Mirror Friend, Mirror Foe
Modern Machine
From Punk to Rock to Celtic, I can play just about anything.
Story behind the song
Two things influenced this song: Primarily, An Episode of Star Trek: The Original Series called "Mirror Mirror" - Depicting an Alternate Universe where the "Federation" is an evil empire... This is the visual setting I wanted to use for this song.
Secondly, some imagery from The Revelation of St. John The Divine, that is particularly graphic.
These two facets cross in my mind like a blood red jewel seeping ruby light through razor sharp facets.
Lyrics
Mirror, Mirror in the sky
You got 5 minutes left to die
You got no limgs but you might survive-
At the last of your nine lives:
Laying in a bloody Trench
All Around you is the Stench
Athiest you say you are:
Now you've taken it too far....
BABYLON
Is having quite a baby!
BABYLON
Revelation's come to pass
See the Russians through the pass
200 Million Chinese come
From the land of The Dragon
Ocean is a Bloody Eye
Drink the water and you'll die
Moon is red like poison wine,
Toxic like the food you dine.
BABYLON
Is having quite a baby!
BABYLON
Mirror Mirror in the sky
Who's the fairest, you or I?
Doesn't matter any more:
Everyone's engaged in war!
BABYLON
Is having quite a baby!
BABYLON
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror
Mirror Mirror!
©1984 Visions of Danger music