Mirror Image

[Verse 1]
You found a face growing under my skin
A clean little portrait of who I could have been
You held up the glass; I looked almost complete
While the thing learned my shape and got hungry beneath

[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “Let it bloom, let it make you whole”
I fed it my sleep, I fed it control
It smiled like me with a brighter design
And took another inch every time I called it mine

[Chorus]
I love you for seeing the best in my face
I hate what it takes when it grows in its place
That mirror keeps shining; my body wears thin
You kiss the reflection, I’m vanishing in
Hold me while I’m breaking, don’t call it a cure
I wanted to be someone you could be sure of

[Verse 2]
It learned how you laugh, learned the tilt of your head
Wore all of my wishes like a crown on its stem
You touched it so gently, I couldn’t say stop
Till my own hands trembled and the mirror fed off

[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “You’re so close to the person you need”
I watched my old heartbeat go quiet beneath
It gave me the outline, the posture, the grace
Then left me a stranger behind its bright face

[Chorus]
I love you for seeing the best in my face
I hate what it takes when it grows in its place
That mirror keeps shining; my body wears thin
You kiss the reflection, I’m vanishing in
Hold me while I’m breaking, don’t call it a cure
I wanted to be someone you could be sure of

[Bridge]
If I cut it away, will you still know my name?
If I let it keep growing, there’ll be nothing to save
You say you love me—look past what it shows
Put your hand on my pulse, find the part that still knows

[Final Chorus]
I love you for seeing the best in my face
I hate what it takes when it grows in its place
That mirror keeps shining; I’m still breathing in here
Don’t love the reflection and leave me to disappear
Hold me while I’m breaking, stay close, stay unsure
I wanted your love—not a perfect contour

[Outro]
Turn the glass toward the room
Let it show what it cost
If you love what is living
Love me as I am, not what I almost was