reflections

(Verse 1) Sunlight hitting water, throwing shimmers on the wall, Dancing like a phantom that I don't recall at all. Why does glass remember every face it ever spies? Catching every phantom with a pair of silver eyes. I stare into the mirror and the stranger looks right back, Walking down a memory's unbroken, bleeding track. My brain’s a heavy yearbook with the pages stuck in glue, Playing back the highlights like a permanent deja vu. (Pre-Chorus) (Flashbacks in the header!) (Echoes in the hall!) Stuck inside a loop where I can't remember all. Why do we project the things we want the world to view? Painting up a mascot that isn't even true. (Refrain) Oh, turn the lights down low, let the silver glass go blind, I’m sick of all the ghosts I left a million years behind. ~ (Chorus) Water rippling open, casting shadows in the sun, Tell me where the mirror ends and where the lies begin. We're just projecting pictures of the clothes we want to wear, Hiding out behind a face that nobody can share. My mind’s a looping movie of a thousand yesterday's, Trapped inside a yearbook in a hazy, blinding haze. So break the silver backing, let the mercury run dry— I don't care what image I'm projecting to the sky. (Verse 2) Thoughts are just reflections bouncing off an empty head, Waking up to nightmares in a California bed. Why do memories replay like a broken-record song, Pointing out the places where the road went all along? I walk past every window just to dodge the glassy stare, Sick of playing dress-up with the person standing there. Am I just a puppet made of polish and of pride? Or is there nothing left of what is hiding down inside? (Pre-Chorus) (Mirrors in the hallway!) (Mirrors on the train!) Reflecting every failure right back into my brain. I used to care what people saw when I walked down the street, Now I just avoid the glass and drag my heavy feet. [instrumental break] (Final Message / Outro) Look at all the glass! Look at all the wasted show! Look at every shadow that I'm paying not to know! (Shatter every mirror!) (Tear the yearbook down!) I am done with playing king in this transparent town! (Turn your back!) Walk away! I won't let a reflection steal another single day!