Lyrics
You begin to notice a distorted self-portrait
You become aware of a distorted self-image
In the window of a car passing by
Observing this distorted self-portrait in the window of a passing car
In a dessert spoon that's clean
Seeing a reflection in a clean dessert spoon
You see your eyes and your teeth
Noticing details like your eyes and teeth in the reflection
But yesterday's reflection ain't mine
Expressing that the reflection from yesterday doesn't feel like your own
That off-white nostalgia
Describing a nostalgic feeling with an off-white hue
You recognize beside you
Recognizing something familiar next to you
Is grabbing onto both of your eyes
Suggesting that this familiarity is holding onto both of your eyes
Looking right at you from the mirror in the bathroom
Seeing someone looking at you directly in the bathroom mirror
But yesterday's reflection ain't mine
Reiterating that yesterday's reflection doesn't belong to the narrator
If I drew you onto canvas
If the narrator were to draw you on canvas
I'm sure you would look different each day
Suggesting that the depiction would vary each day
I've got so much on my mind
Expressing a heavy mental burden
But when it comes to it, there's nothing to say
Despite having much on the mind, there's a difficulty in articulating it
I know when I take back my face
Anticipating that regaining one's face won't feel the same
It won't feel the same
Implying a sense of detachment or change in self-perception
They say you shouldn't stare
Advising against staring, but expressing a fear of losing the observed vision
But I'd hate for this vision to end
Expressing a reluctance for the observed vision to end
You begin to notice a distorted self-portrait
Repeating the theme of noticing a distorted self-portrait
In the window of a car passing by
Reiterating the observation in the window of a passing car
In a dessert spoon that's clean
Repeating the reflection in a clean dessert spoon
You see your eyes and your teeth
Reiterating the details seen, like eyes and teeth, in the reflection
But yesterday's reflection ain't mine
Emphasizing that the reflection from yesterday still doesn't feel like the narrator's own
Comment