Eliza Carlson - The One in the Mirror

Darling, I am tired of who I've been
I am nineteen and fragile
Fracture in my disguise, I'm someone else entirely
In someone else's eyes
Oh, I am no stranger to playing pretend
But I'm a stranger to myself
Walk around with a smile frozen on my face
The truth is a dangerous game, so I
Throw myself into fiction, find other worlds to live in
I'd rather be anywhere but here
I'd rather be anyone but the one in the mirror
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
But the one in the mirror
Darling, I am falling apart again
Lost in this misery of my own creation
Years of growing coming undone, I want no part in this
Slipping on a different smile on a different screen
Am I anything more than who they want to see
I have been so many people
I'm scared to see which one's really me these days
So I push you away, all I do is run
Desperate to be somebody to someone, but I
Always feel like the odd one out
Left behind in an old ghost town
I'd rather be anywhere but here
I'd rather be anyone but the one in the mirror
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
But the one in the mirror
I don't think myself and I are on speaking terms
I don't think I can find a way through all of this hurt alone
When there's a stranger's face in place of my own
I am trying to remember I'm not anyone else
I am trying to remember
That I am not the worst things I think about myself
But it's hard some days, when I'd rather be
Anyone but the one in the mirror
Let me tell you, I know everyone wants me to be her
So I've tried, all my life, I stare at the ceiling
Wondering who am I? Please tell me I'm
Anyone but the one in the mirror
I'm tired of begging you to dig a little deeper
Look past the surface, see through my eyes
Then would you really believe me when I say I'm fine
Look closer, who am I
Look closer, do you recognize me
Want to be more than a so-called pretty smile
It's lonely here in this mind of mine
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm the one in the mirror
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
I'm the one in the mirror
Wake up with a smile frozen on my face
I'm a stranger to myself

Written by:
Eliza Carlson

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