6. The Mirror

[INTRO · WHISPERED, ALMOST BREATHLESS] Look closer. Look again. What do you see? What do you want to see? [VERSE 1] I found your face in someone else's eyes Called it cruel, called it cold Named the things I couldn't bear In every hand I wouldn't hold I saw the shadow, spoke its name Pointed fingers at the flame Never thought to turn around Never thought to look beneath the ground [PRE-CHORUS · LOW, BUILDING] Every accusation Leaves a trace Every judgement Wears a face And every time I turn away The thing I fear remains [CHORUS · HYPNOTIC, LAYERED VOCALS] Look in the mirror Look in the mirror Who is watching? Who is seen? What you refuse to see Does not cease to exist What you bury in the dark Still remembers what it is Look in the mirror Look again Tell me where you end And I begin [POST-CHORUS · WHISPERED, CIRCULAR] Not me Not me That isn't mine Not me Not me Then whose eyes Are looking through mine? [VERSE 2] I made a monster of your need Called it weakness when it bled Saw the hunger in your mouth Never asked what I was fed I called my fear a knowing Called my anger being strong Built a truth from little pieces Then wondered why it all felt wrong I wore innocence like armour Kept my reasons clean and bright While the parts I wouldn't name Learned to move without the light [PRE-CHORUS · DEEPER, MORE UNSETTLING] Every accusation Leaves a trace Every judgement Shows a face And every truth I rearrange Still knows my name [CHORUS · FULLER, MORE INTENSE] Look in the mirror Look in the mirror Who is watching? Who is seen? What you refuse to see Does not cease to exist What you bury in the dark Still remembers what it is Look in the mirror Look again Tell me where you end And I begin [INSTRUMENTAL BREAK · LOW DRONE, PULSING HEARTBEAT, DISTANT VOICES] Look closer... Look again... Not everything you see is true. Not everything you deny is false. [BRIDGE · SPOKEN, INTIMATE, ALMOST UNCOMFORTABLE] What if the mirror has never lied? What if it only shows you What you are willing to see? The wound you call wisdom. The fear you call instinct. The control you call love. The cruelty you call truth. Look closer. What belongs to you? What did you inherit? What did you become Because it was easier Than becoming something else? [BUILD · LAYERED WHISPERS GROWING] Who is watching? Who is seen? Who is hiding? Who is me? Who is watching? Who is seen? Look again. Look again. [FINAL CHORUS · SOARING, DARK, CINEMATIC] Look in the mirror Look in the mirror No more hiding No disguise What you refuse to see Does not cease to exist The shadow keeps its shape Even when you close your eyes Look in the mirror Stay this time Let the broken pieces Tell you why I am the witness I am the lie I am the question I keep asking why Look in the mirror Look again Tell me... Who is looking back? [OUTRO · MUSIC FALLING AWAY, SINGLE WHISPER] Look closer. Look again. The face may change. The eyes remain. [LONG SILENCE] What do you see?