Mirror Habit

[Verse 1]
I catch my face in the spoon
and I see the panic first
I know the shape of my moods
before I can name the hurt

I read the room too fast
like a card trick gone wrong
I can smell my own excuse
while I’m still singing along

[Pre-Chorus]
That’s the gift
and the bruise
I see the crack
before the truth

[Chorus]
I know myself too well
I know myself too well
It saves me from the fall
then makes the fall feel real

I know myself too well
I know myself too well
I’m hard to fool, hard to hold
harder still to heal

[Verse 2]
I can hear the lie in my laugh
when I say I’m fine
I can spot my favorite trap
and still step right in line

I replay every text
every pause, every stare
turn a small mistake
into a loaded prayer

[Pre-Chorus]
That’s the cost
of the light
You see too much
to sleep at night

[Chorus]
I know myself too well
I know myself too well
It saves me from the fall
then makes the fall feel real

I know myself too well
I know myself too well
I’m hard to fool, hard to hold
harder still to heal

[Bridge]
Still, I’d rather know
than live half-blind
Rather face my faults
than call them mine

If I can name the storm
I can ride it through
Self-aware, self-worn
but I’m still me too

[Final Chorus]
I know myself too well
I know myself too well
It saves me from the fall
then makes the fall feel real

I know myself too well
I know myself too well
I’m learning how to bend
without breaking into pieces