Malice Through the Looking Glass
The Tear Garden Lyrics


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Snowblind
I can't find my way back because my tracks move in spirals
to me
Now I'm up to my knees and it's freezing
I'm sinking
I'm thinking of you
and you wave as you fade away, float away
Blue as December
Dismembered
These fragments are glued to my sails
I'm impaled on a rock where we carved out our names
and I blew you a kiss
but I missed
and you left me like this





I fade away, float away...

Overall Meaning

The Tear Garden's song, "Malice Through the Looking Glass," has a haunting quality, starting with the opening line, "Snowblind/I can't find my way back because my tracks move in spirals to me." With this line, it seems like the singer is struggling to make sense of the path they have taken in life. It suggests a sense of being lost, perhaps unable to retrace their steps or make their way home. This sense of disorientation is further emphasized by the line "Now I'm up to my knees and it's freezing/I'm sinking," which gives a feeling of being stuck or trapped in a difficult situation.


The singer also thinks of someone they have lost, as is suggested in the line "I'm thinking of you/and you wave as you fade away, float away." The idea of someone fading or floating away suggests that this person has left the singer's life and is no longer accessible to them. The repeated phrasing of "fade away, float away" throughout the song contributes to an overall sense of loss and longing.


The final stanza speaks to a sense of being trapped, both physically and emotionally. With the line "I'm impaled on a rock where we carved out our names," the singer is clearly stuck in place, unable to move on from a past relationship. The line "and you left me like this" suggests that the singer has been abandoned or left behind. The repeated "I fade away, float away" at the end of the song underscores the sense of being adrift and lost.


Line by Line Meaning

Snowblind
Feeling lost and disoriented


I can't find my way back because my tracks move in spirals
Feeling lost with no clear direction or sense of progress


to me
Internal reflection on present state


Now I'm up to my knees and it's freezing
Feeling overwhelmed and uncomfortable in the current situation


I'm sinking
Feeling helpless and unable to escape


I'm thinking of you
Revisiting a past relationship or connection


and you wave as you fade away, float away
Feeling abandoned and disconnected from that past connection


Blue as December
Feeling sad and lonely


Dismembered
Feeling mentally and emotionally fragmented


These fragments are glued to my sails
Past experiences are affecting current circumstances


I'm impaled on a rock where we carved out our names
Unable to fully move on from past experiences and connections


and I blew you a kiss
Hoping for a positive outcome or reconnection


but I missed
Acknowledging that the outcome may not be positive or successful


and you left me like this
Feeling abandoned and alone due to lack of connection with the past


I fade away, float away...
Feeling disconnected and lost from both the past and present




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