Echoes in My Mirror

Intro: 8 bars]
Gabe in the mirror, two voices collide,
Back-and-forth visions, nowhere to hide.
Trauma in the scenes that I replay,
NF in my lungs, I’m choosing the way.

[Verse 1: Self-Conversation (Gabe speaks) – ~20 bars]
Gabe: Mirror talkin’ loud, I’m hearin’ a split mind,
Two sides battlein’ hope and the grind.
One says “you’re ruined,” the other says “keep your pace,”
I flip through the scars, I’m searchin’ for grace.
Girls used my kindness, left me on read,
Bruised but not broken, learnin’ to tread.
Pages torn from nights that I survived,
If love is a trophy, my scars testify.

Voice A: Gabe, you’re strong, let the pain be seen.
Voice B: Seeing ain’t healing if you ain’t startin’ to lean.

Chorus (Back-and-Forth Hook) – ~8 bars
Me to me, a dialogue loud as a storm,
Two halves of a soul, tryin’ to stay warm.
Trauma on repeat, but I’m hittin’ replay,
NF in my veins, I’m marchin’ through the gray.

[Verse 2: Wounds Talk (Gabe continues) – ~20 bars]
Bullying etched in the halls of my past,
Whispers and laughter, I wore them to last.
Insults like chains, I learned to convert,
Turnin’ the ache into rhythm and dirt-proof verse.
Internalize the noise, “you’re not enough,”
Now I flip the script, I’m buildin’ my stuff.
Self-talk as lifeboat, I steer through the storm,
Eyes on the horizon, I’m claimin’ my form.

Bridge (Inner Debate) – ~8 bars
Voice A: Gabe, you’re a survivor, not just a fight.
Voice B: Survive alone if you never ignite.
Voice A: Each scar’s a map to reclaim the night.
Voice B: Let the map glow with a purpose in sight.

[Chorus: Final Back-and-Forth – ~8 bars]
Me to me, a dialogue cut to the bone,
Two halves of a chorus finally reachin’ the throne.
Trauma on hope, I’m hittin’ new mode,
NF backbone, carryin’ the load.

[Verse 3: Reconciliation (Gabe’s resolve) – ~16 bars]
I paper the fear with lines I write,
Author and actor, reclaimin’ the night.
Settin’ boundaries, I say no, I let go,
If you don’t value me, I’ll let that door flow.
Echoes may echo, but I’m louder in time,
Turn every jab to rhythm, every line rhymes.

[Breakdown: Silent Scream – ~6 bars]
Silent scream, I’m loud in the cadence I choose,
Beat-driven victory, I refuse to lose.

[Outro: Resolve – ~8 bars]
Two voices unite, Gabe finds the real,
Trauma persists, but I’m steady at the wheel.
NF in the lungs, I’m steppin’ toward day,
Echoes in my mirror now lead the way

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