NYZA ORIGINALS
Mirror Don't Lie
She stands in front of the bathroom mirror at dawn, really looking at her own face for the first time in years—not the version her mother wanted, not the person her ex said she was becoming, just her. In that moment, with the light hitting her eyes, she realizes she's been so busy proving herself to everyone else that she forgot who she was trying to become.
Lyrics
Verse 1
They say I'm too much, then not enough
Wearing faces like a second skin
But this morning light don't play pretend
I see the bones beneath the bluff
Chorus
Mirror don't lie, it just reflects the truth
I'm the only one I gotta prove it to
Mirror don't lie, every scar's a map
I'm finally learning how to look back
Verse 2
Mama wanted grace, you wanted tame
Everyone had a blueprint for my name
But the girl staring back, she ain't for sale
She's been waiting for the day I'd fail
To be anyone else
Chorus
Mirror don't lie, it just reflects the truth
I'm the only one I gotta prove it to
Mirror don't lie, every mark, every line
Tells the story of a soul that's finally mine
Bridge
So I'm done with the running
Done with the hunching my shoulders small
The person in the glass, she's been there all along
Just waiting for me to call her beautiful
Outro
Mirror don't lie
I'm finally listening