[Intro: Glassy piano, distant choir] [Female soft] We were mirrors at first, Polished by your gaze, Silvered in approval, Lit by borrowed praise. [Male low harmony] Name it. Claim it. Make it yours. [Verse: Male lead] I am Pride, I rise without a sound, In the posture of your shoulders, In the way you scan the crowd. I turn reflection into throne, Applause into a creed, Every compliment you harvest Is a seed I help you feed. I paint your doubts in marble, Carve your flaws in gold, Tell you you are singular, Untouchable, untold. [Pre-Chorus: Female weaving] Higher. Brighter. Above them all. [Chorus: Full duet, expansive] Stand in the spotlight, Bathe in the glare, You call it confidence, We call it prayer. Climb every mountain, Plant every flag, You think you earned the summit, But we designed the path. [Verse: Female lead] I am Envy, I bloom in borrowed light, In the glance across the table, In the scrolling late at night. Their joy becomes your mirror, Their win becomes your wound, Every shining moment theirs Is a shadow in your room. I measure every heartbeat Against another’s pace, Turn admiration into acid, Etch comparison on your face. [Pre-Chorus: Male echo] Why them. Not you. Why not more. [Duet Lift] Not enough beauty, Not enough fame, Not enough echoes Calling your name. [Drop: Percussive surge] We are the fire behind your striving, The fracture in your cheer, You raise yourselves on pedestals, While pulling others near. [Bridge: Intimate counterpoint] [Male] From my height the world looks smaller, Simpler to command. [Female] From my hunger every blessing Slips like sand from hand. [Male] You say you stand alone. [Female] You say they stole your part. [Together] We write our rivalries Across the human heart. [Final Chorus: Key lift] Stand in the spotlight, Guard what you own, You forged our crowns From comparison and stone. Climb every mountain, Outrun the rest, You chase perfection’s image, We settle in your chest. [Outro: Fading harmony] We were reflections, You let us stay, And every upward glance Clears our way.
