[Verse 1]
I’m staring at a mirror cracked and gray
Trying to find myself lost in the sway
Her shadow looms
Her medals on the wall
But I can’t climb
I stumble and I fall
[Chorus]
Why can’t they see me
Beyond her name
In their whispers
I am her shame
A broken heart and shoes too vast
Every race I run
I’m tethered to her past
[Verse 2]
She tells me to stretch
She tells me to fight
Clip my tears and mask the night
But the world’s eyes they pierce my seams
Do they love her reflection or my fragile dreams?
[Chorus]
Why can’t they see me
Beyond her name
In their whispers
I am her shame
A broken heart and shoes too vast
Every race I run
I’m tethered to her past
[Bridge]
There’s no room to breathe
No room to grow
Her victories haunt the tracks I sow
I want to stand on my own two feet
But the weight of her pride
I can’t delete
[Chorus]
Why can’t they see me
Beyond her name
In their whispers
I am her shame
A broken heart and shoes too vast
Every race I run
I’m tethered to her past