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Mirror, Mirror, Make Me Worse

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[Intro] Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who's the wickedest of all? Count the cracks and count the lies, Tell me why she has my eyes. (Whispered) "That's not me." (Glass tapping three times) "Mirror, mirror, tell me true." (A second voice) "Which one of us is watching you?" (Silence) "Wait. Which one of us?" [Verse 1] Dusty frame and silver cracks, Something whispers when I turn my back. Every night at half past three, Someone stands where I should be. Same brown hair and familiar eyes, Same little smile I recognize. But when I leave, she doesn't move, Just watches things I haven't done. [Pre-Chorus] One little crack, two little lies, Three reflections wearing my eyes. Four little whispers, five little sins, Tell me where the real one ends. [Chorus] Mirror, mirror, make me worse, Turn their whispers into curses. Paint me wicked, call me cruel, Guess I learned it all from you. Mirror, mirror, tell me why, All your monsters look like mine. You wanted something to despise, Now look me in my borrowed eyes. [Verse 2] I woke up facing the wrong way, Found fingerprints where mine should stay. There's a message on the glass, Written from the other half. "Don't bother trying to get through, They like me better than they liked you." I screamed until my throat went dry, She wore my smile and waved goodbye. [Pre-Chorus] She moves before I make a move, She knows the things I haven't proved. I ask her why, she starts to grin, "Who said you were the one outside looking in?" [Chorus] Mirror, mirror, make me worse, Give my pretty face a curse. Crack the glass and let her through, Tell me which one looks like you. Mirror, mirror, watch me fall, Who's that standing in the hall? I look away, she starts to grin, Tell me which side I'm living in. [Breakdown] I thought I owned the face I wore, Thought I knew what mirrors were for. But she stepped back and turned away, And sunlight followed where she stayed. I reached for her, she shook her head, "You only move when I let you." I asked how long I'd been inside. (Whispered) "Since the night the original died." [Final Chorus] Mirror, mirror, make me worse, Who's the blessing? Who's the curse? One of us is telling lies, One of us has borrowed eyes. Mirror, mirror, don't you blink, Tell me what you really think. If I'm here and you're in there, Why's my reflection in your chair? Mirror, mirror, on the wall, Who's the real one after all? One got out and one stayed in, One wears my face with a different grin. Mirror, mirror, tell me true, Was I ever watching you? Or did you watch me all along, Waiting for my wish to go wrong? [Outro] (Glass cracks.) "Which one of us is real?" (Soft laughter) "Oh, darling." "There was only ever one of us." (Footsteps walking away.)