32 Leaves was a five-piece alternative/hard rock/post-grunge music group fr… Read Full Bio ↴32 Leaves was a five-piece alternative/hard rock/post-grunge music group from Phoenix, Arizona, United States. After releasing their first full album Welcome to the Fall in 2005, they were able to attract major label support from Universal Records. However, plans fell through and they ended up releasing their second album, Panoramic, independently on March 15, 2009.

The band formed back in 2001 and played locally in Arizona for their first few years. Their first formal release of music was in 2003 with the Fik'shen EP. The release had five tracks; the first three tracks, "Overflow", "Makeshift", and "Sudden Change", would later be reworked and re-recorded later for their first LP, Welcome to the Fall, in 2005. The other two tracks, "Bruised and Break" and "Dissolved", had a different, softer sound than the majority of the rest of their work, and were never reworked. Additionally, the track "Interlude to Addiction", from Welcome to the Fall, is also on the EP, but as an intro to "Makeshift" rather than a separate track by itself.
While the band toured some in 2009 in support of the album, they disbanded amicably in 2010.

Members:
Mike Lopez − guitar
Mike Chavez − guitar
Aron Orosz − bass
Barrett Gardner − drums

Zero
32 Leaves Lyrics

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My reflection, dirty mirror
There's no connection to myself
I'm your lover, I'm your zero
I'm in the face of your dreams of glass

So save your prayers
For when we're really gonna need 'em
Throw out your cares and fly

Wanna go for a ride?

She's the one for me
She's all I really need
Oh yeah, she's the one for me
Emptiness is loneliness
And loneliness is cleanliness
And cleanliness is godliness
And god is empty just like me

Intoxicated with the madness
I'm in love with my sadness
Bullshit fakers, enchanted kingdoms
The fashion victims chew their charcoal teeth
I never let on that I was on a sinking ship
I never let on that I was down

You blame yourself for what you can't ignore
You blame yourself for wanting more
She's the one for me
She's all I really need

Oh yeah, she's the one for me
She's my one and only

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to 32 Leaves's song "Zero" speak about the feeling of being lost and disconnected. The first stanza is a reflection of someone who is looking at themselves in a "dirty mirror" and feels no connection to their own self. Instead, they are defined by their relationship with someone else, referred to as "your lover" and "your zero". The second stanza speaks to the idea of letting go of worries and living in the moment, as the singer asks if the listener wants to "go for a ride?" with them.

The chorus speaks more directly about the singer's feelings towards their romantic interest. They declare that this person is "the one for me" and "all I really need". The third stanza is a bit more cryptic, with a series of statements that seem profound but are actually meaningless. The singer embraces the idea of being "empty" and "lonely" and concludes that "god is empty just like me".

The final stanza returns to the theme of feeling lost and uncertain. The singer admits they were on a "sinking ship" but never let on that they were struggling. They blame themselves for their longing for something more but still cling to the belief that this romantic interest is "the one for me" and "my one and only".

Line by Line Meaning

My reflection, dirty mirror
I see myself, but not clearly because my reflection is distorted and unclear, like a dirty mirror

There's no connection to myself
I feel disconnected from my own self, like a part of me is missing

I'm your lover, I'm your zero
I am intimately connected to you, but I feel like nothing, like a zero that adds no value

I'm in the face of your dreams of glass
I exist only in your imagination, like a fragile dream that can shatter like glass

So save your prayers
Don't waste your prayers on trivial things

For when we're really gonna need 'em
Save your prayers for when you really need them, in times of great distress or trouble

Throw out your cares and fly
Let go of your worries and live life to the fullest, like flying free in the sky

Wanna go for a ride?
Do you want to join me on this exhilarating journey called life?

She's the one for me
I have found my perfect partner, the one who completes me

She's all I really need
She is everything I want and need in life

Emptiness is loneliness
Feeling empty inside can lead to a sense of isolation and loneliness

And loneliness is cleanliness
Being alone can be a way to maintain cleanliness, order and purity in one's life

And cleanliness is godliness
Being clean, pure and holy is closely associated with the idea of divine perfection

And god is empty just like me
Yet, even God, the ultimate symbol of perfection and purity, can be seen as empty or absent

Intoxicated with the madness
I am overwhelmed and consumed by the craziness and unpredictability of life

I'm in love with my sadness
I find myself strangely attracted to my own misery, as if it is a source of inspiration or motivation

Bullshit fakers, enchanted kingdoms
I see others as fake and insincere, and I am disillusioned by the idea of an idyllic, magical world

The fashion victims chew their charcoal teeth
I see people blindly following trends, even if it is unhealthy or harmful to themselves

I never let on that I was on a sinking ship
I keep my problems and struggles to myself, even if my life feels like it is falling apart

I never let on that I was down
I hide my sadness and despair from others, putting on a brave face or a facade of happiness

You blame yourself for what you can't ignore
You feel guilty and responsible for things that are beyond your control, like something that you cannot ignore

You blame yourself for wanting more
You feel guilty for desiring something beyond what you already have, like ambition or aspirations

She's my one and only
She is not just my one true love, but the only one I need to be happy

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