[Verse 1] The man in the mirror caught my reflection in a passing car Didn't look like me, just a ghost with a scar Same old jacket, same old path And the eyes don't burn like they used to start Been chasing the noise just to drown it out Every crowded room feels a little too loud If I slow it down, if I think too much There's a version of me I don't want to touch [Pre-Chorus] Lost somewhere I'd never be winner [Chorus] Am I the man in the mirror? Am I the man in the mirror? Wider, shorter, taller, thinner Why don't I recognize the man in the mirror? [Verse 2] [guitar returns to clean arpeggios] I kept running fast, I don't know why Every finish line further from my stride If I strip it back, if I let it show Would I be someone that I still know? Every little win feels a little less I'm ticking boxes just to mask the mess Got a thousand voices in my head But the quiet one's should have followed instead [Pre-Chorus] Lost somewhere I'd never be winner [Chorus] [heavy power chords] Am I the man in the mirror? Am I the man in the mirror? Wider, shorter, taller, thinner Why don't I recognize the man in the mirror? [Bridge] [half-time feel, sustained guitar chords] Oh, maybe I've been wrong Maybe that's okay Maybe losing me is just another way To become someone I was meant to be Not who they want, but who I need Given my... [Chorus] [full energy, layered vocal harmonies] The man in the mirror I am the man in the mirror Wider, shorter, taller, thinner Now I recognize the man in the mirror The man in the mirror I am the man in the mirror [Outro] [vocal grit increases] Running blind, now seeing clear In the mirror Every step away brought me back here In the mirror Strip it back, let it show I'm finally someone I think I know
