“I won't open boxes
That I am told not to.
I'm not a Pandora.
I'm much more like
That girl in the mirror.”

—  Kate Bush

Song lyrics, The Dreaming (1982)
Context: I won't open boxes
That I am told not to.
I'm not a Pandora.
I'm much more like
That girl in the mirror.
Between you and me
She don't stand a chance of getting anywhere at all.

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British recording artist; singer, songwriter, musician and … 1958

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