Sound Mirror
Clock DVA Lyrics


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Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see the echo
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear yourself
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Emit refractions
I can see
I can see
I can see
Phonetized apparitions
Look in to
Look in to
Look in to
Absolute resonance/Sonant Spectre
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
The imitation of noise
Can you feel
Can you feel
Can you feel
Can you feel image
In your face
In your face
In your face
Emit refractions
I can see
I can see




I can see
In the Sound Mirror

Overall Meaning

Clock DVA's "Sound Mirror" has cryptic lyrics that leaves listeners questioning what the creation is really about. The song refers to echoes and glass, which are made for a clear resonance. The opening lyrics question if one can see the echo and hear oneself. The glass embrace and phonetized apparitions describe how the sound moves and refracts. The apparitions are the result of the sound waves, which take the form of voice or something else that isn't seen. The following verses expand on the theme of sounds and images, with a particular focus on how they interact with our internal selves. The lyrics invite us to look into the "sonant specter" and the "absolute resonance" that commands "in the sound mirror." The latter phrase alludes to the phenomenon called the "mirror effect," which occurs when people tend to unconsciously mimic the behavior of others.


If people were fit with the right kinds of mirrors, they could experience Echo, a manifestation of their selves that they don't see otherwise. The Sound Mirror could be interpreted as the physical or mental space between person and echo or as a metaphor for identity. One could interpret it as the human perception of one's reflection, a mirror that not only reflects what's physically in front of it but also what is should not.


Line by Line Meaning

Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see the echo
Can you see the reflection of sound waves?


Can you hear
Do you discern?


Can you hear
Do you discern?


Can you hear
Do you discern?


Can you hear yourself
Can you discern your own voice?


Glass embrace
The act of touching glass


Glass embrace
The act of touching glass


Glass embrace
The act of touching glass


Glass embrace
The act of touching glass


Emit refractions
Send out light waves that change direction when passing through a medium


I can see
I am able to witness


I can see
I am able to witness


I can see
I am able to witness


Phonetized apparitions
Sound-based illusions


Look in to
Examine


Look in to
Examine


Look in to
Examine


Absolute resonance/Sonant Spectre
A complete or ideal state of sound vibration


Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see
Do you perceive?


Can you see
Do you perceive?


The imitation of noise
Something that mimics sound


Can you feel
Are you aware of?


Can you feel
Are you aware of?


Can you feel
Are you aware of?


Can you feel image
Are you experiencing visual sensations?


In your face
Directly in front of you


In your face
Directly in front of you


In your face
Directly in front of you


Emit refractions
Send out light waves that change direction when passing through a medium


I can see
I am able to witness


I can see
I am able to witness


I can see
I am able to witness


In the Sound Mirror
Within the apparatus that records sound




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@spiroskoufos4786

Timeless...
LYRICS :
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see the echo
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear yourself
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Emit refractions
I can see
I can see
I can see
Phonetized apparitions
Look in to
Look in to
Look in to
Absolute resonance/Sonant Spectre
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
The imitation of…



@wedgeromewedgerome

Big Game
It's open season on the fallen.
Fallen is the definition of evil.
One needs only to buy a license
for hunting these human illegals.
The truth is hard, indeed
that evil is the weak.
That's probably because you crossed the line,
and still believe it matters what you think.
-V.B.
iosoiosoi



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@eyeintheskypictures

Clock DVA has been one of my all time favorites since the 90s. Listening 30 years later still raises the hair off my neck. Timeless perfectionπŸ‘πŸ’œ

@PolarRed

I never liked them originally, and then Buried Dreams happened!!!!

@robbaker1841

Thankyou! x

@depthchargebetty3813

90s beats had a visceral power. They shaped my taste in electro.

@djmonolithvideos

sublime beauty from a deeper realm

@rsdrsd5282

.?????REALLLLLLLLLY .............

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@wilburfierce5312

My favorite Clock DVA tune and I have all their material. You can even dance to it if there were any DJs deep enough to play it. HA

@spiroskoufos4786

Timeless...
LYRICS :
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see the echo
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear
Can you hear yourself
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Glass embrace
Emit refractions
I can see
I can see
I can see
Phonetized apparitions
Look in to
Look in to
Look in to
Absolute resonance/Sonant Spectre
Can you see
Can you see
Can you see
The imitation of…

@NEON80

I still remember walking in Gran Avenida (Santiago) and listening to this full release on a bad copied tape. Teenager memories... now 2018, it sounds amazing.

@finditfuckitforgetit

I remeber this whether from local radio broadcast whether from danceflor times, could be both. 90ies memories...

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