Untold Identity - Psych Eval

Imagine this, that depicted onscreen begins a scene seen on a feed
Seemingly two men are deemed to be beings with no similarity
And so you might ask what has passed to make this meeting become a reality
Both men in the frame have a name that came framed
Behind a window pane made with half grace and half shame
And though one got one half, one got the other, they're still both to blame
And though they're quite the separate person, I assure you, they're the same

One has got it right, gives all he's got in a try
He'd be the first guy you'd think to fight the good fight
While the other is sinister in thought, deed, and execution
His institution's not one to see the light of day, he won't follow through it

The wrong guy with a dark side
He's been waiting on me for a long time
To forsake what I know, what I love, who I am
At this point you can see I'm the guy in the right
Cameras in all angles in the room
Capture fumes going between the two, now assume
This occupancy that you can see
It just might be between me and me

I pace the room, looking at this thing with a nice suit, finely groomed
And I scream, why do you stay? He looked me in the face
With a grin displaced his hands adjacent, leaned in his chair
Getting comfortable, something I've seen before, like you better beware
But I've been told to do my best to disregard that I am scared
I was disturbed by the blank face he bore
He gave me a look that froze me to the core
His eyes made mine fall to the floor
I'm the only thing between him and the door
I abhorred this thought, glancing at the glass
Hoping the observer would grant me a pass
But the one way mirror was a reflection
So I just wrote "Wait until further inspection"

One of us has been dragged all over this road
But I can't tell which, so I must be told
'Cause were both in this room, but I'm the one with the notes
See what's solid proof, remove those that float
It says here, disappear, before things get clear
'Cause once you find out, this stuff will adhere
Make sure you know where you're headed before you steer
This revelation kicks your life to full gear

They're both me
This realization takes my breath away
The room spins, and fades, I awake in the seat
We swapped personalities, I'm in denial
I know they're both me, I'm the one who's on trial
The observer's been behind the glass taking this all in
It seems, apparently, that he's been waiting for me
To feel the full sensation of this
He projects, "You're the one who was praying for this"
It's no disrespect, I got clarity, even though it feels like some parody
I'm impaired to think that I'd bury these lifelong issues
I can't bear to believe I really made artificial faces
To compensate when I know that I could never deprive
Enough energy to be rid my greed to be free of me

This interrogation places two unruly figures in a box
The one who does his best will now decide if it's a loss
To acknowledge that the other has a place inside his thoughts
Behind the one-way glass another character will watch

Well, who's this other man that watches all this from a distance?
I turn all of my anger out toward this person who's been missing
Up until this point, he seemed to me to be all things I want to be
But I now think that both these people are two things I'll never be

I do my best, but never reach the maximum edge of performance
There's the guy I want to be, perfect in all ways, all adores this
Then there's the former, the guy I don't want to be
Take a look, see a third, the person you see is me
I'll never exceed my strive to be a better version of me
But also see, the guy I hate who's just one choice away, I'll never be
'Cause you see, I'll always be me
I say again, I'm never best or worst, I'll always just be me
So now I'm free

Written by:
Elijah Patterson

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