Cross Your Mind (song)

## **Cross Your Mind**

"**Cross Your Mind**" is the second track off of Sean Kennedy's third studio album. The song features Sean's long time friend, Giuliana Calandrucci. The lyrical content explores themes of reaching out to someone for your past. It served as the album's third single.

## Background and Release

"Cross Your Mind" was written sometime during the process of Sean's second album. Initially intended to be a solo song, Kennedy reached out to long time friend Giuliana Calandrucci, and asked her to join the track. The song was recorded between four sessions in Sean's home studio with the first session taking place on July 11, 2019. For some unknown reason (presumably scheduling conflicts) the song was not included on *The One*.

On September 9, 2020 Kennedy shared a video of Giuliana singing her verse. The song was not mentioned again until February 28, 2021, when Sean posted an a cappella snippet of the track on his Snapchat story.

On May 21, 2021, Sean posted an album trailer to announce that his third album would be available on June 11. A clip of the song was featured in the trailer and the song was officialy released on June 11 with the rest of the album.

On the album's release day, Kennedy announced that the song would be the album's next single, and the track's music video premiered on July 23.

On August 3, 2021, the Instagram account @SeanKennedyOfficial began to post segments of the acoustic version's artwork, and the remix was surprise released on August 6. Kennedy said it was his first time playing piano live on a track. Sean and Giuliana performed the song live for the first time during Sean's *What's Left Unsaid: Live* concert. CD singles including the album and acoustic versions were sold on Kennedy's website.

## Composition

Musically, "Cross Your Mind" is a down-tempo ballad. It is composed in the key of E Major, and it's in common time with a tempo of 80 beats per minute. The song features a piano, synthesizers, bass guitar, strings, drums and percussion. The acoustic version features a stripped back instrumental, consisting solely of a piano, strings, bass guitar and a harp.

## Music Video

 **Location** | New York, US

 **Location** | New York, US

On the album's release day, Sean shared a photo from an apparent set for the "Cross Your Mind" video. In the photo, Sean is sitting on the bed featured in the "Regret" music video, surrounded by letters. On his Instagram story, he announced that the video would be coming soon, and the video was officially announced on July 21, 2021, and released on July 23. It was co-directed by Sean and Brooke Williams, the second video the pair directed in a row after "Regret".

The video picks up at the end of the "Regret" music video. Sean finds an old photograph with a phrase written on the back. He sits on his bed surrounded by letters, which are made up of his song lyrics and are addressed to crossed out names. He ends up mailing the photo and the letter to Giuliana, sybolically "releasing" the song.

### Lyric Video

The lyric video for "Cross Your Mind" was released alongside the song on June 11, 2021.

## Cross-References

* Something being "stupid" is mentioned in several songs including "Goodbye" and "Had My Chance".

## Official Versions

* Album Version - 3:33
* Acoustic Version - 3:55
* Music Video Version - 3:39

## Lyrics

I found a picture of us when we were 8 years old

That seems like a lifetime ago

We’ve changed so much

Got lost in our lives

Didn’t keep in touch

And I know that it’s stupid

Know that I’m hopeless

But I know I should try

And I know that it’s useless

It’s all confusing

But I need to give it a shot

Do I ever cross your mind?

Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?

Do your parents ever mention my name?

Do you wish that I stayed?

Do I cross your mind?

Well you've been gone and we haven't talked about this

That's something I really miss

We've changed so much

Got caught up in time

Didn't work for us

And I know that it’s stupid

Know that I’m hopeless

But I know I should try

And I know that it’s useless

It’s all confusing

But I need to give it a shot

Do I ever cross your mind?

Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?

Do your parents ever mention my name?

Do you wish that I stayed?

Do I cross your mind?

We might’ve had something real

But it sucks ‘cause this distance is real

And I know that this is not what you wanna hear

But I miss you

Do I ever cross your mind?

Do you ever think of me when you’re up late at night?

Do your parents ever mention my name? (Do they mention my name?)

Do you wish that I stayed?

Do I cross your mind?

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sean's Post on the Album Release Day.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Sean's "WLU" Story Highlight.
3. ↑ What's Left Unsaid Album Trailer.
4. ↑ Sean's Post on Cross Your Mind.
5. ↑ Saturday in the Parks: What's Left Unsaid.