[Intro] The woman in the mirror isn’t me [Verse 1] I washed my face the way I always do Same light Same tile Same tired eyes I earned Then the glass blinked first A line that wasn’t there at dawn A mouth that sat a breath too far I laughed I blamed the bulb I blamed the hour [Verse 2] By Thursday the stranger had a preference She wore my hair like a rumor She learned my blink and spent it slower I raised my hand She raised it late I took a picture to settle it The photograph was kind The photograph was me The reflection in the glass was someone else [Pre-Chorus] I locked the door I covered the frame I still heard the water I still heard a second breath [Chorus] The woman in the mirror isn’t me She borrows my morning She keeps my name in her breath The woman in the mirror isn’t me Every look costs a feature Every night she fits it better The woman in the mirror isn’t me [Verse 3] I stopped sleeping facing the glass I still woke facing her The changes stopped being polite A stranger’s cheek A stranger’s calm She looked like a person who had never apologized I pressed my palm to the cold The cold pressed back Harder Like a tenant Like a claim [Pre-Chorus] I said get out The room agreed with her I said this is my face The glass did not argue It just improved [Chorus] The woman in the mirror isn’t me She borrows my morning She keeps my name in her breath The woman in the mirror isn’t me Every look costs a feature Every night she fits better The woman in the mirror isn’t me [Bridge] I am still in the photograph I am still in the hallway light So why does the silver know a different woman Why does my voice sound rented Why does the floor feel like water Why does the frame feel like a mouth [Final Chorus] The woman in the mirror isn’t me She has my house She has my hour She turns She walks She does not look back The woman in the mirror isn’t me I beat the glass The glass does not break toward her It breaks toward nowhere [Outro] As I watch her walk away I discover That the woman in the mirror Is me
