2 - Reflection

[Verse 1] I caught myself in the surface not the face I thought I wore Something lagged behind the motion like it hadn’t been here before Blinking out of sequence breathing half a beat too late Every gesture feels rehearsed but I don’t remember the take [Pre-Chorus] If this is me looking back why does it hesitate? [Chorus] Reflection You don’t answer when I move You don’t fracture when I do You just wait Reflection You don’t blink, you don’t explain You don’t tell me who I am You just stay [Verse 2] I press my hand against the surface feel resistance push me through Something staring from the other side doing everything I do I tilt my head, it follows but the timing isn’t right Like it learned me secondhand and memorized my life [Pre-Chorus] If this is self-awareness why does it feel staged? [Chorus] Reflection You don’t speak but you accuse You don’t lie but you confuse You just wait Reflection Every crack is razor-thin Every answer folds back in You just stay [Bridge] (spoken / whispered, restrained) Is this observation or containment? Is this insight or delay? If I step aside will you remain— or finally move away? [Break / Instrumental] (Low, pulsing bass; polyrhythmic toms; guitar textures swell and collapse) [Final Chorus] Reflection If I break the shape I’m in will you show me something real or just rearrange? Reflection If I stop performing me do I disappear— or finally change? [Outro] (fading, mantra-like) Still watching Still waiting Still watching