Glory Lyrics

Lyric discussion by green vii 

Cover art for Glory lyrics by Television

Not so sure about the rest of it, other than it's beauty, but the second verse is obviously about being "too steep"- the thing that hurts him the most is her going to sleep after he asked if she would ever and ever adore him (ignoring his undying love in trade for sleep- he feels something that might last a long time, she's only interested in sleep and halos). Hence the imagery of the boxing gloves.

I think the first verse is describing a moment of epiphany- where he looks in a metaphorical mirror and makes himself say what he feels. Not sure about the pillow line..

Beautifully descriptive...my fave television song.

Hmm...I'm not sure if you're being serious, but I think it's pretty obvious from the chorus that he's happy and content when she's around.

In the first verse, he says he likes to just look at her and so hardly hears her when she rambles on probably pointlessly, but she knows she's rambling on pointlessly (acknowledging the pillow stuck in her head) and he doesn't mind because he can be that way, too. I think the line is actually "how could I argue with a mirror?" meaning she's like him, his mirror. The second verse shows that...