(Do not change any words. Sing exactly as written.) [Vocal: female, intimate raspy soul, haunted introspection, melancholy acceptance, warm lower register to powerful belt] [Verse 1] I'm gonna face the ghost That's haunted all my life It's gonna cut real deep Gonna break the silence Gonna start the fight As I trace the cracks along my favorite mirror's gold This chill is crawling inside I see the stranger's stare With emptiness to wear Who am I to be blind Pretending not to care A decade's disregard A shattered picture frame And a forgotten soul They echo through the hallway's cold, you know 'Cause they got nowhere to go That's why I need you to know [Chorus] I'm starting with the ghost in the mirror I'm asking him to show his face And no truth could have been any clearer If you want to find a little peace this year Take a look inside and face the ghost you fear (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh) [Verse 2] I've been a victim of a comfortable kind of lie It's time that I realize That there are parts of me With no identity Could it be really me pretending not to see A spirit deeply scarred A promise torn apart And a faded dream (Faded dream) They follow the pattern of the silent scream 'Cause they got nowhere to be That's why I'm starting with me [Chorus] I'm starting with the ghost in the mirror I'm asking him to show his face And no truth could have been any clearer If you want to find a little peace this year Take a look inside and face the ghost you fear I'm starting with the ghost in the mirror I'm asking him to show his face And no truth could have been any clearer If you want to find a little peace this year Take a look inside and face the ghost you fear [Bridge] I'm starting with the ghost in the mirror (Oh yeah) I'm asking him to show his face (Show your face) And no truth could have been any clearer If you want to find a little peace this year Take a look inside and face the ghost you fear (Got to make it right while you still have time) ('Cause when you hide your heart you don't know what you'll find) [Chorus] That ghost, that ghost, that ghost in the mirror I'm asking him to show his face And no truth could have been any clearer If you want to find a little peace this year Take a look inside and face the ghost you fear (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh) (Ooh ooh, ooh ooh ooh, ooh ooh, ooh ooh) [Outro] (Oh yeah) (Oh yeah, yeah, yeah) (Gotta learn, gotta learn to see) (To see me, to see me, yeah, yeah) (It's gonna cut real deep) (It's gonna set me free, yeah) (Whoa, yeah, yeah) (Face that change)
