"It's A Mirror" by Perfume Genius

Holy crap. What a shattering video and song from Perfume Genius (the nom de musique of Mike Hadreas), previously here. "It's A Mirror" is lyrical, and dare I say folky but with an urgent edge--he has never sounded better. And the video...well, the video...I mean...wow...pretty much every hair-raising, harrowing frame is chock-a-block with symbolism.

What do you get from the stretching horizon
That you’d leave me spiraling with no one to hold?
Combing the floor with the light from a cigarette
Something was making you sick in our home
It’s a mirror down

What do I get out of being established?
I still run and hide when a man’s at the door
Polishing boots down a line in the basement
When I should be riding outside on my own
It’s a mirror down

It’s a mirror, holy terror
Taking focus off the horizon
It’s a chorus reaching for us
Swarming locusts wherever you go

It’s a siren, muffled crying
Breaking me down soft and slow
It’s a diamond, my whole life is
Open just outside the door
It’s a mirror down

Can I get off without reliving history
And let every echo just sing to itself?
Can I move on without knowing specifics
While memories hum like a hive shaken out?

It’s a mirror, holy terror
Taking focus off the horizon
It’s a chorus reaching for us
Swarming locusts wherever you go
It’s a siren, muffled crying
Breaking me down soft and slow
It’s a diamond, my whole life is
Open just outside the door
It’s a mirror down

His new album "Glory" featuring this song is out March 28, 2025.

https://perfumegenius.org/