06. Monster in My Mirror

[Verse 1]
I face the glass, it’s not my face
A shadow moves, it steals my grace
Every step I take, it walks behind
Every thought it knows, every lie it finds

You cannot hide.
You cannot run.

[Pre-Chorus]
I try to scream but the sound is thin
The war I fight is from within

[Chorus]
Monster in my mirror, stare into my eyes
You wear my face, you echo all my cries
I will not kneel, I will not break
Even if I shatter with every mistake
Monster in my mirror, hear the battle roar
I am the light that you cannot ignore
I will not fall, I will not die
Even as you claw from the inside

[Verse 2]
Every heartbeat drums in fear
Every shadow whispers near
I see your grin beneath my skin
The chaos waiting deep within

I am the strength you deny.
I am the rage you bury.

[Pre-Chorus]
I lift my hands and face the flame
I own the guilt, I own the name

[Chorus]
Monster in my mirror, stare into my eyes
You wear my face, you echo all my cries
I will not kneel, I will not break
Even if I shatter with every mistake
Monster in my mirror, hear the battle roar
I am the light that you cannot ignore
I will not fall, I will not die
Even as you claw from the inside

[Bridge]
Fear me…
I am more.
You cannot escape.
I will rise anyway.

[Breakdown]
(Female whispered over strings)
You are part of me, I am part of you…
(Female soaring into chorus)
But I decide what I do!

[Final Chorus]
Monster in my mirror, stare into my eyes
You wear my face, you echo all my cries
I will not kneel, I will not break
Even if I shatter with every mistake
Monster in my mirror, hear the battle roar
I am the light that you cannot ignore
I will not fall, I will not die
Even as you claw from the inside