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Past in the Rear-View Mirror
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This trope is under discussion in the Trope Repair Shop. Using the rear-view mirror of a car as a metaphor for reflecting upon the past, or leaving something behind. Common in pop music, but also occurs in fiction. If someone removes their rear view mirror or refuses to look at it, that's a metaphor for leaving their past behind and looking to the future. (Warning: do not attempt to remove your rear-view mirror to attain personal growth.) For references to the warning "Objects in mirror are closer than they appear", see Closer than They Appear. A popular choice for a Break-Up Song or other "goodbye song." Don't be surprised to hear a rhyme with "nearer" or "clearer." Compare Drama Panes. |
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In Sluggy Freelance, Torg gets pulled over for speeding in front of a cop. He states he's "opposed to rearview mirrors philosophically" | |
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Patty Loveless' "How Can I Help You Say Goodbye" uses the back window of a '55 wagon instead. | |
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The All-American Rejects "Night Drive" | |
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Montgomery Gentry - "Speed", a country song in which the singer is trading in his pickup truck after a breakup and trying to buy a fast car to get out of town, and specifically states he's tearing off the rear view mirror. | |
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Jo Dee Messina - "Bye Bye" ("And a rear view mirror torn off / Cause I ain't ever looking back") | |
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Brantley Gilbert - "More Than Miles" ("God, what am I supposed to do?/There's more than my miles in my rear view") | |
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Dierks Bentley - "Settle for a Slowdown," from POV of the person in the past being left behind for bigger things. | |
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