[Intro — 4 bars] [Hypnotic vintage organ riff, melodic bass ostinato, restrained fuzz guitar] [No vocals, no humming] [Verse 1 — close, uneasy male vocal] I wear the face they came to see I change the shape, I change the name Every eye is measuring me Every room demands a frame [Pre-Chorus — tension rising] Stand up straight Learn the part Hide the cracks Around your heart [Chorus — hypnotic, memorable] The mirror is watching The mirror knows Every face that I borrow Every mask that I chose The mirror is watching But who does it see? Everyone they wanted No longer me [Organ Response — 4 bars] [Descending combo-organ motif answered by fuzz guitar] [Verse 2] I laugh before they tell the joke I bend before they make the rule I speak in words I never chose Just to make them comfortable [Pre-Chorus] Change your voice Cut your hair Be what they need When they stare [Chorus] The mirror is watching The mirror knows Every face that I borrow Every mask that I chose The mirror is watching But who does it see? Everyone they wanted No longer me [Bridge — sparse, theatrical] Take off the smile Take off the skin How many strangers Have I let in? Turn off the eyes Turn down the light There was a name here Before they were right [Short Instrumental Break — 8 bars] [Vintage organ improvises around the main descending motif] [Bass ostinato and loose jazzy drums continue underneath] [Final Chorus — stronger, breaking free] The mirror is watching Let it watch me leave I won’t be the shape They need me to be The mirror is watching Now I finally see Everyone they wanted Was never me [Outro — brief] [Organ and voice in call-and-response] Never me Never me [Main organ motif, natural ending]
