The Mirror

(Intro - Slow, atmospheric piano chords with a heavy, delayed kick drum)

(Spoken softly)

Yeah. Turn the headphones up a little bit.

For everybody fighting a war nobody else can see.

(Verse 1)

I walk the same block where my shadows used to hide

Trading heavy secrets for a peace I couldn't buy

Every broken promise left a fracture in the floor

Now I'm standing shaking right outside my mother's door

I carry all the guilt like a heavy winter coat

Words I meant to say got stuck right inside my throat

They said time heals everything, but time is just a thief

Stealing all the joy and leaving pockets full of grief

I see my younger self staring backward from the glass

Asking why I let the best of me become the past.

(Chorus - Beat drops heavy, soulful vocal sample swells)

And the echoes keep on ringing through the hall

Painted all the writing that was on the crumbling wall

I’m just trying to forgive the woman I used to be

Breaking down the cages that were built inside of me

Yeah, the road is long and the air is freezing cold

Still finding out the value of a broken soul.

(Verse 2)

Midnight in the city, see the sirens in the red

Replaying every argument that's rattling my head

I used to chase a ghost, thought success was just a car

Never realized the destination wasn't up that far

It’s inside the quiet when the phone stops its ring

Learning how to love the broken pieces of a queen

Who lost her crown in the dirt, traded gold for pride

Bleeding on the pavement with nowhere else to hide

Forgive me for the distance, for the walls that I erect

I’m just trying to salvage what is left of self-respect.

(Bridge - Music strips back to a gentle acoustic guitar and humming)

And if I fall apart today, let the pieces lie

At least I had the courage to look truth right in the eye

No more hiding in the shadows, no more wearing masks

I'm answering the questions that the mirror asks.

(Chorus - Full production, high energy emotion)

And the echoes keep on ringing through the hall

Painted all the writing that was on the crumbling wall

I’m just trying to forgive the woman I used to be

Breaking down the cages that were built inside of me

Yeah, the road is long and the air is freezing cold

Still finding out the value of a broken soul.

(Outro - Piano fades out slowly with a soft vinyl crackle)

Yeah. Just breathe. Let the weight go.

We're gonna be alright.

(Fade to silence)