Story Behind the Song
I've always been very passionate about anorexia or body image, and it was just a matter of time before I wrote lyrics about it. I had a friend who was anorexic at the time, and I had a few conversations with her where she said some of the lyrics I later put in the song.
Lyrics
Mirror, Mirror on the wall
What can you see, when you look at me?
The image I've been seeing shows what I'm feeling
Broke down and hungry
Worn out from disbelief
My lack of faith surely shows the way
How I'm tired of this life
Knife to skin, is there an answer therein?
Where in my bleeding can it lie?
Chorus
What's health, when there's attractiveness?
What's popular, without promiscuous?
What's beauty, when the world just doesn't care?
What's self-control, when the razor's right there?
Mirror, mirror in my head
What can you see when you look through me?
Do you see a person or a body?
Pale and ugly, so far from real beauty
Make it through today, but I still say
That I'd rather be thin then healthy
Vomit and hide while the voices inside cry
Take this cup from me
Chorus (2x)
Can anybody see any beauty in me?
I'm on my knees staring at the water
and right now the back of my throat is burning for an answer
Chorus
Mirror, mirror just turn away
I'm too sick to see what's become of me
The image I'll see can never be
Perfect and flawless, which is where I've placed my happiness
It can never be which is why I say
Take this cup from me
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