[short instrumental intro] [Verse 1] I looked into the glass It whispered things from my haunted past A crack ran through.............................. silent scream [Chorus Vocal phrasing: short, controlled phrasing — no long sustained notes, clean cuts at phrase ends] [Voice emotional but stay restrained ] [Add subtle guitar layers, build dynamics very slightly] They say it's seven years of pain For every shard that speaks my name I won’t run, [ Pause ] I won’t forget [Verse 2] [Stronger tone, bitter but not angry] [ Introduce ambient guitar effects, quiet melodic fills between vocals] The mirror lied with every glance A twisted truth behind the glass It showed the shell, [pause] but not the soul [epic guitar solo] [Chorus] [Vocal phrasing: short, controlled phrasing — no long sustained notes, clean cuts at phrase ends] They say it's seven years of pain For every shard that speaks my name I won’t run, I won’t forget [instrumental interlude] [Bridge Vocal phrasing: short, controlled phrasing, no long sustained notes, clean cuts at phrase ends] That wasn’t me… it used to show Just shadows dressed… in light’s soft glow Now that it's cracked… I finally see— The truth was I am just that I am [Chorus Vocal phrasing: no long sustained notes, clean cuts at phrase ends] They say it cracked to show what’s real A haunted face I had to feel The ghost I was, The one I hid Now walks the path The mirror split… [end]
