Cracks in my mirror

Verse 1

I wake up in a body that don’t feel like home

Mirror talks back, says I’m better alone

I change my clothes, but I can’t change me

Try to outrun thoughts, but they stay with me

I smile for the world, hold my breath inside

Every compliment feels like a well-told lie

I’m working so hard just to be okay

But okay feels miles away

Pre-Chorus

I give my all, still fall short

Carry shame like it’s my sport

If perfection had a face

I’d still be last in the race

Chorus

I don’t feel mean in my own skin

I wanna be somebody else again

I’m never proud of who I am

I do my best, still don’t give a damn

I try so hard to be perfect every day

But it’s hard to be perfect when I know I ain’t

I paint the cracks, but they show right through

Yeah, the cracks keep slipping through

Verse 2

They say “be yourself,” like it’s that easy

But being me just hurts me deeply

I hold myself to a higher line

Then punish my soul when I don’t align

I’m chasing ghosts of who I could be

Comparing my scars to a fantasy

Every step forward feels fake somehow

Like I’m losing who I am right now

Pre-Chorus

I’m exhausted from the fight

Trying to look strong every night

If I’m honest, I’m afraid

That I’ll never be enough to stay

Chorus

I don’t feel mean in my own skin

I wanna be somebody else again

I’m never proud of who I am

I do my best, still don’t give a damn

I try so hard to be perfect every day

But it’s hard to be perfect when I know I ain’t

I paint the cracks, but they show right through

Yeah, the cracks keep slipping through

Bridge (soft, emotional)

If I could trade this heart for a while

Maybe I’d learn how to smile

If I could love me like I try to love them

Maybe I’d finally let myself in

I’m not broken, just bent

Still breathing, still here, still meant

To be more than my doubt

Even when I don’t see it now

Final Chorus (bigger, emotional)

I don’t feel mean in my own skin

But I’m still standing here again

I’m learning pride takes time

Even when the mirror lies

I try so hard to be perfect every day

But maybe perfect’s just surviving the pain

I won’t erase what I’ve been through

Even if the cracks keep slipping through

Outro

Maybe one day I’ll feel okay being me

Till then, I’ll keep trying… quietly