Monster in the Mirror
[Intro] [haunting] [female] [close mic] There's something in the mirror. [whisper] It only moves when I do. [Verse 1] [female] [dark] [restrained] Bathroom light at 3 AM Another night I can't pretend There's a stranger wearing my skin And I don't know where she begins Every scar I tried to hide Every ugly thing inside Every thought I wouldn't say She's been watching anyway [Pre-Chorus] [build] [strained] I covered every mirror I learned to look away But broken glass keeps showing me The face I can't escape [Chorus] [female] [powerful] [double tracked] I FOUND THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR AND SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME Same red eyes, same crooked smile Same teeth underneath I've been running from her shadow But she's everywhere I flee I found the monster in the mirror [whisper] And she looks just like me [Verse 2] [female] [dark] [intense] I blamed the dark for what I became Gave every broken piece a name Called it anger, called it shame Anything to shift the blame Cut my edges, filed my teeth Buried everything beneath Made myself so small and sweet I almost disappeared completely [Pre-Chorus] [build] [emotional] I shattered every mirror Still saw her in the shards Funny how you can't outrun Something living in your heart [Chorus] [female] [powerful] [harmonized] I FOUND THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR AND SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME Same red eyes, same crooked smile Same teeth underneath I've been running from her shadow But she's everywhere I flee I found the monster in the mirror And she looks just like me [Breakdown] [distorted] [half-time] [spoken] [female] [dark] So I asked her... What do you want? [whisper] [background] Everything you buried. [female] What do you need? [background vocals] [whisper] Everything you hated. [female] [strained] What happens if I let you out? [Silence] [background vocals] [close mic] Maybe nothing. [Pause] [background vocals] Maybe you finally become whole. [heavy guitar hit] [female] [scream] THEN COME THE FUCK OUT! [Breakdown] Crushing low guitar breakdown with industrial percussion [Bridge] [female] [vulnerable] [soft] So I stood there with my reflection And I finally let her speak She wasn't asking for forgiveness She wasn't asking to be clean She was every rage I swallowed Every time I chose to bend Not the thing that came to haunt me [build] Just the part I wouldn't defend [female] [powerful] I spent my whole life calling her a monster [Break] [whisper] Maybe she was just me. [Final Chorus] [female] [powerful] [wide] [double tracked] I AM THE MONSTER IN THE MIRROR AND SHE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME Same red eyes, same crooked smile Same teeth underneath I'm done running from my shadow I'm done begging to be clean I am the monster in the mirror [background vocals] [building] LET HER OUT LET HER OUT [female] [powerful] If you came here for an angel That's not what you're gonna see [background vocals] [chant] LET HER OUT! LET HER OUT! [female] [scream] I'M THE MONSTER AND THE MONSTER IS ME! [Outro] [haunting] [piano] [breathing] [spoken] [female] [calm] There you are. [whisper] [background] There you are. [glass crack] [Silence]
