And Now
Museum Lyrics


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I separate the rights, the wrongs,
the words, the songs, and now
the mirror is the place where I find you and me, and now
I'm trying hard to discover all that lies behind
The memories of different times
I'm making sure that they were fine

I fall asleep for the day
There's a birthmark in the corner
There's a graveyard in my house
I fall asleep
There's a tombstone in my writing
There's a graveyard in my words

There's something going on in here
I fear to let it pass
Now that I've lost the thrill,
I don't feel any pain
And now I am untouchable and I can wait
I concentrate on all the things that lie behind
The memories of different times
I'm making sure that they were fine

I fall asleep for the day
There's a birthmark in the corner
There's a graveyard in my house
I fall asleep
There's a tombstone in my writing
There's a graveyard in my words

Trying desperately to find the rights,
the wrongs, the songs, and now
I'm staring at my hands
then watch the hands of a watch, and now
The mirror's coming back
It laughs at me, it spins, it grins, it's me
The place where I find you and me
I see that all that lies behind is fine




A different time, it's mine, I'm fine,
I spin, I grin, and that is where the songs begin

Overall Meaning

In the Museum's song "And Now," the lyrics speak to the singer's struggle to come to terms with their own identity and the memories of different times. They are trying to separate the rights and wrongs, the words and songs, hoping to make sense of them and ensure that they were all fine. The singer finds themselves falling asleep and dreaming of birthmarks in the corner, graveyards in their house, and tombstones in their writing. These symbols represent the weight of past experiences and the struggles that come with trying to understand them. The mirror, a recurring image in the song, is where the singer finds themselves and tries to come to terms with their identity. In the end, the singer accepts their past and finds a way to move forward by spinning, grinning, and writing songs.


The song's theme of identity and self-reflection is a common thread throughout many of the Museum's songs. The band has been praised for their poetic lyrics and ability to paint vivid pictures through their words. "And Now" is part of their album "My Only Rescue," which was released in 2010. The album draws inspiration from Biblical themes and offers a melancholic but ultimately hopeful outlook on life.


Line by Line Meaning

I separate the rights, the wrongs, the words, the songs, and now
I'm carefully distinguishing between the things that are right and wrong, the things that are said and sung, and now I'm doing it with even more focus


The mirror is the place where I find you and me, and now
I look at myself in the mirror and see not just me, but also you, and it's happening right now


I'm trying hard to discover all that lies behind
I'm putting in a lot of effort to dig deeper and uncover what's hiding beneath the surface


The memories of different times
I'm reflecting on things from the past that happened during various moments of my life


I'm making sure that they were fine
I'm reviewing those memories and making sure that everything was okay during those times


I fall asleep for the day
I go to sleep at the end of the day


There's a birthmark in the corner
There's a birthmark located in a certain area or angle


There's a graveyard in my house
Metaphorically, there's a place of death or sadness within my own home


There's a tombstone in my writing
My written words contain a symbol of death or finality


There's something going on in here
I sense that there's something happening inside me that I don't fully understand


I fear to let it pass
I'm worried that if I ignore or let it go, it will have negative consequences


Now that I've lost the thrill, I don't feel any pain
Because I no longer feel excited or passionate about something, I also don't experience any accompanying pain or discomfort


And now I am untouchable and I can wait
I feel invulnerable and can patiently wait for whatever comes my way


Trying desperately to find the rights, the wrongs, the songs, and now
I'm struggling and straining to distinguish between what's good, what's bad, what's musical, and what's happening currently


I'm staring at my hands, then watch the hands of a watch, and now
I'm looking at my hands, then at the hands on a watch, and this is happening currently


The mirror's coming back, it laughs at me, it spins, it grins, it's me
I look at the mirror again, and it seems like it's mocking me, rotating, smiling, and it's still me


The place where I find you and me
In the mirror is where I see both myself and also some aspect of you


I see that all that lies behind is fine
I'm reassured that everything from the past is okay, that it's all good


A different time, it's mine, I'm fine
Reflecting on a moment from the past, it's mine and it's okay, nothing bad happened


I spin, I grin, and that is where the songs begin
I feel elated and gleeful, and that's when creative inspiration starts to flow




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