It has been a few months since I wrote a Music Mondays blog post. Today I'm going to introduce a brand new single, Mirrors by Justin Timberlake. When I first heard it, I fell in love with it. Listen to the string accompaniment and mid-tempo pop ballad. The song also encompases layered synths and harmonizing vocals.

So, what do the lyrics mean?

“If I’ve accomplished anything in these past 30 years, it’s that I have been able to open the door to our music in the West. I enjoy seeing other Indian musicians — old and young — coming to Europe and America and having some success. I’m happy to have contributed to that."

A couple of musicians walk onto the stage barefoot. A few instruments like the sitar and harmonium stand upright on a large Persian carpet. But one in particular captures my eyes, a pair of small hand drums collectively referred to as tabla.

"Blood for Poppies" by Garbage, an alternative rock band formed in 1994, is the first single off of their new album, Not Your Kind of People.

Hmmm...an interesting song title, but what's this song about? I thought of poppy flowers; their vibrant, scarlet color, their buds drooping before they bloom, their long stems dancing as if enchanted, their blossoms swaying gently on a grassy hilltop. Take a look at this picture. What do you see?