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[INTRO – felt piano, low cello | 6/8 | deep smoky female alto, close and restrained]
I barely know the face I see
She's been waiting there for me
[VERSE 1 – low, smoky, restrained]
I learned to smile before I'd cry
To bite my tongue and not ask why
I bent to fit the narrow frame
Until the mirror looked the same
"I'm fine" became the practiced line
Repeated till it passed for fine
A little faded every day
Till something vital slipped away
[PRE-CHORUS – viola enters | tension slowly rises]
When did the view begin to change?
When did familiar turn to strange?
I face the mirror, looking through
For any trace that still feels true
[CHORUS – strings open | upright bass + soft brushed drums]
I'm a stranger in this skin
Can't tell where I end, or where I begin
I built these walls and locked the door
Then couldn't find the exit anymore
Just a shadow in the frame
Barely answering to a name
Still beneath the years that grew
Something quiet carried through
[VERSE 2 – piano + upright bass | low, smoky vocal]
I knew a girl who laughed too loud
Who dreamed beyond the waiting crowd
She colored far outside each line
And never checked if that was fine
Somewhere the edges settled down
The louder colors faded brown
No single moment marked the change
Just little shifts that rearranged
[PRE-CHORUS 2 – strings slowly return]
No need to turn the years around
Or chase the pieces left unfound
No need to be who came before
Just learn what waits beyond the door
[CHORUS – fuller strings, restrained jazz percussion]
I'm a stranger in this skin
Can't tell where I end, or where I begin
I built these walls and locked the door
Then couldn't find the exit anymore
Just a shadow in the frame
Barely answering to a name
Still beneath the years that grew
Something quiet carried through
[BRIDGE – piano and cello only | low, smoky, nearly spoken]
What happens if the lock gives way?
What waits beyond the door today?
No map to tell which way to go
No need to be someone I know
[PAUSE]
One turn, one step, one open door
No need to know what comes before
[FINAL CHORUS – full strings | brushed drums deepen | vocal opens but remains smoky]
Still a stranger in this skin
But somewhere new can now begin
These walls don't have to disappear
Just leave the doorway open here
No more shadow in the frame
No need to answer to a name
Still beneath the years that grew
Something quiet carried through
[OUTRO – strings fall away | felt piano + low cello | nearly whispered]
The mirror hasn't changed its view
The face reflected still feels new
No answer waiting, nothing sure
Just one less lock upon the door
Details
GeneratedSep 1, 2026
Duration4:58
LanguageEnglish
Style
Neo-classical jazz, smoky deep female alto, felt piano, cello, strings, upright bass, brushed drums, dark intimate
Credits
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Eilidhschy
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