a castle dark or a fortress strong
With chains upon my feet
But stories always end
And if you read between the lines
You�ll know that I�m just tryin� to understand
The feelin�s that you lack
I never thought I could feel this way
And I�ve got to say that I just to get it
I don�t know where we went wrong
But the feelin�s gone
And I just can�t get it back

It's a tale of a lost love by a man who is thoughtful, whistful, allegorical, and heartbroken, and it expresses those feelings in one of the most beautiful songs I have ever heard.

[MrsLadyBug]

I agree andy-hughes it's a beautiful song. Thanks for printing the words, It brought a smile to my face and some wonderful memories from my past.

[myravelu]

Thanks to those whose answered the Gordon Lightfoot question. It is a beautiful song and does take you back to the past memories.