Man In The Mirror

Dear One,

Greetings!

That's right. It is indeed the 1988, hit single of the late King Of Pop - MJ. What a piece of inspiring lyrics it has. It is my all time favorite MJ song as it was of MJ himself. The legend goes that the original composer of the song, Siedah Garret, was driving to a record session, when she saw a face peering at her in the mirror of her car and voila, came the inspiration to write "Man In The Mirror". Garret has given many hit tracks, for the King Of Pop to cash on. It is said, it definitely takes more than two to steer the success of one.

Although, I am known in my circle, to be a crazy fan of MJ's late father-in-law's music i.e., The King Of Rock-n-Roll, Elvis Presley. Even still, I am one ardent fan; but of him I have already written much. I am not a huge fan of MJ's style of rendition, but I have to admit, many of his songs, have awesome lyrics. So potent and so true. I can't testify, if he practiced what he sang, but who does anyway? (He loved children and did many noble deeds for them; minus the controversies ;-)

One such, is the song "Man In The Mirror". It sends my pulse racing and mind thinking, every time I listen to it. It is not as poetic as one expects it to be, but the message it gives, is crisp and clear enough to fashion your life on. As a child, I used to listen to many english songs without any discretion, as firstly, I wanted to improve my language badly, secondly, my late uncle who was a shippie and a hippie in his hey days, was crazy about Beetle-Abba-Boney.M music. So day and night, without any definite choice, I was made to listen to the gramophone records without respite. You can call it a continuos music education model of yore. All though, I would end up trying hard to decipher the lyrics of each song, it would never happen to be so. Blessed are we to have the internet for ready access to the lyrics or to the actual (Illegal i.e.) download of the song itself.

Here is the part of the song for you to ponder and enjoy the timeless MJ magic - Rock On!

I'm Gonna Make A Change,
For Once In My Life
It's Gonna Feel Real Good,
Gonna Make A Difference
Gonna Make It Right . . .

As I, Turn Up The Collar On My
Favourite Winter Coat
This Wind Is Blowin' My Mind
I See The Kids In The Street,
With Not Enough To Eat
Who Am I, To Be Blind?
Pretending Not To See
Their Needs

A Summer's Disregard,
A Broken Bottle Top
And A One Man's Soul
They Follow Each Other On
The Wind Ya' Know
'Cause They Got Nowhere
To Go
That's Why I Want You To
Know

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself, And
Then Make A Change

I've Been A Victim Of A Selfish
Kind Of Love
It's Time That I Realize
That There Are Some With No
Home, Not A Nickel To Loan
Could It Be Really Me,
Pretending That They're Not
Alone?

A Willow Deeply Scarred,
Somebody's Broken Heart
And A Washed-Out Dream
They Follow The Pattern Of
The Wind, Ya' See
Cause They Got No Place
To Be
That's Why I'm Starting With
Me (Starting With Me!)

I'm Starting With The Man In
The Mirror
I'm Asking Him To Change
His Ways
And No Message Could Have
Been Any Clearer
If You Wanna Make The World
A Better Place
Take A Look At Yourself And
Then Make A Change...

Peace in yourself. Peace in the world.