• Cover Art
  • About
  • Tracks
    • Track 1
    • Track 2
    • Track 3
    • Track 4
    • Track 5
    • Track 6
    • Track 7
    • Track 8
    • Track 9
    • Track 10
  • Reflection Letter
  • Mrs. Shelow ELA

Track 10: Justin Timberlake "Mirrors"

Song: Mirrors
Artist: Justin Timberlake
Album: The 20/20 Experience
Released: 2013
YouTube Link: ​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuZE_IRwLNI

The final song on the playlist is “Mirrors” by Justin Timberlake. This song has special significance to me because it was the song my husband and I danced to at our wedding. That being said, it also seems to perfectly portray what Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth feel at the end of the novel. Through all the near-misses, they finally find each other and are destined for happiness. In this song, Timberlake sings, “'Ooh I can't ever change without you, you reflect me, I love that about you.” Mr. Darcy tells Elizabeth, “What do I not owe you! You taught me a lesson, hard indeed at first, but most advantageous. By you, I was properly humbled,” (249). Thus, Mr. Darcy says it was Elizabeth who sparked a change in him and he appreciates this from her.


The song also captures the fact that Elizabeth and Darcy’s romance is not easily realized. Timberlake sings, “And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy, Coming back into you once I figured it out, You were right here all along.” This connects to the fact that Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth have many near-miss encounters in their courtship. First Mr. Darcy decides that Mr. Bingley needs to leave the countryside and so he leaves with Mr. Bingley. Mr. Darcy and Elizabeth meet again when she’s visiting her friend Charlotte and he is visiting his aunt, but when he asks for Elizabeth’s hand in marriage, she refuses him. They meet a third time in Derbyshire when Elizabeth is on holiday with her aunt and uncle. She finally decides she might actually love him, and then Lydia runs off with Mr. Whickham, casting scandal over her and her entire family. At this point she thinks that all hope of a romance with Mr. Darcy is lost. Finally, at the end of the novel, Mr. Darcy comes back to Netherfield with Mr. Bingley, and he and Elizabeth are finally able to express their true feelings for each other.

Lyrics

Aren't you something to admire, 'cause your shine is something like a mirror
And I can't help but notice, you reflect in this heart of mine
If you ever feel alone and the glare makes me hard to find
Just know that I'm always parallel on the other side

'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass, I'm here trying to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm looking right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold

Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Coming back into you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

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

Aren't you something, an original, 'cause it doesn't seem merely assembled
And I can't help but stare 'cause I see truth somewhere in your eyes
Ooh I can't ever change without you, you reflect me, I love that about you
And if I could, I would look at us all the time

'Cause with your hand in my hand and a pocket full of soul
I can tell you there's no place we couldn't go
Just put your hand on the glass, I'm here trying to pull you through
You just gotta be strong

'Cause I don't wanna lose you now
I'm looking right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold

Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Coming back into you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

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

Yesterday is history
Tomorrow's a mystery
I can see you looking back at me
Keep your eyes on me
Baby, keep your eyes on me

I don't wanna lose you now
I'm looking right at the other half of me
The vacancy that sat in my heart
Is a space that now you hold

Show me how to fight for now
And I'll tell you, baby, it was easy
Coming back into you once I figured it out
You were right here all along

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

You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life
You are you are the love of my life

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
You are you are the love of my life

​Girl you're my reflection, all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do
You're my reflection and all I see is you
My reflection, in everything I do
You are you are the love of my life
Powered by
  • Cover Art
  • About
  • Tracks
    • Track 1
    • Track 2
    • Track 3
    • Track 4
    • Track 5
    • Track 6
    • Track 7
    • Track 8
    • Track 9
    • Track 10
  • Reflection Letter
  • Mrs. Shelow ELA
✕