3AM MIRROR

Lyrics

[Intro - whispered, reverb] Look at me Look at what I did to me (mirror...) [Hook - sung, hypnotic, layered harmonies] 3AM in the mirror, I don't recognize the face Same eyes that used to dream now just stare into space I been runnin' from myself in a body that ain't mine Every night I meet the stranger that I left behind 3AM in the mirror, tell me who you see 'Cause the boy I used to be ain't lookin' back at me [Verse 1 - rap, low and cold] Used to write my future on the ceiling of my room Now I write my name on bottles just to make it through the noon Friends turned into numbers that I don't even call And the ones that stayed around only stay to watch me fall Told myself I'd quit it when the pain got too loud But the silence is a killer and the high is a crowd I ain't suicidal, I'm just tired of the fight There's a difference, but at 3AM it don't feel right [Pre-Hook - sung, soft] And the bathroom light is buzzin' And my hands won't stay still Funny how the hardest thing to face Is the one behind the glass that's real [Hook - sung, hypnotic, layered harmonies] 3AM in the mirror, I don't recognize the face Same eyes that used to dream now just stare into space I been runnin' from myself in a body that ain't mine Every night I meet the stranger that I left behind 3AM in the mirror, tell me who you see 'Cause the boy I used to be ain't lookin' back at me [Verse 2 - rap, building] Mama said I changed, she ain't wrong, she ain't lyin' I can feel it in the way that my laughter started dyin' Used to love the sunlight, now I only chase the dark 'Cause the dark don't ask questions, it just opens up its arms I got ghosts in my pockets, I got blood on my past I got people that I hurt who still ask if I'm back And I tell 'em that I'm fine with a smile that ain't true Then I come home to the mirror and the mirror always knew [Beat Switch - 808s cut, then slam distorted] I'm not askin' for a miracle I'm just askin' for a night Where I look into the glass And I don't wanna run and hide [Bridge - sung, stripped, guitar only] If I stay here long enough Will the stranger learn my name If I stop runnin' long enough Will he put down all the blame [Final Hook - bigger, double-tracked, whispered ad-libs] 3AM in the mirror, I'm still learnin' who I am Same scars, different story, same blood on these hands I been runnin' from myself but I'm done with that race Tonight I meet the stranger and I look him in the face 3AM in the mirror, tell me who you see I ain't the boy I used to be But he's still a part of me [Outro - whispered, fading] Stay Look at me I'm still here (mirror...) [End]