Rihanna - What Now Lyrics Meaning

Rihanna is expressing her emotions. She says that she has 'been ignoring this big lump in my throat' this suggests that she has been ignoring something which has been haunting her for a long time (maybe her boyfriend). She then punishes her self by telling us that she 'shouldn't be crying' but she then opens up and admits that she has been in worse situations 'tears were for the weaker days'. Rihanna then admits that she has recovered from whatever is haunting her but she still feels like part of her is missing (this could be because her boyfriend left her) 'I'm stronger, now what, so I say But something's missing'.

Finally Rihanna states that whatever is bothering her is 'laughing at me through the glass of a two-sided mirror'. This suggests that she feels paranoid because she thinks people are laughing at her and she can't see them.