Mirror, Be kind

Verse 1

I stare at my reflection every night,

Pull my hoodie down, avoid the light,

Compare my face to every screen,

Every girl I wish I’d been.

They look flawless, they look strong,

Make it seem like I’m all wrong,

Every picture, every post,

Feels like I’m losing to a ghost.

I count my flaws like they’re crimes,

Rewind my words a thousand times,

Wish my body, wish my hair,

Wish I could be anywhere but here.

Pre-Chorus

I try so hard to fit the mold,

Try to be brave, try to be bold,

But sometimes I just feel small,

Like I’m not enough at all.

Chorus

I wanna be skinny, I wanna be pretty,

Wanna be perfect like them on my city,

Wanna walk in and own the room,

Feel like I’ve got nothing to prove.

I wanna love what I see in the glass,

Stop wishing I was someone else’s past,

I’m tired of fighting who I am,

Mirror, be kind… I’m doing the best I can.

Verse 2

I scroll for hours, lose my sleep,

Chasing dreams I couldn’t keep,

Every “like” feels like a test,

Am I worse or am I best?

I hide my tears behind my smile,

Tell myself “just one more mile,”

Maybe then I’ll be enough,

Maybe then they’ll say I’m tough.

But nobody shows the lonely nights,

The doubts, the fears, the silent fights,

They don’t show the broken parts,

Or the weight inside their hearts.

Pre-Chorus

I’ve been so hard on my soul,

Trying to fit in someone else’s role,

Forgetting I was made to shine,

In my own time, in my own light.

Chorus

I wanna be skinny, I wanna be pretty,

Wanna be perfect like them on my city,

Wanna walk in and own the room,

Feel like I’ve got nothing to prove.

I wanna love what I see in the glass,

Stop wishing I was someone else’s past,

I’m tired of fighting who I am,

Mirror, be kind… I’m doing the best I can.

Bridge

Maybe perfect isn’t real,

Maybe strong is how I feel,

When I get up after pain,

When I dance in the rain.

Maybe beauty’s in my laugh,

In my scars, in my past,

In the way I still believe,

Even when it’s hard to breathe.

I’m more than numbers, more than size,

More than strangers’ judging eyes,

I’m a story still in bloom,

Still becoming, still in tune.

Verse 3

I’m learning slowly, day by day,

To talk to myself a kinder way,

To say “you’re trying, you’re okay,”

“You don’t have to fade away.”

I’m finding power in my voice,

Learning that I have a choice,

To love this heart, this skin, this mind,

This one-of-a-kind design.

Some days I fall, some days I fly,

Some days I’m brave, some days I cry,

But every step I take is proof,

That I’m growing into truth.

Final Chorus

I don’t need to be skinny to be worthy,

Don’t need perfect to be somebody,

I can walk in and own my room,

With my flaws and my dreams in bloom.

I’m learning to love what’s in the glass,

All my present and my past,

I’m not broken, I’m a gem,

Mirror, be kind… I’m learning to love myself again.

Outro

To every girl who feels “not enough,”

You’re already strong, you’re already tough,

You’re art in motion, heart and soul,

You don’t need fixing—you’re already whole.