“Mirror Forever” feels a little bit like winning and losing at the same time. It feels like I’ve recently lost, but also like I’m victorious in this moment, how can that even happen? Is this what’s going to happen when I lose you? Has it already happened? Suddenly, I don’t care anymore. The guitar solo is happening now, please don’t interrupt Natalie. “You’re a demon with a scary picture / I’m a dreamer and you’re a tiger / Got a feeling our romance doesn’t stand a chance” That doesn’t feel quite right though, I think we’re both the dreamer, does that mean we’ve got a chance? Do all of the lyrics have to relate, or just the ones about being scared of losing you. I am so scared to lose you. And just like that, I’m okay again, because Natalie is singing to me again, as she always does, and it feels like anything that could possibly happen at this point in time is inevitable, and maybe time will loop back around and we’ll have a chance again. Time is not a line, but a circle and an ocean and a universe, and I can reach out and pluck whatever moment I want out of thin air. Natalie said it was okay, she said so.

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