Mirror, Be Gentle

Lyrics

Verse 1
T-shirt on the floor
Trying on a different face
Pulling at the same old flaws
Like they’re stitches out of place

Scroll through every perfect frame
Everyone a painted lie
Zooming in on every line
Till I barely recognize

Chorus
Mirror
Be gentle
I’m still learning how to stay
With all of my edges
And the parts I push away
If I’m more than what I hate
Help me see it
Help me stay
Mirror
Be gentle
On me today

Verse 2
Hide behind a sideways joke
Make myself the easy aim
Beat the insult to their lips
So it doesn’t feel the same

But every word I throw at me
Leaves a fingerprint too deep
I’m the one who locked the door
I’m the one who holds the key

Chorus
Mirror
Be gentle
I’m still learning how to stay
With all of my edges
And the parts I push away
If I’m more than what I hate
Help me see it
Help me stay
Mirror
Be gentle
On me today

Bridge
What if I’m not broken?
What if I’m just tired?
What if I stop keeping
Every cruel thing I’ve acquired? (oh)
Can I keep the freckles?
Can I keep the scars?
Can I be a little kinder
To this tired heart?

Chorus
Mirror
Be gentle
I’m still learning how to stay
With all of my edges
And the parts I push away
If I’m more than what I hate
Help me see it
Help me stay
Mirror
Be gentle
On me today (on me today)