Mirrors
Hodel & J.P. Bates Lyrics
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Please tell me who the flyest
The most dapper of all
It isn't you
Yo how the mirror start laughing
Laugh at myself
Should get the Oscar of rapping
Award season
I passed the awkward stage
I'm here for a reason
If only for a few
Just to share the message
Got the antidote for the snake venom
Artist wit my words
See how I make em blend with
The beat
This instrumental on crack
If my mama here that line she'll say don't joke about that
The families that suffered from the white cuz they black
Gotta gotta get used to my jargon
Yea I'm still poor
But don't have time for a bargain
Life is rough but I'm a warrior Spartan
I promise not to break like some eggs without cartons
Maneuver kinda militant
Be doing due diligence
Mirror mirror
I truly be killing em
Starting office hours
So I could be billing em
What's the end game
Maybe touch a few million
Not talking about the money
I'm talking bout lives
To lend a helping hand that's the greatest of prize
As I wrote that line got some water in eyes
I gotta make it
All the things I've been through
Against all odds I've been labeled quite odd
Trynna tell em
Normal don't change the planet
That goes over their heads
Yo they don't understand it
It's ok I didn't understand either
Had to do my homework
Now I be a believer
Gotta watch the ones who quick to pick up receiver
Just to talk gossip
Loose lips sink ships
Mirror mirror
Please keep it a buck
Would life be easier if I don't
Mirror mirror
Please keep it a stack
Would life be easier if my skin wasn't black
Not everything bout race is you kidding
Not everything perfect like an unneutered kitten
Things is outta hand just like losing one mitten
Or maybe a sock
I'm all about the chance
Go up and down like the stock
I'm taking stock
I'm taking inventory
Fall to my knees
What does God want for me
I'm all up in your face
It's kinda hard to ignore me
When will I leave
Time is winding up fast
Mirror mirror
How long will I last
The song "Mirrors" by Hodel & J.P. Bates is inspired by the Star Trek episode "Mirror, Mirror". The lyrics narrate an incident in which the crew of the spaceship Enterprise gets trapped in a parallel universe where everything is opposite. The transporter machine that was supposed to take them back to their own universe becomes a trap, and they find themselves in a world where violence, corruption, and assassination are the keys to success. The singer highlights the absurdity of this world and the confusion they face due to the switching of roles and allegiances.
The song cleverly highlights how everything that was once normal is now turned upside down in the parallel universe. The crew realizes that they cannot take anything for granted and trust nobody blindly. The uncertainty of who is friend or foe makes the situation even more dangerous, and they must find a way to leave this mirror world before it's too late. The lyrics suggest that even in such a universe, logic can still be relied upon, and perhaps Spock can help them find a way out.
The song's underlying message is about the importance of being cautious in a world where things are not what they seem. The mirror world might have the same faces, but their intentions and actions are entirely opposite. The lyrics effectively capture the confusion and uncertainty the crew experiences in the parallel universe. The song serves as a reminder to always question what we see and to be careful with whom we place our trust.
Line by Line Meaning
A normal routine, the transporter machine,
Our regular process was to use the transporter machine,
But this time it became a trap
However, this time it turned into a trap,
Some cosmic distortion that we hadn't seen,
An unusual cosmic distortion took place which we had never experienced before,
And we were back in a zap
And we were suddenly back in time,
All the faces were still the same,
Although the same people were still present,
But the uniforms were really a surprise,
their uniforms were drastically different than what we knew,
They looked like some old barbarian style
More like an ancient barbaric style,
What had happened to the Enterprise?
What has taken place in the world of Enterprise?
In the mirror world anything can occur
Anything is likely to happen in this opposite world,
But don't take anything for granted
But one must not make decisions too easily,
In the mirror world
The world that acts as a reflection to our own
In the mirror world everything is absurd
Everything is meaningless and illogical in this opposite world
You don't really know who's friend or foe
It's difficult to differentiate among friends and foes.
Violence, corruption and assassination
Crimes like violence, bribery, and assassination,
Were the keys to success
helped gain success and higher positions for many people
Suspicion grew strong among the rest of the crew,
The crew began to suspect each other more and more,
We'd better hurry out of this mess
We need to get out of this situation immediately
Even though it was the opposite world
Despite being exactly the opposite of our world,
Logic would still be the same
Logic and reason would still be applicable
So we put our trust in both sides of Spock,
Hence, we decided to trust both sides of Spock,
Maybe he could quit this game?
Maybe he could end this situation?
Lyrics © DistroKid
Written by: Jesse Cowan
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@sundhedensteve
Love this track already!
@5nackbar
Absolutly Love IT!!!, Faved + 5 stars for surE! :D
@controllerbrain
Robert Nickson style, love it