Their song "I Need You to Love Me" was released at the end of 2005. The single broke the record on Christian Radio & Retail Weekly's (CRW) Christian CHR chart by holding the #1 spot for 13 consecutive weeks. Barlow Girl was the second most played artist CHR artist of 2005 behind Sanctus Real. It was the most played song on Christian Hit Radio in 2006. Barlow Girl was voted the January 2006 winner in Yahoo!'s Who's Next after viewers were shown the video for the song. BarlowGirl is also among the 12 artists selected to be a part of the first volume of the Big Shiny Planet [UP] Bible Study released nationwide through LifeWay and Family Christian Stores on 2007. The three sisters were youth ambassadors for the National Day of Prayer in 2007.
Mirror
Barlow Girl Lyrics
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'Cause Mirror you've always told me who I am
I'm finding it's not easy to be perfect
So sorry, you wont define me
Sorry, you don't own me
Who are you to tell me
That I'm less than what I should be?
I don't need to listen
To the list of things I should do
I wont try, I wont try
You don't define me, You don't define me
Mirror I am seeing a new reflection
I'm looking into the eyes of He who made me
To Him I have beauty beyond compare
I know He defines me
Who are you to tell me
That I'm less than what I should be?
Who are you? Who are you?
I don't need to listen
To the list of things I should do
I wont try, I wont try
You don't define me, You don't define me
The song "Mirror" by Barlow Girl is a powerful message about self-confidence and self-worth. It begins with a familiar phrase, "Mirror, mirror on the wall," which has long been associated with the fairy tale of Snow White. In the first few lines, the singer acknowledges that the mirror has always been the one to define who she is. However, she is now discovering that it's not easy to be perfect, and she refuses to let the mirror define her any longer.
The chorus is a defiant statement of self-worth, as the singer questions who the mirror is to tell her that she's not good enough. She declares that she doesn't need to listen to the list of things she should do, and that the mirror doesn't define her anymore. In the second verse, the singer has a revelation as she sees a new reflection in the eyes of God, who made her. She knows that she has beauty beyond compare and that God is the one who truly defines her.
Overall, "Mirror" is a powerful and empowering song about learning to love yourself and embracing your own unique beauty. It encourages listeners to reject the idea of perfection and to find their worth in something greater than a physical reflection.
Line by Line Meaning
Mirror, mirror on the wall, have I got it?
Asking the mirror if she is good enough
'Cause Mirror you've always told me who I am
The mirror has always been her source of identity
I'm finding it's not easy to be perfect
Realizing that perfection is not attainable
So sorry, you wont define me
Apologizing to the mirror for not letting it define her
Sorry, you don't own me
Apologizing to the mirror for not letting it control her
Who are you to tell me
Questioning the authority of the mirror
That I'm less than what I should be?
Challenging the notion that she is not good enough
I don't need to listen
Refusing to follow the mirror's instructions
To the list of things I should do
Rejecting the mirror's expectations
I wont try, I wont try
Not attempting to live up to the mirror's standards
You don't define me, You don't define me
Asserting that the mirror does not have power over her
Mirror I am seeing a new reflection
Seeing herself in a new light
I'm looking into the eyes of He who made me
Turning to God as her source of identity
To Him I have beauty beyond compare
Believing that her worth comes from God
I know He defines me
Acknowledging that God is the one who defines her
Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., Universal Music Publishing Group, BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT US, LLC
Written by: NILADRI KUMAR, TALVIN SINGH
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
RULING QUEEN -who OVERRULES all religious kings!
@BARBIE-GIRL:
qutie...!
Barbiegirl, plast-doll-bully, Have I got LIFE?!
'Cause, plast-doll, you've ALWAYS told folks SHIT bout me !
You´re finding it's not easy to be "perfect" and so you take that out on me!
Sorry, you´re so weak, but....
If you, qutie, tell me that I'm less faked than I "should be"....
should I be ALL IMPRESSED?!
I don't WANT to listen to the list of things that you do!
I won't try, I won't try!
Plast-looking: I want another reflection!
When I look into mirrors
I want my True look
In my soul I have Beauty BEYOND compare !
Hidden look defines me !
(Yeah!)
Who are you tell me that I'm less than you or UGLY?
Who are you?
You´re a doll!
(Yeah!)
I don't need to listen to the list of things Q told you.
I DO know what Bully said.
Fake DON´T define ME ! (But it defines you.) [x4]
What are you to tell me that I'm less qute than I "should be"?
What are you?
Just a doll!
YEAH!!!!!!
I don't need to listen to the things (that) bully says: girls do!
I DON´T want plast/Fake-unequals.
NO!
Who is doll to tell me that I'm less Living than it is?!
What´s a doll?
Just Fake-life!
YEAH!
I don't need to listen to the list of things Real dolls do.
I´M NONES DOLL! I WANT REAL LIFE!!!
Catherine Pahner
It's amazing how well i can connect with this song. The second verse, about seeing how beautiful you are to God, that got me right on. For a moment today i could literally see myself the way God does. Then when i looked in the mirror, all i saw was me the way I usually do. I mean, this song is perfect for me.
TheHoldes79
THIS SONG PERFECTLY DESCRIBES HOW SOCIETY THINKS AND HOW WE AS CHRISTIANS NEED TO STAND UP AND WELL, TAKE A STAND
Idon'tcare Much
You aren't oppressed as a Christian unless you live in fucking Israel
Ylenia E basta
Barlow girl - mirror
Grace Evangeline Rosenzweig
2021 and still one of my favorite songs <3
Lizzi Liz
Forever a fav 2022
Kimii von
Still a fave 2022
influencer Paga lanche 😎
Almost 2017 and i still love this song!!!
B Silva
2022 and I'm stil here
Heather
It’s now 2020 and I’m hearing it for the first time!! 😃