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The Present Looks Back

V6

[Verse 1] There’s a mirror in the dark, But it doesn’t show my face. It swallowed every yesterday And left an empty space. I lean into the glass, But there’s nothing underneath. No shadow of who I was, No shape of who I’ll be. [Pre-Chorus] The darker that it gets, The more I start to see. The mirror isn’t hiding me… It’s hiding everything. [Chorus] I look through the dark mirror, And the present looks back. It ate the road behind me, Then erased the one ahead. No reflection. No direction. Nothing waiting on the other side. Just this moment staring through me, With nowhere left to hide. [Verse 2] The glass became a doorway That never lets me through. I see the room I’m standing in, But everything looks new. The seconds hit the surface And disappear into the black. I reach for something familiar, But the mirror won’t give it back. [Bridge] Maybe the mirror isn’t broken. Maybe I’m looking through it wrong. Maybe darkness isn’t empty… Maybe it’s where the present keeps Everything I thought was gone. [Breakdown] No past. No future. No fucking escape. Just now. Just me. Just the face I can’t erase. [Final Chorus] I look through the dark mirror, And the present looks back. It swallowed every yesterday, And there’s no tomorrow in the glass. No reflection. No direction. Just a heartbeat in the black. I thought I was staring into nothing… But nothing was staring back. [Outro] Dark glass. Black room. One face. Still here.