Girl in the Mirror

Stay here for a little while
Painting on another smile
In the glittersweet tears
The self disappears
But comes back chasing you, chasing you

Up there in the blinding spin
Spotlight burns a hole within
The one who was there
Just gives a blank stare
But is still holding you, holding you

Live like you never had a choice

Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew
Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew

Underneath the neon doom
Backstage is your breathing room
These lipsticky walls
Have seen rises and falls
But are not judging you, judging you

Live like you never had a choice

Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew
Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew
But all her lives are shining through
When she's fading out of view

Like smoke curls and jazz
Dancing out of your Alcatraz
Down memory lane
Dancing with a ball and a chain

Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew
Now the girl in the mirror is just someone you once knew
And it's the ghost inside her that she never got used to
And it's the face of a stranger who is always starting new

And it's the girl in the mirror
It's the girl in the mirror
And all her lives are shining through
When she's fading out of view

music and lyrics by Harri Kangas