I love the way this song sounds and I love so many of the lines following, especially the simile of life as a snake. But I have to be honest and say I hate the first line. "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man." That makes it appear as though she needs a man to recognize that within herself that is amazing and worthy. And I don't think she's the kind of musician who would advocate such thing. I think it's just a sad line. Oh well. I was just wondering if anyone else also felt so very ambivalent about that.
Either way, the rest of the song is beautiful and soul-stirring.
I felt the same way, until I realized that the last stanza actually says "night is an adder" (viper). I think in this song KT moves between being the voice of the evil adder and being an observer. So, I think when she says "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man" she means mankind. I think she is being the seductive voice of evil and saying that she needs man to carry out her plan because she can't do it alone. I agree, KT is way too strong to say she needs a man : )...
I felt the same way, until I realized that the last stanza actually says "night is an adder" (viper). I think in this song KT moves between being the voice of the evil adder and being an observer. So, I think when she says "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man" she means mankind. I think she is being the seductive voice of evil and saying that she needs man to carry out her plan because she can't do it alone. I agree, KT is way too strong to say she needs a man : )
I love the way this song sounds and I love so many of the lines following, especially the simile of life as a snake. But I have to be honest and say I hate the first line. "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man." That makes it appear as though she needs a man to recognize that within herself that is amazing and worthy. And I don't think she's the kind of musician who would advocate such thing. I think it's just a sad line. Oh well. I was just wondering if anyone else also felt so very ambivalent about that.
Either way, the rest of the song is beautiful and soul-stirring.
I felt the same way, until I realized that the last stanza actually says "night is an adder" (viper). I think in this song KT moves between being the voice of the evil adder and being an observer. So, I think when she says "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man" she means mankind. I think she is being the seductive voice of evil and saying that she needs man to carry out her plan because she can't do it alone. I agree, KT is way too strong to say she needs a man : )...
I felt the same way, until I realized that the last stanza actually says "night is an adder" (viper). I think in this song KT moves between being the voice of the evil adder and being an observer. So, I think when she says "I need a mirror in the eyes of a man" she means mankind. I think she is being the seductive voice of evil and saying that she needs man to carry out her plan because she can't do it alone. I agree, KT is way too strong to say she needs a man : )