(Verse 1 — Rap/Rock, Eminem style with dark edge) Yeah, I’ve been battlin’ the voices that be livin’ in my skull, Every memory’s a weapon and it’s locked and fully loaded, pull. I’ve been runnin’ from the future that I never learned to face, While the past is on my shoulder like a demon I can’t erase. People tell me I should calm down, man, I’m barely holdin’ steady— You would crack under the pressure that I carry every day already. I ain’t lookin’ for forgiveness, I ain’t beggin’ for a cure— I’m just tryna build a fire out of all I still endure. (Pre-Chorus — A7X melodic tension) And I feel the madness risin’, But I’m done with runnin’ scared. If I face the man inside me— Will he vanish, or still be there? (Chorus — Hard Rock / Metallica power) I wage war inside the mirror— And I’m losin’ track of who I am. Every scar is gettin’ clearer, Every truth is breakin’ through the dam. I’m not afraid of dyin’— I’m afraid of never bein’ free. So I fight the fire inside me Till the fire fights for me. (Verse 2 — Rap, faster, more aggressive) Look— I’m the villain and the victim, the equation and the flaw, I’m the answer you don’t mention, I’m the quiet in the roar. I’m the part of you you hide when you pretend you’re standin’ strong, I’m the verse that hits the hardest when the whole world does you wrong. Ain’t no medic for the damage when you did it to yourself, Ain’t no heaven in the habit of escapin’ from your hell. So I’m takin’ every nightmare that’s been livin’ in my head, Turnin’ fear into a weapon—load the chamber— Fill it with lead. (Pre-Chorus — A7X melody with darker harmony) And the shadows keep on callin’, Tryna drag me to the floor. But I won’t be bowed or broken— I’m not their slave anymore. (Chorus — heavier, more metal) I wage war inside the mirror— And the cracks are showin’ who I am. All the lies are gettin’ nearer, But I’ll face ‘em even when I can’t stand. I’m not afraid of dyin’, I’m afraid of what I didn’t see. So I fight the fire inside me Till the fire sets me free. (Bridge — A7X / Metallica hybrid, theatrical and heavy) Burn the mask. Break the chain. Turn the guilt Into flame. Kill the doubt. Feed the spark. Turn the fear Into art. (Breakdown — Rap/Growl hybrid) I’m the ghost that you created, I’m the soul you underestimated. I’m the storm that detonated— Every weakness detonated. You want truth? You want pain? You want everything I buried in my brain? Then look me in the eyes and watch What I became. (Final Chorus — biggest, dramatic A7X energy) I wage war inside the mirror— But I’m walkin’ out of this alive. All the scars just make me fiercer, Every wound is where I learned to rise. I’m not afraid of dyin’, I’m afraid of nothin’ left to be— So I fight the fire inside me Till the fire worships me.

War Inside The Mirror