The mirrors, the mirrors
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That hides the hideous
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Me, the others
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Banned and forbidden
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From of your world
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Alone and cold
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Watching in silence
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So close, still aeons away...
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Touch the surface, cold and smooth
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You see me as I watch you...
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When you move, I move too,
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But is this you or me who moves?
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Who are you and who's the reflection?
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Crush a crack, feel the connection
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I am you and we will win.
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Crush the mirror. Let me in!
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A little crack is all it takes.
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Drop the mirror, let it fall
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Because every time you smash a mirror,
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I steal a little piece of your soul
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The mirrors, the mirrors
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That are between us
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Me and you
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Separated, delirious
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You... beholder,
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Seeing. We
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Are watching, observing
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You still when you are not
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Touch the surface, cold and smooth
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You see me as I touch you...
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The borderline between me and you
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Is a vast prison for both of us two
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And you know what you must do
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To get us out of this celestial's zoo
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[Solo]
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Crush it, crack it, smash it to pieces
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Of your sick, pathetic world
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Little fragments of yourself and me.
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Flickering, see it twirl!
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Destroy the pure, transparent shroud
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Don't listen to your doubts
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Let it break, smash it now
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Let me in! Let me out!
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The mirrors, the mirrors / are locked like doors
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Me, alone / behind what's between us
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Hidden, unseen / admired and adored
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Aware, unknown / brinked with mistrust
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Watch the mirror, broken and scarred
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Seeing me as who you are
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Your eyes are mine, and I look at your hand...
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...and I see blood.
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[Behind the mirrors - Comments]
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[The Mirror-song-lyric was finished the same day as we recorded it, and with it's rather experimental way of writing, it delivers a punch I never thought it would do. As I wrote the lyric I wondered how short I could do each line. I wanted every line to punch like the little freeze you get down your spine when you see a mirror that you didn't know was there, or suddenly see something strange in there, so i wrote: "The mirrors / The mirrors / That hides / The hideous / Me / The others / Banned! / Forbidden!"]
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[I think mirrors are one of the most spooky things in my house, and I never stop being fascinated by them. Horror movies like Poltergeist 3 and the Changeling was good inspiration and hard fuel for a spooky boost. I think the song has quite some good punchlines, and really enjoyed working them out.]
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[- Narrenschiff]
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Behind The Mirrors
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| Illnath |
