Verse 1 We were born beneath the mirror, With a hunger to be seen, We learned to hide our weakness, To become what we should be. We built our perfect faces, We dressed our fears in gold, We chased the eyes of strangers Before we grew too old. Pre-Chorus We keep climbing higher, Just to look down from the sky, But every mountain that we conquer Still disappears with time. Chorus We were never meant to last, We were never meant to stay, Like the footprints in the ocean, We are washed away. We spend our lives becoming beautiful, Becoming strong, becoming more, But every mirror we believe in Will shatter on the floor. Verse 2 We admire the young faces, We fear the passing years, We hide behind perfection, Behind our silent fears. We ask the world to love us, We beg the world to see, But those who judge our shadows Are fighting theirs secretly. Pre-Chorus We build our little kingdoms, We defend our fragile names, But the hands that wear the crowns today Will turn to dust the same. Chorus We were never meant to last, Not the beautiful, not the brave, Not the ones who thought they conquered The time they could not save. We spend our lives chasing forever, Running from the truth we know, That everything we hold so tightly Is something we must let go. Bridge Maybe the tragedy is knowing, From the moment we begin, That every light we try to capture Will eventually grow dim. Still we paint our faces brighter, Still we pretend we cannot fall, Like we are different from the others, Like time will spare us all. Final Chorus We were never meant to last, We were never meant to win, We are only passing shadows In a world that closes in. So let us stop chasing mirrors, Let us stop begging to be seen, For the only thing that stays behind Is what we have truly been. We were never meant to last… And maybe that is why we burn so bright.
