Referring to my light or reflection on your darkness

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Prompt / Lyrics
(Verse 1)
I stood at the edge of the obsidian deep
Where the secrets are buried and the promises sleep
And for a second, a flash hit the curve of the glass
I thought I saw fire, I thought I saw brass.
But the light wasn't yours, it was leaking from me
A specular trick that I wanted to see
I mistook the gloss for a soul with a spark
But it was just my own candle reflecting the dark.
(Chorus)
It’s the shimmer on the shadow, the glint on the blade
The trick of the optics, the trap that was laid
I saw a halo where the void should have been
Misreading the surface for what was within.
It wasn't your goodness, it wasn't your glow
Just a ghost of a light that I happened to throw
Yeah, the darkness is polished, it’s smooth and it’s cold
And it’s wearing the shine of the lies that you told.
(Verse 2)
Like oil on water or a predator’s eye
It catches the sun just to tell you a lie
A false invitation, a "come as you are"
While you’re reaching for heaven and hitting a scar.
It’s called Pareidolia—humanity’s curse
To see a reflection and hope for the reverse
To find a heartbeat in a hollowed-out chest
Because the brain needs a hero to pass the final test.
(Bridge)
But if you tilt the angle, the image will break
The luster dissolves in a physical ache
You realize the "gold" was a trick of the sight
And you’re standing alone in the absence of light.
(Chorus)
It’s the shimmer on the shadow, the glint on the blade
The trick of the optics, the trap that was laid
I saw a halo where the void should have been
Misreading the surface for what was within.
It wasn't your goodness, it wasn't your glow
Just a ghost of a light that I happened to throw
Yeah, the darkness is polished, it’s smooth and it’s cold
And it’s wearing the shine of the lies that you told.
(Outro)
Just a mirror...
A cold, black mirror.
You didn't have a light.
You just had a way of stealing mine.
(Fades out)
The shimmer...
It was always just me.