A Man With No Soul
My Little Cheap Dictaphone Lyrics
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split in two
I can feel you're sad
Don't know why I'm feeling so bad,
there's still pain in my heart
Oh Please, could you ease my mind
I will do anything that you want
Mirror Mirror, on the wall
look at me who are you?
Mirror, Mirror, split in two
Tell me what you see
Oh oh you're a man with no soul
You have lost your way
Just Close your eyes, you will see no more lies
You will find your way
I Slip inside the eye of your mind
Tell me what I might find
No more tears to cry
I nearly lost myself
tryin to be someone else
Oh oh you're a man with no soul
You have lost your way
Just Close your eyes, you will see no more lies
You will find your way
The song "A Man With No Soul" by My Little Cheap Dictaphone is a deeply introspective and reflective song about feeling lost, hopeless, and empty. The lyrics convey a sense of desperation and a deep desire for answers and solace. The song begins with the mirror as a metaphor for self-reflection and introspection. The singer is talking to their own reflection and they can sense that something is not right, they are sad, and it is affecting them deeply.
As the song progresses, the singer talks about their feeling of loss and a general sense of unease. They feel like they have lost their way and their soul. The chorus, with the line "Oh oh you're a man with no soul" is repeated several times throughout the song, stressing the depth of their despair. The sense of hopelessness is augmented with the lines "Just Close your eyes, you will see no more lies, You will find your way". This could be interpreted as a metaphor for the singer trying to find their way through life, but feeling lost and alone. In the final verse, the singer tries to look inside the mind of the person they are talking to, maybe hoping to find some answers or meaning, but there seems to be nothing left, only an empty shell of a person.
Line by Line Meaning
Mirror Mirror,
split in two
I can feel you're sad
The singer is addressing a mirror that has been broken in half and notices a sense of sadness.
Don't know why I'm feeling so bad,
there's still pain in my heart
Oh Please, could you ease my mind
I will do anything that you want
The singer is feeling down for no particular reason, but is pleading with the mirror to help alleviate the pain they feel.
Mirror Mirror, on the wall
look at me who are you?
Mirror, Mirror, split in two
Tell me what you see
The singer is questioning their own identity through the mirror and is intrigued to know what the mirror perceives when looking at them.
Oh oh you're a man with no soul
You have lost your way
Just Close your eyes, you will see no more lies
You will find your way
The artist realizes that they have lost their sense of self and are emotionally numb. They are being urged to find truth by closing their eyes and looking inward, rather than getting lost in distractions and illusions.
I Slip inside the eye of your mind
Tell me what I might find
No more tears to cry
I nearly lost myself
tryin to be someone else
The artist is looking inside the mind of their reflection, hoping to find something positive. They have been so focused on trying to be someone else that they almost lost themselves.
Oh oh you're a man with no soul
You have lost your way
Just Close your eyes, you will see no more lies
You will find your way
The singer is reiterating the fact that they have become a person without a soul and have strayed from the right path. They are urging themselves to seek truth, and promising that it can be found by shutting out the noise and illusions around them.
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