"Tears on My Mind," which is structured as a repetitive and relentless meditation on deep emotional anguish. The verses utilize simple, coupled imagery—such as being "Lost in the night" and feeling the heart "so tight"—to establish a clear atmosphere of pervasive sadness and isolation. The central purpose of the text is to articulate a sense of unending, cyclical pain, repeatedly asking if anyone has ever cried "Like the rain falls from the sky" before culminating in the devastating image of the speaker being overwhelmed by their own "silent / Endless scream."