Mirror Bites Back

[ Lyrics ]

Mirror sees more than you do…

Toothpaste on the bristles, water running cold,
I said I was fine last night — that’s not what I was told.
By the look in my own eyes, half-lidded and blue,
Like I sold off a piece every time I said, 'You.'
You liked me quiet, so I turned down my voice,
Laughed at the insult dressed up like a choice.
I folded myself up to fit in your drawer —
Now the seams don’t align like they did before.

And the glass starts to breathe,
Like it’s holding the truth I’ve been too scared to speak.
That reflection ain’t broken — it’s awake.
And it’s done being the lie on your behalf.

Mirror bites back — yeah, mirror bites back,
Won’t pretend I’m smaller just to keep you happy.
Mirror bites back — sharp on the edge,
Shows me who I was before I started acting.

I used to adjust my posture when you walked in the room,
Smile with my teeth but keep my thoughts in a tomb.
You said I was ‘chill,’ called my silence ‘cool’ —
But chill don’t mean frozen, and cool ain’t a fool.
I rewired my laughter, made my boundaries bend,
Now the ghost in the glass won’t pretend again.
Every ‘sure, whatever’ echoes in red,
Like a wound that’s been open but never once bled.

And the light shifts just right,
Catching cracks in the calm I wore every night.
That reflection ain’t faking — it’s real.
And it’s starting to remember how to feel.

Mirror bites back — yeah, mirror bites back,
Won’t pretend I’m smaller just to keep you happy.
Mirror bites back — sharp on the edge,
Shows me who I was before I started acting.

All those mornings I said, 'I'm okay,'
The mirror saw through me — had something to say.
Not in words, not in shouts, but a flick in the gaze,
A truth in the shadow of my shoulder’s old frame.

Mirror bites back — yeah, mirror bites back,
I’m not smaller — I’m simmering, finally ready.
Mirror bites back — loud in the light,
Shows me who I am now that I’m leaving.
Mirror bites back —  — stacked, defiant

Yeah… mirror sees more than you do.