‘Girl In The Mirror’ by Vogue Abyss is a groovy indie pop-rock track with a detached air and momentum. Its lyrics feel far away, making careful observations from a distance while the groove continues to build and build. All to regale us with this tale of growth that you can’t help but overthink.
We follow our narrator down this numbed-out spiral, pulling up to realisations that feel close to cathartic and haltingly obvious. The lyrics and melodies in the chorus feel like a free fall, a bright and mild burst of clarity.
“..Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew…” and later, “…it’s the ghost inside her that she never got used to…”.
‘Girl In The Mirror’ reflects on a growth that’s been happening slowly but true. An elevation that trips you up when you least expect it. The mild instrumentation and the way song ebbs at the verses before swelling at the chorus capture this awareness with a sense of honesty laced with light dread.
There’s an almost sleepy inertia to the song, keeping us distant from its emotion, but close enough to feel its presence. The melodies are sweet and soothing, and evoke bleary images of girls looking in mirrors and seeing everything they do. The things they like and don’t.
‘Girl In The Mirror’ by Vogue Abyss tracks emotion and numb realisation. It keeps its narrator and listener at an arms-length while expressing an emotion that feels deeply rooted and wholly personal.
