Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors" have been out for some time yet yet yet I only knew about it YESTERDAY when I heard it in Ezzah's car :'( it sounded a little boring and repetitive to be honest, but when, when you watched the video and understand the lyrics, it is actually one of the most beautiful songs written.
Let me put on an excerpt of the chorus to show you readers (if I have any haha) how beautiful it is ^^
It's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me
I couldn't get any bigger
With anyone else beside of me
And now it's clear as this promise
That we're making two reflections into one
'Cause it's like you're my mirror
My mirror staring back at me, staring back at me
I like how JT uses "mirror" as an imagery and "reflection" as a metaphor to describe the love of his life. Do you know why we often call our spouse "the other half"? This is because they complete each other. Two different individuals, who led different lives yet meet each other and complete each other, thus they become one. That's how the term "two becomes one" comes along.
I remembered in Genesis 2:24, the Bible quotes, "That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one." This is how God portrays marriage, which is an act of joining two individuals become one. Well, for those who took it literally, it literally means two people who lead different lives are now leading one life together. Still do not get the clear picture? Let me explain it in a more practical way. One man pursuing his career meets a woman who pursue her dreams. They eventually got married, made love and make their own family. Isn't that from pursuing their individual satisfaction to pursuing a family together? From two goals to one? Some may argue that they may not build a family together because they may not give birth to children. A family is a group of individuals living one life together, and a man and woman living a life together is also considered as a family even though it is just both of them.
Why is mirror and reflection a good symbol of "two become one"? In a mirror, there is the original at one dimension and the reflected image at the other side. They are two, because there are both original and reflection at the same time. However, they are also considered as one, because they are both from the same person. What differentiates the original and the reflection is that the reflection mirrors the acts from the original reversibly. This symbolizes the husband and the wife's ways of living their life together. They may be building a family together, which is a common goal, but the way they build the family may be different. This is what makes the husband and wife so unique and is beautifully represented with mirror and reflection.
JT mentioned about his other half reflecting himself. The most beautiful thing about the love of your life is that he or she will be the one who brings out who you really are, and get to see and know your real self the most. Just like looking into the mirror. If you want to know how you look like, you will of course look at the mirror right? The same goes for your "the one". The right person will let you see your own self, your reflection whenever you see him or her. You do not have to hide your real self when you see your other half, just like seeing the reflection in a mirror.
From the song, we can see that JT is over Britney Spears for SOOO LONG (for Britney-Justin fans, get over it and accept the fact that they moved on =.=). This is clearly depicted in the excerpt of the lyrics below.
Now you're the inspiration for this precious song
And I just wanna see your face light up since you put me on
So now I say goodbye to the old me, it's already gone
And I can't wait wait wait wait wait to get you home
Just to let you know, you are
He said goodbye to the old him, which was 10 years ago when he sang "Cry Me a River". That was the broken, devastated and angry Justin. But today, he is full of hope with his wife Jessica Biel and wanted to bring her home (as in spend his life with her at his home and literally bring her home of course). Oh well, this shows that people move on and no one will dwell with their past forever.
That is why I have always tell people around me that the guy I am looking for may be the total opposite of me yet have the common goal and view as I do. It is like a reflection of me - mirroring my movement yet in the opposite manner. OMG I FOUND THE RIGHT WAY TO DESCRIBE MY MR RIGHT! I want to find a reflection of me hahaha!
p/s: Welcome back, blogging. I miss writing so much. Not writing reports, but writing out my thoughts freely. I have never felt so free after so many weeks of writing answers and reports :')
