Mirror of Erised

Verse 1 Saw a mirror in the moonlight, silver, cold, and tall, Showed me faces smilin’, I could almost hear ‘em call. A mama’s gentle laughter, a daddy’s steady hand, But when I turned around, it was just me standin’ there again. Chorus Mirror of Erised, showin’ what I need, Dreams that never happened, hopes that never bleed. You can break a lonesome heart, with the pictures that you give, In the Mirror of Erised, I see the life I’d live. Verse 2 Night after night I lingered, just to see ‘em shine, A family I had lost, frozen back in time. But love that’s gone to ashes can’t come back again, And a mirror ain’t no healer, it can only bend. Verse 3 Sometimes the past will haunt you, with the things you’ll never hold, It cuts just like a dagger, it chills you like the cold. But every day I’m learnin’, to let the shadows go, And keep on walkin’ forward to the love I’ll know. Chorus Mirror of Erised, showin’ what I need, Dreams that never happened, hopes that never bleed. You can break a lonesome heart, with the pictures that you give, In the Mirror of Erised, I see the life I’d live. Verse 4 So I’ll leave that mirror standin’, in its haunted place, And find the truth of livin’ in a warm embrace. The future’s where I’m goin’, it’s the gift I’ve got to give, Not the ghostly reflection of the life I’d live. Bridge A mirror shows the hunger, but it don’t fill the pain, Love is in the livin’, not the glassy frame. Chorus Mirror of Erised, showin’ what I need, Dreams that never happened, hopes that never bleed. You can break a lonesome heart, with the pictures that you give, In the Mirror of Erised, I see the life I’d live.