Mystery
Mystery - Little Angel (Demo) (Prod. by The Movement) (2008) [www.RnB4U.in] Lyrics

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Put your hand on my thigh
Feel tripod legs
There's an aperture
Where the light refracts, reflects
Look into my eyes, they're lashes on a lens

Look into my eyes, they're lashes on a lens
Let me pan around your mis-en-scene

Lift your skirts, hertz by hertz
Lift your skirts, hertz by hertz
In the camera obscura
I'll see you again
You re-appear
Frame by frame
You're the natural, optical, phenomena
On the other side
You're out of focus, but you can't hide
If there's a man around
Who thinks he has eyes
He can't see
To no surprise
In the camera obscura I see you again
You re-appear, frame by frame

You're the natural, optical, phenomena
You're out of focus, but you can't hide

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Mystery" seem to be a metaphor about exploring and discovering someone's hidden parts by looking at them through a camera lens. The first verse uses photographic terminology - "aperture" and "light refracts" - to describe the sensual thigh of the subject. The second verse continues with the camera metaphor, as the singer pan around the subject's mise-en-scene - the arrangement of the scenery and props - and watches her lift her skirts "hertz by hertz." The chorus repeats the line "You re-appear, frame by frame" and describes her as an optical phenomenon, both natural and out of focus.

On a deeper level, the lyrics could reflect the idea that we can never truly know someone until we have seen them in different lights and from different angles, just like a photographer explores a subject through different lenses and apertures. The camera also creates a kind of distance between the viewer and the subject, suggesting a fascination with the unfamiliar and a desire for control or voyeurism.

Line by Line Meaning

Put your hand on my thigh
Let's get intimate

Feel tripod legs
Feel the stability and readiness for action

There's an aperture
There's an opening

Where the light refracts, reflects
Where the light bends and bounces back

Look into my eyes, they're lashes on a lens
My eyes are like the focus of a camera lens, inviting you to gaze upon them.

Let me pan around your mis-en-scene
I want to explore and gaze upon your environment

Lift your skirts, hertz by hertz
Let's explore and uncover layer by layer

In the camera obscura
In the dark room of the mind

I'll see you again
I'll experience you anew

You re-appear
You come into view again

Frame by frame
Moment by moment