It's about being aware of problems you have, such as mental health, addictions, and such, and being in a place where you're not really in the headspace to deal with it or do something about it quite yet. You will, just not now. I used to struggle with this when I realized I was a raging alcoholic. I would recognize, think about it and get sad. It was ridiculous too because, at that point, I would pour another drink, put on a vinyl record, usually Jason Isbell, open my back screendoor and sit on the porch listening to music and drinking. I was sitting there letting the record spin, and by way of not taking action in and with my own life to better myself, I was allowing my world to continue to spin as is. I had all the power to change it the entire time, but I just always sat and let it keep on spinning the way it was.
Lyrics
The day got worse as the day went on
I'll be happy when the damn things done
I’m working my way towards peace and piece of mind
Gotta plan to scratch this itch I need
Ain't nothing like vinyl, whiskey, and weed
The revolutions bring resolution in good time
Oh with a little sit, little spin
Little sip for my condition
There's magic in the record rolling round
Closed eyes shut mouth
Still everything comes pouring out
The only time that needle is my friend
Yeah sometimes I just need to sit and let it spin
Talk to me like a gospel hymn
Train of thought like a record rolling round the bend
Staying on track with a little time to unwind
How to deal is half the battle they say
And we gotta deal with it everyday
Everybody's got a place they go and I got mine
Oh with a little sit, little spin
Little sip for my condition
There's magic in the record rolling round
Oh yeah closed eyes shut mouth
Still everything comes pouring out
The only time that needle is my friend
Oh sometimes I just need to sit and let it spin
And it moves me
With a tap of a toe and a slap of my hip
It makes me think
Yeah that it doesn't get any better than this
With a little sit, little spin
Little sip for my condition
There's magic in that record rolling round
Yeah well closed eyes shut mouth
Still everything comes pouring out
The only time that needle is my friend
Yeah the only time that needle is my friend
Yeah sometimes I just need to sit and let it spin