[Intro]
Silver frame on the dresser
Cracked glass
Tired eyes
Faded names on the letters
Dust on every lie
[Verse 1]
Wake to the weight of the armor
Rust on the edges of my pride
Sword on the wall like a promise
I swore and never tried
Every scar on my reflection
Points to the battles that I fled
Every dream I left hanging
Claws at the back of my head
[Pre-Chorus]
Can I outrun
What I’ve become?
Or do I stand
And face this one?
[Chorus]
Man in the mirror
Stranger with my face
Guardian of every fear
Warden of this cage
Man in the mirror
Show me who I am
Tear away the borrowed skin
Teach these shaking hands to stand (oh yeah)
[Verse 2]
Piano keys in the silence
One note
Then a flood of buried years
Old roads
Closed doors
Lost chances
Rise in a choir of unshed tears
Violin cuts through the darkness
Thin line of fire in the cold
Draws a map through the chaos
To the truth I’ve never told
[Pre-Chorus]
If I must fall
Let it be loud
If I must crawl
I’ll crawl unbowed
[Chorus]
Man in the mirror
Stranger with my face
Guardian of every fear
Warden of this cage
Man in the mirror
Break the glass tonight
Bleed these shadows from my veins
Lead my reckless heart to light
[Bridge]
[Band drops to piano and solo violin]
I am the blade and the wound
The storm and the ruined room
I’m the locked and the key
But I can still choose who I’ll be (hey!)
[Chorus]
Man in the mirror
I will take your place
I will own my every scar
Name them all as grace
Man in the mirror
Shatter
Fall away
From the ruins of your stare
I rise forged in flame today
[Outro]
[Full band hits
Sustained chord]
From the glass on the floor I’m crowned
One last look
Then I turn around