Mirror Song
Navigating Emotional Wreckage: Mirror Song Insights
Lyrics
Where to begin?
Starting point of inquiry or exploration
Let's see, describe to me your injury in a drunken late night text
Asking for details about a personal hurt communicated while intoxicated
You've been hurt before and now want more
Seeking more despite past pain
You can count on me to join you under the wreckage
Offering support amidst chaos or trouble
For it seems we're still the passengers, still Iggy's loyal customers
Feeling like passive participants in life, referencing Iggy Pop and city troubles
In the city's still ripped backsides
City's problems are evident
We will do what we need to keep this fantasy alive
Willing to do what's necessary to maintain a shared illusion or dream
Dressing bathroom stalls with alcohol
Using alcohol to cope or decorate emotional distress
You ask me to be to you more than a mother
Request for a deeper connection than a maternal one
I will meet you in the arrivals hall
Agreement to meet at a specified location
I can tell you by the way you are still wearing your crutches
Observation about the person's visible injury or emotional vulnerability
You made a scene there at the festival, a European spectacle
Causing a scene at an event, possibly for attention
It was funny to play the clown
Finding humor in acting foolishly
Now you wonder why you cannot keep your thoughts to yourself
Questioning the inability to control thoughts
Not make a sound
Struggling to remain silent or discreet
And despite out best efforts, here comes another new year
New year approaching despite efforts to change
Walking in circles, you say, "I swear I've been here before"
Feeling stuck in a repetitive cycle
I miss home
Longing for the familiar comforts of home
I miss that lazy comedy of pulling you up off the lawn
Remembering a fond or endearing memory
As it turns out, you are not so far away
Realizing the proximity despite distance
So says the ring on my phone
Receiving a call from someone significant
And it seems we're still the passengers, still Iggy's loyal customers
Continued feeling of being passive in life
With the panic of dumb, dumb boys
Feeling overwhelmed by foolish or reckless panic
For a while there I had nearly tricked myself into believing I had some kind
Almost convincing oneself of having a choice in a situation
Of choice
Realizing the lack of control or options
And I can tell you've been thinking you can outrun all the nightmares
Belief in escaping personal nightmares
It took a while to find out some people care and some don't
Recognition of varying levels of care among people
Yes, and despite out best efforts, here comes another new year
Reiteration of new year's arrival despite efforts to change
Walking in circles I wonder if we've been here all along
Questioning existence in a cyclical pattern
Where to begin?
Reiteration of starting point for introspection
Let's see, describe to me your injury
Request for details about the injury reiterated
Where should I send my regards?
Inquiry about where to direct sympathy or concern
Where should they go?
Asking for the appropriate recipient of sympathy or concern
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