Song Details
- Album Release Date: 2012
- Genre: power-pop
Song Meaning of “Deep Dark Truthful Mirror” by Elvis Costello
Deep Dark Truthful Mirror is a song about how easy it is to get lost in self-sabotage and destructive behavior. The narrator of the song reflects on how his own actions have led him to a self-destructive path and how he can no longer see himself in the mirror. He turns to the mirror for a moment of clarity, only to find that it is too honest and brutally truthful. He wishes for the mirror to distort the truth so he could embrace the reflection that he desires. The song finally drives home Elvis’ point asking why are we ‘so afraid of the truth that it takes to be kind’. It’s a plea to be more honest and open to accepting the truth, revealing a more optimistic outlook for the future.