The Mirror
Russ Lyrics

When you gonna settle down, when you gonna come around
Asking the listener when they will finally appreciate the positives in their life.

To see the good things of what life brings in the world around you
Encouraging the listener to focus on the positive things in the world.

When you gonna realize, it's how you use your eyes
Making the listener aware that their perspective affects what they see in the world.

Determines what you see and how you be in the world around you
Not only does perception affect what someone sees, but it also determines who they are in relation to the world.

Don't take too long in the petty old ways
Urging the listener not to linger in destructive habits.

They never worked before, left you wanting more, made you tired to the core
Pointing out that these habits aren't fulfilling and only leave the listener feeling more empty.

But it struck me, unstuck me, and plucked me from the cultural way to be
The singer had an epiphany that changed their negative ways of thinking.

Trapped in jail saying I was free - that's no way to live at all
Realizing that the listener is living a life of restrictions, despite thinking they have freedom.

While trying to fly you fall, die before you get it all
Trying too hard and too quickly can lead to failure and even death.

What does all of this mean if only conversations in the mirror
Reflecting on how introspection is the only way to understand oneself.

One day maybe I should listen myself conversations in the mirror
The singer acknowledges that they should listen to themselves more often.

With the voice up the critics drops and stings like a rider's crops
The negative voice in the listener's head becomes more critical, like the sting from a whip.

And never stops, until only thing you see around you
The negativity becomes overwhelming and clouds the listener's vision.

Is all you wish you had, or what makes you sad, makes you mad
The listener becomes envious and resentful of things they don't have or can't change.

To either fight or run away, duck and cover for another while day feeling blue
The listener feels the urge to either aggressively fight against their negative mindset or avoid it altogether.

And all this comes to view in the conversations in the mirror
The negative effects of the listener's thought process become clearer in introspection.

Maybe one day I should listen to myself conversations in the mirror
The artist advises the listener to regularly listen to themselves in the mirror.

I know this all was said before - oh
Acknowledging that this message isn't new, but still important to remember.