The Mirror
Saddest Day Lyrics
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That your eyes are not for sight. That your mouth is not for words.
Would die for you. Would cut every piece of me with your glass stains.
Would split myself into many just to be able to look at you again. Just one more time please.
Like Dorian Gray i go on loving you. Blind devotion to you until the day i die.
Please don't tell me you're bathed in cold sweat. Please don't tell me you're rotting in hell.
You shan't die, not you. For i would give my life for you.
Would swallow you whole just to hear you whisper in my ear once more.
I know you're not like them. I know i can kiss you and kill and make love to you.
We shall be lovers. We shall be enemies. We shall be the only ones left alive.
We shall dance and sing with the death around the campfire.
All dressed in black. White masks and dark eyes.
To the sound of whispering spirits i swear we shall dance.
Come back to me. Come back to your humble servant.
For you are eternal. For you too have danced with the devil over the innocence's grave.
For you too have breathed and loved and hated and fucked and laughed.
I loved you. I worshipped you. I sang songs and took you to bed.
I carried you when you had no legs. I spoke for you when you had no voice.
I turned my head and looked away when you made me believe.
I brought you blood. I brought you flesh.
The time is now. The time is now for us to meet and suffer eternally in this cell of forever.
One and the same. Pain and joy.
I then laid there, took a breath, and inhaled your poison.
Bled, choked, drowned, and finally closed my eyes.
The lyrics of Saddest Day's song "The Mirror" are hauntingly beautiful and depict an intense love and devotion towards someone who may not even exist. The singer pleads with the listener not to tell him that their beauty isn't real and that they are not meant for sight or words. The singer goes on to express that they are willing to do anything for this person, even to cut themselves with their glass stains or split themselves into many pieces. The singer compares their love to that of Dorian Gray, referencing the novel where the character falls in love with a painting of himself, which ultimately leads to his downfall.
The singer's love for this person is all-consuming, and they claim that they would give their life for them and swallow them whole just to hear them whisper in their ear once more. They believe that this person is eternal and has danced with the devil over innocence's grave, just like themselves. The singer is willing to be both a lover and an enemy to this person, and they picture themselves as the only ones left alive, dancing around a campfire with whispered spirits to the sound of death. The song ends with the singer inhaling this person's poison, in the ultimate act of submission to their love.
Overall, "The Mirror" is a tragic love story that speaks to the all-consuming nature of love and the lengths some will go to hold onto it, even if it is imaginary. The lyrics are poetic and powerful, painting a vivid picture of the singer's feelings and emotions towards this person.
Line by Line Meaning
Please don't tell me that your beauty isn't real.
I refuse to accept that your beauty is not genuine.
That your eyes are not for sight. That your mouth is not for words.
I reject the idea that your eyes and mouth are not meant for their intended purposes.
Would die for you. Would cut every piece of me with your glass stains.
I would do anything for you, even if it means physically harming myself with the remnants of your presence.
Would split myself into many just to be able to look at you again. Just one more time please.
I am so desperate to see you again that I would divide myself into multiple versions of me just for that chance.
Like Dorian Gray i go on loving you. Blind devotion to you until the day i die.
Similar to Dorian Gray, I am devoted to loving you blindly until my last breath.
Please don't tell me you're bathed in cold sweat. Please don't tell me you're rotting in hell.
I do not want to hear that you are suffering or in a negative state, as it pains me to imagine that happening to you.
You shan't die, not you. For i would give my life for you.
I would sacrifice my own life in order to ensure that you continue to live.
Would swallow you whole just to hear you whisper in my ear once more. 'I am real. I am real.'
I am so desperate to hear your reassurance that you are real that I would even ingest you entirely.
I know you're not like them. I know i can kiss you and kill and make love to you.
I understand that you are not like anyone else, and that our relationship is beyond conventional norms and limits.
We shall be lovers. We shall be enemies. We shall be the only ones left alive.
We will experience all aspects of a complex relationship - love, hate, and ultimately be the only ones left surviving.
We shall dance and sing with the death around the campfire.
We will embrace death and celebrate it in our own way.
All dressed in black. White masks and dark eyes.
We will be adorned in dark clothing and disguises, further distancing ourselves from societal conventions.
To the sound of whispering spirits i swear we shall dance.
We will dance to the whispers and presence of spirits around us.
Come back to me. Come back to your humble servant.
I am pleading for you to return to me, your loyal servant.
For you are eternal. For you too have danced with the devil over the innocence's grave.
You embody eternity and have experienced the darkest aspects of life, including death and loss of innocence.
For you too have breathed and loved and hated and fucked and laughed.
You have experienced the full range of emotions and actions, from love and laughter to hate and sex.
I loved you. I worshipped you. I sang songs and took you to bed.
I adored every aspect of you and contributed to your pleasure and comfort.
I carried you when you had no legs. I spoke for you when you had no voice.
I was there to support you and speak on your behalf during your times of weakness or vulnerability.
I turned my head and looked away when you made me believe.
I ignored or avoided acknowledging times when you may have led me on or betrayed my trust.
I brought you blood. I brought you flesh.
I provided for you through sacrificial means, including offering up blood and flesh.
The time is now. The time is now for us to meet and suffer eternally in this cell of forever.
It is time for us to finally connect and endure eternal suffering together in our own realm of existence.
One and the same. Pain and joy.
Our experiences and emotions are intertwined, and we must accept both pain and joy in our relationship.
I then laid there, took a breath, and inhaled your poison.
I have succumbed to your influence and presence, even if it means inhaling your harmful qualities.
Bled, choked, drowned, and finally closed my eyes.
I experienced physical pain and suffocation before finally accepting my demise.
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