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Mirror on the Wall: Preventing the Pending Meltdown of Lil Wayne

Fame and tranquility can never be bedfellows. ~ Michel de Montaigne

Weezy is cracking up; I think he's about to break. Take a look at his latest video, "Mirror."

Let's take a look at some of the lyrics. Wayne's words are in bold.

Uh, With everything happening today
You don't know whether you're coming or going
But you think that you're on your way
Life lined up on the mirror, don't blow it (Whoo!)

This portion highlights the fast-paced life of a celebrity. They think they're on the right track, but they're surrounded by drugs, and don't know whether they're "coming or going."

Look at me when I'm talking to you
You lookin' at me, but I'm lookin' through you
I see the blood in your eyes
I see the love in disguise
I see the pain hidden in your pride
I see you're not satisfied
And I don't see nobody else
I see myself
I'm lookin' at the ... mirror on the wall.

While "looking in the mirror," Wayne has to speak to his reflection as if he were talking to a child that is misbehaving: "Look at me when I'm talking to you!" It's as if he's trying to jolt himself out of his own slumber.

After he gets his own attention, he begins breaking down some uncomfortable truths: the bloodshot eyes, the love in disguise, the pain hidden in his pride, the fact that he's not satisfied, etc. In one of Wayne's other songs, he says, "I've been at the top for a while, and I ain't jumped yet." That word "yet" gives us a clue to Wayne's inner thoughts.

So, how can Wayne be "on top of the world," one of the most successful and loved rappers on Planet Earth, and still not be satisfied?

It's because he's reached such an astronomical level of success, that "normal" people put him on a pedestal, and he's unable to relate to anyone anymore. He's become an object of sorts, and this only serves to make him feel alienated and alone.

I guess that's why he says, "We are not the same, I am a Martian." He feels like an alien on his own planet; few humans can understand what it's like to be him. He has the word "MISUNDERSTOOD" tattooed on his face.

This inability to connect on an intimate level with your fellow humans makes you feel like you're a prisoner — in solitary confinement.

I know; because I've dealt with my own brush of fame back when I was a radio star. I certainly didn't experience a worldwide scope of fame like Weezy, but the dynamics of what you experience are similar. You deal with groupies and haters. You feel increased levels of pressure to perform at high levels — all the time. You feel compelled to accommodate requests from everyone — hoping to make them happy. It's impossible to have a private life. You question which girls are really interested in you, and which ones are only trying to gain something from their association with you. Same thing when it comes to friends; you question their loyalty and motives.

I expand on this issue in Chapter 31 "The Prison of Fame," of my book YTWSYF.

You can also read my blog Living Behind Castle Walls: Life as a Celebrity.

Let's examine more of Wayne's lyrics.

I see the truth in your lies
I see nobody by your side
But I'm with you when you're all alone
And you correct me when I'm lookin' wrong
I see the guilt beneath the shame
I see your soul through your windowpane
I see the scars that remain
I see Wayne
I'm looking at the ... mirror on the wall.

This further illustrates how Wayne's "on-stage" persona is really just a charade; it's not the "real" him. It goes on to highlight how lonely he feels. He touches on the guilt and shame — likely based on countless decisions to have meaningless sex with groupies. He likely feels more guilt and shame for not choosing to spend more time with his kids.

Life in the fast lane causes you to speed past what's really important.

Wayne alludes to committing suicide twice in the video. In the first instance, he makes the gesture of hanging himself with a noose made of his own dreadlocks. During the second suicide reference, he blows his brains out with his "finger-gun," splashing red paint (blood) all over the mirror. He goes on to reference Michael Jackson's "Man in the Mirror" song. We all see the prison of fame that MJ was sentenced to; we saw how much pain he was in.

Wayne is on the same path.

He doesn't like what he sees when he looks in the mirror. He doesn't like what he's become.

He's ready for a new life.

At the end of the video, Wayne demonstrates his desire to be "born again" by being crucified — like Jesus Christ.

And maybe that's what Wayne needs. Maybe it's time to shed his old skin — to step out of the limelight, so he can better address his inner demons.

Maybe he should spend some time with his family, reconnecting to what's real — instead of being brainwashed by the illusions of fame.

Maybe Wayne will find this blog. Maybe the truths contained herein will give him the courage to take radical action in a different direction.

Maybe Weezy needs to be saved from himself.

Maybe he'll rise again, better equipped to handle his position of influence.

Stay tuned. ;]

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