The Woman in the Mirror

The Woman in the Mirror [Verse 1] Midnight, standing in the bathroom light Bare feet on the floor, trying to make things right I wash away the tears, I whisper, “I’m okay” But the woman in the mirror doesn’t look away She watches me with eyes that aren’t quite mine A crooked little smile appears behind the line I turn around, but there’s nobody there I look back at the glass and she’s still standing there [Pre-Chorus] I raise my hand She raises hers But half a second later Something feels reversed [Chorus] There’s a woman in the mirror And she’s calling out my name She knows every little secret Every scar and every shame She’s smiling like she knows me Like she’s waited all these years There’s a woman in the mirror And she’s laughing at my fear [Verse 2] Tonight her lips move before mine do She whispers words I never knew “You’ve spent your whole life hiding me away But I’m getting stronger every day” I step back from the glass She steps forward instead I hear her voice inside my head “You think you’re looking at yourself But darling, you’re looking at what’s left” The lights begin to flicker The bathroom starts to spin And when I try to leave the room The reflection doesn’t let me in [Pre-Chorus] She raises her hand I don’t raise mine She smiles at me Like she’s running out of time [Chorus] There’s a woman in the mirror And she’s calling out my name She knows every little secret Every scar and every shame She’s smiling like she knows me Like she’s waited all these years There’s a woman in the mirror And she’s laughing at my fear [Fast Rap - The Woman in the Mirror] You thought you could bury me, lock me away Hide every memory and pray I would fade But I lived in the cracks where you swallowed your screams I fed on the nightmares that haunted your dreams Every little lie, every tear that you cried Every broken piece that you kept locked inside You called me a monster, you called me insane But I was the part of you carrying the pain Now I’m done being quiet, I’m done being still I’m done waiting patiently behind your will You made me a shadow, you made me your shame But shadows grow teeth when you starve them a name So look in the glass, tell me what do you see? A frightened little girl or the woman that’s me? You wanted perfection, you wanted control But you can’t cut the darkness out of your soul Tick-tock, heartbeat, running out of time Your face looks familiar but the eyes aren’t mine One step, two steps, hear the glass start to crack You can run from the mirror, but you can’t run back [Bridge] I reach for the glass She reaches for me Her fingers break through Like she’s finally free I scream her name She whispers mine Then everything goes silent. [Final Chorus] There’s a woman in the mirror But she’s wearing my face She’s standing where I used to be And I can’t escape this place She’s smiling like she knows me Like she’s waited all these years There’s a woman in the mirror And she’s whispering in my ear “Don’t be afraid.” [Outro] Morning light spills across the floor I wake up lying beside the door The mirror stands completely still. I slowly lift my head… And the woman staring back at me Is smiling. But I’m not.