Mirror, Monster, Mentor

First time that I saw you,

cracking through the glass

Hollow eyes and twisted grin,

thought you were my past

Static snow and TV screams,

glitching at the seams

Were you just a nightmare or something in between?

You crawled out of my reflection

Said I'm living in denial

Every word felt like infection

But you've been here all the while

Mirror, monster, mentor - which one are you today?

Static bride in waiting, showing me the way

Mirror, monster, mentor - I'm finally listening now

What I thought would break me taught me how

To wear the crown, wear the crown

Chased me through the hallways, red lights in the dark

"Little liar," "little pig," tearing me apart

But every cruel word spoken was a truth I couldn't face

You were all my sisters trying to put me in my place

Not my enemy or demon

Just an echo of the cost

Every Rachel who's been grieving

For the ones that they have lost

Mirror, monster, mentor - which one are you today

? Static bride in waiting, showing me the way

Mirror, monster, mentor - I'm finally listening now

What I thought would break me taught me how

To wear the crown, wear the crown

In the music box room where we finally meet

No more running from what I'm meant to be

You're not the horror - you're the history Of every choice that led to me

Mirror, monster, mentor - now I see your face

Every frightened Rachel trying to save this place

Mirror, monster, mentor - we're the same somehow

What I thought would break me taught me how To wear the crown,

wear the crown I'll wear the crown

Static fading into clarity

Mirror showing who I'm meant to be