Man in the Mirror

[Verse 1]
Real or a dream
Can't ever seem to keep myself together
Caught in between
Next thing, I'm waking up wherever

[Pre-Chorus]
Stay awake, don't break
And though I feel no fear
I'm scared to shut my eyes
Who knows what kind of fate
Awaits me tonight

[Chorus]
My reflection shows
Same ol' face, but not my own
I don't like what I see
Someone else that isn't me!

Oh, God, the man in the mirror says
I'll be better off if I stop looking
It may be all in my head
But wounds
Old wounds open up again

[Verse 2]
Can't live my life
I'm at a loss for what I can't remember
No end in sight
Is it true—I'm stuck with you forever?

[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, you take and take
And now it's all so clear
It's all because of you
"No, no, you don't know
What you're getting into"

[Chorus]
My reflection hides
In my mind, a parasite
I will seize all control
Never let you take your hold

Oh, God, the man in the mirror's here
I try not to notice he's always lurking
Why won't he just disappear?
Old wounds
Old wounds show their face again

[Bridge]
"I'm sorry that I needed you here"
"It was a matter of survival"
"Not everything is as it appears"
"Nothing that I say is getting through"
"My eyes open up to—"
Open up to

[Chorus]
My reflection shows
Memories but not my own
I don't like what I see
Something I just can't believe

"My God," the man in the mirror says
"I'll do what you want, so just stop looking!"
Please let me out of my head
Old wounds
Old wounds open up

[Outro]
Our reflection shows
Things I'm not supposed to know
An altered point of view
That's all wrong, that isn't true!

Oh, God, the man in the mirror cries
Deny all you want but it's not working
I've nowhere else left to hide
From wounds
Old wounds opened up again