I press on the elastic sheet, I'm breathing through a slice
'Are they worms or are they serpents?' bubbles through the ice
The source was quite invisible, the ever-present voice
While skating, both legs tracing different shapes, I made my choice
Mimicking the image, in whose radiance I bask
I'm tied to him, or him to me, depending who you ask
None the less reluctantly, reflections tumble in
I slide with all the other on the wrong side of the skin
He's fallen on the ice, it cracks
Will he plunge in and join me here?
He meets my eyes, to my surprise
He laughs in full light of my frown
My double wants to pull me down
Slipping on the friction slide, my skin peels to the bone
The flesh I leave behind, is something that is not my own
I beg my mirror image for a moment with my soul
He's leaning back, time to attack, it's me who's in control
And every move I make, he's got a hand up just in time
He's throwing several punches, and he's blocking most of mine
Defeated now I sulk and squirm, above the frozen heights
Waiting, calculating till next he ventures onto the ice.
chorus 2x
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Come on--Rift is a great album, probably my favorite studio album--well, maybe Ghost.
simple reflections on one's reflection? or something else entirely...? good song, as rift is a good album. actually, better (i think) as a song than rift is as an album.
sure, it's a good album... but this is a great song. :)
I think this song is about the issue of the observer and the observed. The mind keeps one from seeing his true self because the mind is only a reflection of this.
This is definitly one of my favorite songs. Rift is a great album, but this is amazing. I agree with Guyute. Taking their definition further, it's a take on the one-sided viewpoint people inherently have of themselves. While it doesn't go into it, it treads on thin ice (pun intended) of thinking about the whole "me first" view point man inherently has when viewing situations/problems (In this situation, we see someone who is preparing a battle with his reflection, seeking his own well being, overlooking the obvious).