Mirrors
Reflections of Redemption: LUX TERMINA's Struggle with Self-Identity
Lyrics
Wake up
Expressing a call to consciousness or awareness.
King of ambivalence
Describing oneself as a ruler of uncertainty or indecision.
Today is way to late
Emphasizing that the present moment is too delayed for reconciliation.
To make amends
Acknowledging the impossibility of making things right.
I failed
Admitting personal failures.
Time and time again
Highlighting a pattern of repeated mistakes over time.
I reinvent myself
Expressing a continuous self-reinvention to maintain the status quo.
To stay the same
Contradicting the desire for change by staying the same.
I remain
Affirming a persistent self-identity.
I will leave it behind
Deciding to leave the past behind.
Face me on the other side
Challenging others to confront the speaker from a different perspective.
Punch the mirror
Metaphorically suggesting self-confrontation by punching a mirror.
Qualify only the pieces that I like
Choosing to acknowledge and accept only the favorable aspects of oneself.
Bury the remains
Symbolizing discarding undesirable parts of the self.
Before they lay me in the ground
Contemplating one's mortality and the desire to control one's legacy.
Caged in mirrors
Feeling confined or restricted by self-reflection.
I would like
Expressing a desire for an opportunity.
Me a chance
Requesting a chance for rebirth or renewal.
To live again
Yearning for a new lease on life.
Pharmaceutical
Mentioning the use of pharmaceuticals for maintaining an unconventional identity.
I medicate to stay unusual
Self-medicating to preserve individuality.
I'm the prey
Identifying oneself as the hunted.
I'm the vulture
Acknowledging a predatory aspect within oneself.
I am the marble
Associating oneself with both the uncarved and the carver of one's destiny.
I am the sculptor
Emphasizing the duality of being both the creator and the creation.
I wouldn't change a thing
Expressing contentment with one's past choices.
My heart still sings
Affirming the enduring nature of the speaker's emotions.
To rythm
Connecting emotions to musical rhythms, emphasizing uniqueness.
The offbeat and the swing
Expressing a willingness to leave the past behind, echoing line 10.
I will leave it behind
Reiterating the decision to move forward.
Face me on the other side
Repeating the challenge to face the speaker from a different perspective.
Punch the mirror
Repeating the metaphor of self-confrontation through mirror-punching.
Qualify only the pieces that I like
Reiterating the selective acceptance of favorable self-aspects.
Bury the remains
Repeating the symbolic act of discarding undesirable parts of the self.
Before they lay me in the ground
Repeating contemplation of mortality and controlling one's legacy.
Caged in mirrors
Reiterating a sense of confinement or restriction by self-reflection.
I would like
Reiterating a desire for an opportunity or chance.
Me a chance
Repeating the request for a chance for rebirth or renewal.
To live again
Reiterating the yearning for a new lease on life.
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