Mirror of Ash

Lyrics

Verse 1
I walk in like a king
But they look right through me
I wear my cleanest grin
Still nobody wants me

I count the heads I move
I count the names I own
The room should bend for me
So why am I alone?

Pre-Chorus
I gave them perfect lines
I gave them all my shine
I made it all about me
So why won't they align?

Chorus
Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
I should be the sun
I should be the one

Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
Say my name, say it now
Tell me what's wrong somehow

Verse 2
I keep the story tight
I keep my mirror fed
I fix each crooked glance
I replay what I said

Their laughter cuts me deep
I call it jealousy
If they won't lift me up
Then they are beneath me

Pre-Chorus
I gave them perfect lines
I gave them all my shine
I made it all about me
So why won't they align?

Chorus
Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
I should be the sun
I should be the one

Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
Say my name, say it now
Tell me what's wrong somehow

Bridge
Maybe it's my hands
Too quick to take the crown
Maybe when I enter
The whole room feels me drown

I call it fate, I call it spite
I call it anything but me
If I am not adored
Then what am I meant to be?

Final Chorus
Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
I should be the sun
I should be the one

Why don't they want me? (want me)
Why don't they want me?
Say my name, say it now
Tell me what's wrong somehow

Outro
I stood too close to the glass
And hated what I saw
A face that needed worship
And got none at all