I Keep Her In The Mirror (Version 1)

[intro] [broken glass sounds, whispering layered vocals, echoing breathing] I see her when the lights are low Trapped in glass and full of woe [hook] I keep her... (in the mirror) In the mirror! In the mirror, locked behind me eyes (I keep her in the mirror...) [verse 1] There’s a girl who stares from silver walls Eyes like storms and lips like calls She knows my face but not my name She sees the fire, but not the flame [verse 2] I dress her up in Sunday grace Then wipe her off with no disgrace She used to smile — now she stares Like someone buried all her prayers [pre-chorus] She’s not me… Not anymore But I still open up that door [chorus 1] I keep her in the mirror Locked behind my eyes She whispers through reflection But all I do is lie I tell her that I made it That love was just a test But all she sees is ashes Where I swore I’d build a nest [instrumental break] [melancholy clean riff → distortion swell] [verse 3] She touches glass like it’s a veil She knows the ending of the tale But still she stands and doesn’t scream She is my ghost, and I’m her dream [hook] I keep her... (in the mirror) In the mirror! In the mirror, locked behind me eyes (I keep her in the mirror...) [pre-chorus] She’s not free But neither am I So we both smile and say goodbye [chorus 2] I keep her in the mirror Right behind the glass A version of myself I promised wouldn’t last But grief has longer fingers Than love could ever trace And sometimes she becomes me When I forget my face [outro] [hook] I keep her... (in the mirror) In the mirror! In the mirror, locked behind me eyes (I keep her in the mirror...) [buildup] [chorus 2] I keep her in the mirror Right behind the glass A version of myself I promised wouldn’t last But grief has longer fingers Than love could ever trace And sometimes she becomes me When I forget my face... I KEEP HER IN THE MIRROR! (I keep her in the mirror!) [single guitar note slowly bending down, whispered echo:] She’s still in there… Waiting