Reflections on Me
Mirror of Self: Golden Smog's Reflective Journey
Lyrics
If we were just a little smarter
Desire for increased intelligence or wisdom
Wouldn't be such a fire starters
Wouldn't provoke conflicts or arguments
Then you wouldn't have to put me out
Avoid needing assistance or intervention
If times were just a little kinder
Wish for a more favorable or forgiving time
Carry you as a reminder
To remember the significance or impact of someone or something
As is, you say you've got some doubts
Expressing uncertainty or hesitancy
You say you're looking through me
Feeling unseen or misunderstood
You don't like what you see
Disapproval or dissatisfaction with one's self
But I swear it's only reflections on me
Assurance that negative perceptions are personal reflections
Seeing through a two-way mirror
Sensing a transparent or revealing perspective
Looking back it's all a little clearer
Gaining clarity or understanding from hindsight
Or just the line up of your life
Considering the course or events of one's life
All day long you put 'em through their paces
Engaging or testing others continuously
Late at night haunted by their faces
Haunted or affected by past interactions
Darkness fades into the morning light
Transitioning from darkness to light
You say you're looking through me
Feeling unseen or misunderstood (repeated sentiment)
Scared of the things that you see
Fearful of judgments or perceptions
But I swear it's only reflection on me
Reiteration that negative views are self-reflections
One more time for old times, come with me
Invitation to relive past moments
Just one last time for old times
Yearning for one last nostalgic experience
Seeing things the same way, differently
Seeing familiar things differently
Could have been a little smarter
Regret for lack of wisdom or prudence
Shouldn't have been such a fire starters
Regret for instigating conflicts or disputes
Fires they always burn out
Recognition that conflicts eventually cease
You say you're looking through me
Feeling unseen or misunderstood (repeated sentiment)
Scared of the things that you see
Fearful of judgments or perceptions (repeated sentiment)
But I swear it's only reflection on me
Reiteration that negative views are self-reflections (repeated sentiment)
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