Mirror With No Reflection

PlatinumStatusEnt

haunting and vulnerable, but still has a heavy metalcore payoff

# MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION

### [INTRO]

*Clean guitar, distant static, faint breathing*

I look into the mirror...

But I don't recognize the person looking back.

Maybe that's the problem.

Maybe I've been changing so much...

I forgot what I was supposed to look like.

---

### [VERSE 1]

I stare at my reflection, but the image feels distorted,
Like the person in the glass ain't the person who recorded
Every memory I carry, every battle I survived,
Every version of myself that I had to leave behind.

There's a stranger in the mirror with familiar fucking eyes,
And I wonder if he's proud of me or only sees the lies,
I can trace them on my face, every failure, every fight,
Every scar that never healed underneath the fucking smile.

I became what I hated, then I hated what became me,
Tried to bury all the damage, but the burial couldn't save me,
I was changing with the pain, rearranging every piece,
Till I couldn't tell the difference between the monster and the me.

I've been wearing different faces just to make it through the day,
Put a smile across the cracks so nobody could see the strain,
But the mask became my identity, the lie became my name,
Now I'm standing in the bathroom asking, **"Who the fuck remains?"**

---

### [PRE-CHORUS]

*Melodic, restrained*

Who am I
When nobody's watching?

Who am I
When all the noise stops?

If I stripped away
Every scar and every lie...

Would there be anything
Left behind my eyes?

---

### [CHORUS]

**I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,**
Trying to find myself beneath the imperfections,
Every scar is a sentence, every wound is a question,
And I don't know who I am without all the destruction.

**I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,**
I can see my face, but I can't see the person,
Maybe I'm not broken, maybe I'm just disconnected,
From the kid that I was and the man I became.

---

### [VERSE 2]

I remember being younger, thinking life would be simple,
Now the memories are puzzles with a million little symbols,
Every piece that I discover makes the picture look different,
And the older that I get, the more I question my decisions.

I let anger be my armor, let resentment be protection,
Built emotional defenses and called them self-preservation,
Every time somebody left, I reinforced another section,
Now I'm trapped behind the fortress that I built for my protection.

That's the irony,
The walls that kept the world away
Are the same walls keeping everybody that I love at bay.

And I hate that.

Because I know I've hurt people trying not to be hurt,
Said some shit I didn't mean, made some people feel worse,
Then I carried all the guilt like a chain around my neck,
While pretending I was fine because admitting it was worse.

So I look into the glass and I confront what I created,
Not the villain, not the victim, just a man who's complicated,
Every choice, every consequence, every person I betrayed,
Every lesson I ignored and every promise that I made.

---

### [CHORUS]

**I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,**
I can see my face, but I can't see the person,
Maybe I'm not broken, maybe I'm just disconnected,
From the kid that I was and the man I became.

---

### [BRIDGE]

*Everything drops to piano and clean guitar.*

Maybe I don't hate myself...

Maybe I hate the things I had to become.

Maybe I've spent so much time fighting my reflection...

I forgot to ask him what happened.

*Distorted guitar slowly enters.*

What happened to you?

What happened to me?

*Drums build.*

**WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO ME?!**

---

### [VERSE 3]

*Explosive technical rap*

I got fragments of a fractured identity,
Scattered pieces of a past that are attacking my serenity,
Every memory embedded in the chemistry,
Every enemy eventually became a part of my mentality.

I was desperately attempting to escape from the pain,
But the destination disappeared when I was changing my frame,
So I painted over everything and called it a name,
Then I looked into the mirror and saw nothing but shame.

I'm not the same kid,
I'm not the same man,
I'm somewhere in between
Trying to understand.

Why the fuck do I keep running
From the person that I am?

Why do I keep searching
For somebody's approval?

Why do I keep destroying
Everything that I build?

Why do I keep expecting
Everybody else to fix what I feel?

Because the truth is...

Nobody knows what's inside this head.

Nobody sees the battles that I never put to bed.

Nobody hears the conversations that I have with myself.

Nobody knows how hard it is...

To fucking be myself.

---

### [BREAKDOWN]

*Guitars suddenly stop.*

**LOOK AT ME!**

*Guitar hit.*

**DO YOU SEE ME?!**

*Hit.*

**DO YOU KNOW ME?!**

*Hit.*

**DO I KNOW ME?!**

*Silence.*

...

**I DON'T EVEN KNOW!**

*Massive breakdown.*

**I'M NOT YOUR REFLECTION!**

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# MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION ### [INTRO] *Clean guitar, distant static, faint breathing* I look into the mirror... But I don't recognize the person looking back. Maybe that's the problem. Maybe I've been changing so much... I forgot what I was supposed to look like. --- ### [VERSE 1] I stare at my reflection, but the image feels distorted, Like the person in the glass ain't the person who recorded Every memory I carry, every battle I survived, Every version of myself that I had to leave behind. There's a stranger in the mirror with familiar fucking eyes, And I wonder if he's proud of me or only sees the lies, I can trace them on my face, every failure, every fight, Every scar that never healed underneath the fucking smile. I became what I hated, then I hated what became me, Tried to bury all the damage, but the burial couldn't save me, I was changing with the pain, rearranging every piece, Till I couldn't tell the difference between the monster and the me. I've been wearing different faces just to make it through the day, Put a smile across the cracks so nobody could see the strain, But the mask became my identity, the lie became my name, Now I'm standing in the bathroom asking, **"Who the fuck remains?"** --- ### [PRE-CHORUS] *Melodic, restrained* Who am I When nobody's watching? Who am I When all the noise stops? If I stripped away Every scar and every lie... Would there be anything Left behind my eyes? --- ### [CHORUS] **I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,** Trying to find myself beneath the imperfections, Every scar is a sentence, every wound is a question, And I don't know who I am without all the destruction. **I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,** I can see my face, but I can't see the person, Maybe I'm not broken, maybe I'm just disconnected, From the kid that I was and the man I became. --- ### [VERSE 2] I remember being younger, thinking life would be simple, Now the memories are puzzles with a million little symbols, Every piece that I discover makes the picture look different, And the older that I get, the more I question my decisions. I let anger be my armor, let resentment be protection, Built emotional defenses and called them self-preservation, Every time somebody left, I reinforced another section, Now I'm trapped behind the fortress that I built for my protection. That's the irony, The walls that kept the world away Are the same walls keeping everybody that I love at bay. And I hate that. Because I know I've hurt people trying not to be hurt, Said some shit I didn't mean, made some people feel worse, Then I carried all the guilt like a chain around my neck, While pretending I was fine because admitting it was worse. So I look into the glass and I confront what I created, Not the villain, not the victim, just a man who's complicated, Every choice, every consequence, every person I betrayed, Every lesson I ignored and every promise that I made. --- ### [CHORUS] **I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,** Trying to find myself beneath the imperfections, Every scar is a sentence, every wound is a question, And I don't know who I am without all the destruction. **I'M LOOKING IN A MIRROR WITH NO REFLECTION,** I can see my face, but I can't see the person, Maybe I'm not broken, maybe I'm just disconnected, From the kid that I was and the man I became. --- ### [BRIDGE] *Everything drops to piano and clean guitar.* Maybe I don't hate myself... Maybe I hate the things I had to become. Maybe I've spent so much time fighting my reflection... I forgot to ask him what happened. *Distorted guitar slowly enters.* What happened to you? What happened to me? *Drums build.* **WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO ME?!** --- ### [VERSE 3] *Explosive technical rap* I got fragments of a fractured identity, Scattered pieces of a past that are attacking my serenity, Every memory embedded in the chemistry, Every enemy eventually became a part of my mentality. I was desperately attempting to escape from the pain, But the destination disappeared when I was changing my frame, So I painted over everything and called it a name, Then I looked into the mirror and saw nothing but shame. I'm not the same kid, I'm not the same man, I'm somewhere in between Trying to understand. Why the fuck do I keep running From the person that I am? Why do I keep searching For somebody's approval? Why do I keep destroying Everything that I build? Why do I keep expecting Everybody else to fix what I feel? Because the truth is... Nobody knows what's inside this head. Nobody sees the battles that I never put to bed. Nobody hears the conversations that I have with myself. Nobody knows how hard it is... To fucking be myself. --- ### [BREAKDOWN] *Guitars suddenly stop.* **LOOK AT ME!** *Guitar hit.* **DO YOU SEE ME?!** *Hit.* **DO YOU KNOW ME?!** *Hit.* **DO I KNOW ME?!** *Silence.* ... **I DON'T EVEN KNOW!** *Massive breakdown.* **I'M NOT YOUR REFLECTION!** *

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