[Intro – big clean chords, then heavy riff drops] [Verse 1 – controlled, uneasy] I started sleeping through the night again I started breathing like I used to do I almost felt like I was normal Then I saw you Standing where I shouldn’t see you Smiling like you always do Wearing every part of me Like I gave it to you [Pre-Chorus – tension building] I don’t remember letting you in So why won’t you leave? [Chorus – BIG, HEAVY, ANTHEMIC] There’s something in the mirror And it’s wearing my face There’s something in the mirror And it’s taking my place I thought I beat you I thought I was free But there’s something in the mirror Staring back at me [Verse 2 – heavier, more desperate] I burned the mask, I broke the crown I thought I buried you somehow But every step I take forward Feels like you’re walking me out You don’t speak, you don’t need to You just wait behind my eyes Every time I try to be myself You’re there to remind me why [Pre-Chorus – bigger] I didn’t kill you I just closed my eyes [Chorus – BIGGER, LAYERED] There’s something in the mirror And it’s wearing my face There’s something in the mirror And it’s taking my place I thought I beat you I thought I was free But there’s something in the mirror Staring back at me [Bridge – Breakdown, half-time, heavy] [Everything drops heavy] It’s not behind me It’s not below It’s not around me (Band slams back in) It’s in control [GUITAR SOLO – Dark, emotional, dramatic] (Not creepy. Not flashy. Heavy and tragic.) [FINAL CHORUS – MAXIMUM REALISATION] There’s something in the mirror And it’s wearing my face There’s something in the mirror And it’s taking my place I didn’t beat you I just couldn’t see There’s something in the mirror And it’s becoming me [Outro – quiet, defeated] I’m not alone in here.
