[Verse 1] Dragged my name through static clay Filed it down 'til I looked okay Wore the mask, now it's skin-deep tight Can't scratch off what they think is right Breathe their script until I choke Dress it up in a bitter joke Every nod, every twitch I fake Another piece of me they take Carved me out with frozen hands Left me stitched into their plans Swallowed whole but told to smile Rerouted thoughts to match their style [Pre-Chorus] Hands on my face, but they ain’t mine Twisting my voice to fit the line [Chorus] Mirror doesn’t blink, it just stares through me Some stranger in my skin, calling himself free Tied up in a smile they stapled in place I forgot my shape, just remember the taste Of metal in my teeth, of silence I drank Of all the little lies that filled in the blanks Mirror doesn’t flinch when I tear at my seams I’m fading in reflections that don’t hold my screams [Verse 2] Bent like wire around their frame My thoughts sound off, but not the same Scripted laughs and chemical peace Still waiting for the static to cease Fed on words I’d never say Spit 'em back, and they cheer anyway Wore their labels like a crown But now that weight just drags me down Puppeted bones in corporate chains Swapped out my blood for code and chains I'm a glitch in their display But they still sell me every day [Pre-Chorus] Trapped in a pose I never chose Hollowed out for their pretty show [Chorus] Mirror doesn’t blink, it just stares through me Some stranger in my skin, calling himself free Tied up in a smile they stapled in place I forgot my shape, just remember the taste Of metal in my teeth, of silence I drank Of all the little lies that filled in the blanks Mirror doesn’t flinch when I tear at my seams I’m fading in reflections that don’t hold my screams [Bridge - Screamed/Glitched Vocals] Scratch the surface — nothing real! Drill my head just to make me feel! Crooked spine from a crooked mold, Who I am’s what I’m told! [Pause, breathing heavy] You like me better when I’m gone So I erased myself — played along [Breakdown - Whispered to Growled] Do you hear me under all that sound? Beneath the cheer, where I’ve been drowned Pull the string — watch me comply Watch the mirror learn to lie [Final Chorus – Explosive & Chaotic] Mirror doesn’t blink, it just stares through me Some stranger in my skin, calling himself free Tied up in a smile they stapled in place I forgot my shape, just remember the taste Of metal in my teeth, of silence I drank Of all the little lies that filled in the blanks Mirror doesn’t flinch when I tear at my seams I’m fading in reflections that don’t hold my screams
