Mirror Name

Lyrics

[Verse 1] They called me by the name On the line that day But something in my chest Kept drifting the other way I wore the harder shoes I wore the smaller smile Every morning in the glass I was leaving me behind [Pre-Chorus] And I tried to play along Tried to hold it in But the truth kept tapping At the skin I'm living in [Chorus] I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie I was born one way But I feel another life I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie Call me what I am Let me breathe tonight (let me breathe tonight) [Verse 2] At the dinner table I learned the safest part Was nodding through the silence And hiding my own heart Every yes was borrowed Every laugh felt thin Like a house with all the windows Boarded up from within [Pre-Chorus] And I tried to play along Tried to make it fit But the truth kept growing In every word I bit [Chorus] I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie I was born one way But I feel another life I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie Call me what I am Let me breathe tonight (let me breathe tonight) [Bridge] If you knew my name inside You'd see I was never gone I was just too scared To sing my own song Now the mask is cracking And the rain comes through I don't want your pardon I want the truth [Final Chorus] I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie I was born one way But I feel another life I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie Call me what I am Let me breathe tonight (let me breathe tonight) I can't keep this lie I can't keep this lie Let me be myself Let me be all right (let me be all right)