Monster in the Mirror

(Ah‑ah)

I was down… but I ain’t out

Fell in pieces, thought I lost the plot

Took the fall, but I learned the cost a lot

You said goodbye, left me cold in the dark

Now I’m realigning pain into art

Saw my demons in the mirror’s crack

Learned to fight for me when there’s no coming back

Now I’m back, but with different scars

Still standing tall with a broken heart

You thought I’d fade, thought I’d bleed

But I turned pain into what I need

Still standing when the world broke me

Still lighting when the dark tried to hold me

Still smiling in a skin too cracked

Still rising from the ashes of the past

Yeah, still standing—you won’t fold me

Still breathing, you can’t control me

Still my voice in the empty night

Still alive, and I’ll be alright

Used to chase shadows of memories

Now I chase days that I design, free

Used to hang regrets in my mind like art

Now I paint tomorrows with a brand new start

All these voices said I wouldn’t bounce

All their doubts just made my faith count

Now I’m flying past every prophecy

Left doubt in my smoke, now I’m breathing peace

You thought I’d fade, thought I’d bleed

Now I glow, now I’m relief

Still standing when the world broke me

Still lighting when the dark tried to hold me

Still smiling in a skin too cracked

Still rising from the ashes of the past

Yeah, still standing—you won’t fold me

Still breathing, you can’t control me

Still my voice in the empty night

Still alive, and I’ll be alright

No more hiding in the shadows

I built wings out of broken shadows

If this life ain’t what you wanted me to be

Glad you didn’t—made me who I’m meant to be

Still standing when the world broke me

Still lighting when the dark tried to hold me

Still smiling in a skin too cracked

Still rising from the ashes of the past

Still standing—this is my story

Still breathing—living in my glory

Still my voice in the empty night

Still alive, still me, still alright

Still alive… yeah, still alive

Still standing… still standing