The main guitar melody from this song is actually reused from a song Fallon wrote for The Gaslight Anthem, of which he was, and as of 2022 still is, the lead singer and songwriter. It comes from She Loves You which was a B-Side originally from 2010’s American Slang but was later released in 2014 on...
[Verse 1]
When I was younger, I had a bad dream
The one where you run, and you run, and keep falling
Thank God for the dream you've been to me
Like a light in a long dark hall
[Pre-Chorus]
And they set me on fire and I did a lot of burning
They told me I didn't know things I thought I knew for certain
But I, I don't mind
[Chorus]
And now the wind's getting colder and the night's getting cruel
But I don't mind, I don't mind if I'm with you
I paid for my sins 'til the blood filled the room
But I don't feel any better now
I don't mind if I'm with you
[Verse 2]
Lend me your ear and throw me your rope
I was tangled up in spiderwebs when I was young
Never had a good friend, no one like you
But I spent a lotta time on my own
[Pre-Chorus]
And they set me on fire and I did a lot of burning
They told me I didn't know things I thought I knew for certain
But I, I don't mind
[Chorus]
And now the wind's getting colder and the night's getting cruel
But I don't mind, I don't mind if I'm with you
I paid for my sins 'til the blood filled the room
But I don't feel any better now
I don't mind if I'm with you (Mind if I'm crazy?)
I don't mind if I'm with you (Mind if I'm crazy?)
[Bridge]
You've been a light in the hallway in the dark of my room
Yes, you're a light in the hallway in the dark of my room
You've been a light in the hallway in the dark of my room
Do you feel any better now?
[Pre-Chorus]
They set me on fire and I did a lot of burning
They told me I didn't know things I thought I knew for certain
But I, I don't mind
[Chorus]
And now the wind's getting colder and the night's getting cruel
But I don't mind, I don't mind if I'm with you
I paid for my sins 'til the blood filled the room
But I don't feel any better now
I don't mind if I'm with you (Mind if I'm crazy?)
I don't mind if I'm with you (Mind if I'm crazy?)
I don't mind if I'm with you (Mind if I'm crazy?)
[Outro]
Do you feel any better now?
I Don’t Mind (If I’m with You) was written by Brian Fallon.
I Don’t Mind (If I’m with You) was produced by Peter Katis.
Brian Fallon released I Don’t Mind (If I’m with You) on Fri Feb 21 2020.
I remember being very afraid of the dark when I was a kid, so my parents put a little night light that I could see from my room. It wasn’t much, but it lit up the hallway that led to their room. This world has been going through some very dark times as of late, and I believe that having that friend,...