[Intro — Rhodes • Warm Bass • Distant Flugelhorn • Vinyl Texture] [Male harmonies] “Ooooh...” “Take a look...” “Look within...” [Lead — spoken softly] Funny thing about a mirror... It'll show you what you're wearing. Show you how you're aging. But if you stand there long enough... Sometimes... It'll show you what you've been avoiding. Mmm... Tonight... I ain't looking past him. --- [Verse 1] I know that face staring back at me, Know every line, every victory. Know every promise that he couldn't keep, Every truth he buried somewhere deep. I know the times that he should've listened, But pride had something louder to say. Know all the love standing right beside him That somehow still felt miles away. I could blame the world For how I learned to survive... But surviving ain't enough If something in me ain't alive. So tonight I ain't pointing no fingers. Just me... And the man on the other side. --- [Pre-Chorus] Tell me... Who are you when nobody's watching? Who are you when there's nobody left to blame? If you say you wanna see something different... Then brother... Something in you has gotta change. --- [Chorus] I'm looking at the man in my mirror, And this time I ain't looking away. I can see where I've been, I can see who I am, And I can see who I'm becoming today. Man in my mirror... I forgive you, But I won't excuse you anymore. We got too much life Still left to live To keep being who we were before. If I want this world to become something better... Then change gotta start with the man in my mirror. [Background harmonies] “Start with me...” “Start with me...” “Becoming...” --- [Verse 2 — Drums Enter • Guitar Answers Lead] I've apologized without changing my ways. Said, “That's just who I am,” Like tomorrow couldn't learn from yesterday. Wanted people to understand my wounds While I ignored the wounds I made. Wanted grace whenever I was falling, But forgot to give that same grace away. Mmm... That's a hard truth. But truth ain't my enemy. Truth is the doorway between the man that I was And the man I'm choosing to be. So I won't hate yesterday's version of me. He got me here. But he don't get to decide where I'm going from here. --- [Pre-Chorus] Who are you when nobody's watching? Who are you when nobody knows your name? If becoming means leaving something behind... Then maybe... Some things weren't meant to remain. --- [Chorus — instruments Begin Rising] I'm looking at the man in my mirror, And this time I ain't looking away. Man in my mirror... I can see where I've been, I can see who I am, And I can see who I'm becoming today. Man in my mirror... I forgive you, But I won't excuse you anymore. We got too much life Still left to live To keep being who we were before. If I want this world to become something better... Then change gotta start with the man in my mirror. [Background harmonies] “Start with me...” “Start with me...” “Becoming...” [Lead — intimate] I don't need that man to be perfect. I need him to be honest. I don't need him to know every answer. I need him brave enough to keep asking the questions. Did you love when loving got difficult? Did you listen when you wanted to speak? Did you reach back when somebody needed you? Did you become strong... Or just learn how to look strong? [Pause] Mmm... There's a difference. --- [Breakdown — Heartbeat Kick • Chorus Slowly Appears] [Lead] So I'm talking to you now... Yeah... You. The one staring back at me. I'm done running from you. I'm done blaming you. I'm done being ashamed of every road that brought us here. Give me your mistakes... I'll turn 'em into wisdom. Give me your scars... Give me your scars... I'll turn 'em into compassion. Give me your yesterday... And together... We're gonna build tomorrow. [Chorus] “Build tomorrow...” “Start today...” “Beco
