Mirror Mirror
Reflections of Longing: Unveiling the Complex Dance of Love
Lyrics
I think I missed you in the elevator
I regret not meeting you in the elevator.
I think I missed you when I shot too high
I regret aiming too high and missing you.
Just like the bullet in the temple baby
Comparing the miss to a bullet in the temple, expressing deep regret.
I really miss your eyes
Expressing a yearning for the person's eyes.
I know I missed you in Andalusia
Regretting missing the person in Andalusia, a region in Spain.
I think I missed you when I took my time
Regretting not taking enough time for the person.
Just like that photograph that Carroll drew ya
Reference to a photograph drawn by Carroll, emphasizing a missed opportunity.
I think my shot was wide
Feeling that the chance was missed because of a wide shot.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Beginning of a reflective section with a request to the mirror.
Tell me why you make things fall
Questioning the mirror about the tendency to make things fall apart.
Mirror mirror look at me
Asking the mirror to reflect on the singer's own image.
Tell me why we disagree
Questioning the mirror about the disagreements in the singer's life.
It's so complicated
Acknowledging the complexity of the situation.
Just when you think you've got the one in sight
Describing the challenge of keeping someone in focus.
He starts to run into the crowd of cages
Metaphorically describing the person running away into a crowd of challenges.
With all that bleeding light
Describing a chaotic and intense situation with "bleeding light."
I think I've got the combination
Confident that the singer has found the right combination.
I think I've got my settings straight
Confident that the singer has set things straight.
I measured time like he was half-crustacean
Metaphorical measurement of time, comparing it to a half-crustacean.
And now he makes me wait
Expressing impatience as the person makes the singer wait.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Repetition of the reflective question to the mirror.
Tell me why you make things fall
Repeating the inquiry about the tendency to make things fall.
Mirror mirror look at me
Repeating the request for the mirror to look at the singer.
Tell me why we disagree
Repeating the question about disagreements in the singer's life.
I've resorted to aphorisms
Turning to aphorisms as a means of expression.
Somewhere between love and jism
Describing a state between love and physical intimacy.
Stolen like the blanket
Comparing something stolen to a blanket, possibly alluding to intimacy.
I stain on bended knee
Referring to a stain made on bended knee, suggesting remorse or regret.
I'm afraid of my own drop shadow
Expressing fear of one's own shadow or flaws.
I'm frozen by the coming youth
Feeling paralyzed or restricted by the upcoming generation.
I'd like to see the dotted line
Expressing a desire to see the clear distinction between falsehood and truth.
Between flies and truth
Metaphorically questioning the boundary between deception and reality.
Mirror mirror on the wall
Repeating the reflective question to the mirror.
Tell me why you make things fall
Repeating the inquiry about the tendency to make things fall.
Mirror mirror look at me
Repeating the request for the mirror to look at the singer.
Tell me why we disagree
Repeating the question about disagreements in the singer's life.
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