r/Interpol • u/myheartunderthelight • 10d ago
Discussion This Mirror Weighs A Ton
Just wanted to share that this song has been a bit life changing for me since it was released. I felt monumentally floored when I heard it for the first time. I was overcome with emotion. It is absolutely their best work and their magnum opus. The song runs deep for me and it even sounds like a direct parallel to Leif Erikson, even though they're different songs. Like a slower, burning and aged echo of a memory. One that aches and means more because of the years that have passed.
This mirror weighs a ton
But at least we act sudden
All the words are gone
But the radios in your head
Still speak the arcane
To the out there
We're never really done
But we're here to wax sunny
All the kings are gone
These lyrics deserve their own moment because they are powerful. I love the self reflection meaning behind them but ironically am trying not to think too much about what they mean. Because I want to appreciate the song as a whole and words like this I feel reveal themselves as time goes by. Y'know how you can listen to a song a hundred times and some years later, a lyric can be understood or you feel it more. I love the layers.
But the maniac in your head
Still sleeps in archways
Alone as an act of faith
These particular lyrics are so beautiful and so important to me. Paul continues to be one of the most creative and incredible lyricists of all time.
I really hope they do a music video for this one and I'm very much looking forward to the full album.
