There's something slightly sexual about this song. "Tonight he lies with me / and here comes the beast." It makes me wonder if she's in part referring to sexual promiscuity or sin.
Did you catch yourself in the mirror?
It's a sight I understand
You consider it all for a second
And put it down to slight of hand
This part, I believe, refers to looking at yourself and not recognizing what you see. When did I become that woman, she wonders? But she dismisses it, believing she imagined it. And she fancies that he looks himself in the mirror as well, and sees guilt/a change.
Of course, we're all wondering how much this album is about Marcus, even if the influence is subtle and slight. There's the possibility, in this song and Sophia, that she's singing about her post-breakup songs. Add Night After Night to that list, and you get an overall theme of religious sin/moral ambiguity. We all know that Mumford and Songs sings about religion in oblique ways, and perhaps are Christian - maybe that got between them? And now she is embracing the dark/sinful side of herself, calling him out ("when the bell tolls for your last day / you'll be getting down on your knees to pray") all while she denies that she is truly evil, and calls for wisdom from an ancient non-Christian symbol.
Also I don't mean that I think Laura is evil, obviously. Only that she is singing about typical human sin/guilt, and seemingly responding to a religious influence.
Also I don't mean that I think Laura is evil, obviously. Only that she is singing about typical human sin/guilt, and seemingly responding to a religious influence.
There's something slightly sexual about this song. "Tonight he lies with me / and here comes the beast." It makes me wonder if she's in part referring to sexual promiscuity or sin.
Did you catch yourself in the mirror? It's a sight I understand You consider it all for a second And put it down to slight of hand
This part, I believe, refers to looking at yourself and not recognizing what you see. When did I become that woman, she wonders? But she dismisses it, believing she imagined it. And she fancies that he looks himself in the mirror as well, and sees guilt/a change.
Of course, we're all wondering how much this album is about Marcus, even if the influence is subtle and slight. There's the possibility, in this song and Sophia, that she's singing about her post-breakup songs. Add Night After Night to that list, and you get an overall theme of religious sin/moral ambiguity. We all know that Mumford and Songs sings about religion in oblique ways, and perhaps are Christian - maybe that got between them? And now she is embracing the dark/sinful side of herself, calling him out ("when the bell tolls for your last day / you'll be getting down on your knees to pray") all while she denies that she is truly evil, and calls for wisdom from an ancient non-Christian symbol.
*post-breakup feelings
*post-breakup feelings
Also I don't mean that I think Laura is evil, obviously. Only that she is singing about typical human sin/guilt, and seemingly responding to a religious influence.
Also I don't mean that I think Laura is evil, obviously. Only that she is singing about typical human sin/guilt, and seemingly responding to a religious influence.