FKA twigs delivers yet another masterfully crafted and daring sonic experience in her 2019 song “Mirrored Heart.”
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FKA twigs delivers yet another masterfully crafted and daring sonic experience in her song “Mirrored Heart.”
Featured on the artist’s second studio album, Magdalene, released in November 2019, “Mirrored Heart” emerges as an honest, gut-wrenching anthem, lovingly woven as if seeking solace in the broken-hearted.
Deceivingly soft and meditative at first, it doesn’t take long until “Mirrored Heart” morphs into everything we yearn for in the British singer and songwriter: a fusion of familiar discomfort, intrigue, and apprehension, all on the brink of emotional release.
It’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers
trying to take the breath away
It’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers
trying to chase the rush again
It’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers
trying to take the breath away
It’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers
trying to chase the rush again
But I’m never gonna give up
Though I’m probably gonna think
about you all the time
And for the lovers who found a mirrored heart
They just remind me I’m without you
“Mirrored Heart” showcases, once again, how brilliantly and organically twigs combines electronic and R&B components in her music. The production is superb; you instantly sense how every nook and cranny of the song has been cradled and nurtured. Backed by coy melodic whispers, FKA twigs’ delicate, hypnotic vocals oscillate effortlessly between vulnerability and strength throughout the track, resulting in a soundscape that inevitably awakens the rawest, most profound human desire: longing to be seen.
Did you want me all?
No, not for life
Did you truly see me?
No, not this time
Were you ever sure?
No, no, no, not with me
While incredibly beautiful, “Mirrored Heart” strikes a nerve. It’s a bittersweet reminder of what is or was. Listening can’t help but feel somewhat invasive and voyeuristic; as if you’re rifling through someone’s diary and unveiling their darkest secrets. But while the track invites us to witness someone at their worst, it ultimately offers the gift of relatability and a strange sense of gratitude for providing a fleeting moment of comfort and relief amid the turmoil.
That’s why it’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers trying to push the pain away
It’s all for the gain
It’s all for the lovers trying to f* away the pain
But I’m never gonna give up
Though I’m probably gonna think about you all the time
And for the lovers who found a mirrored heart
They just remind me I’m without you
“Mirrored Heart” is a four-and-a-half-minute exploration of human connection and self-love. It’s a cliff note in so many of our stories; an expression of complex and confusing feelings around love and the occasional shame that comes with the inability to part ways.
Immersing us in the ebbs and flows of FKA twigs’ deepest reflections, “Mirrored Heart” leaves us transfixed, filled with a hopeful skepticism and eagerness to see the day when heartache becomes nothing but a blurry afterthought.
Did you want me all?
No, not for life
Did you truly see me?
No, not this time
Were you ever sure?
No no no, not with me
But I’m never gonna give up
Though I’m probably gonna
think about you all the time
And for the lovers who found a mirrored heart
They just remind me I’m without you…
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