You always talk about my figure
and say I have the perfect complexion
but I never see anything worth looking at
when I stare at my reflection.
you say that I'm a diamond
that has somehow broken the mold
but when I look into the mirror
I always see a lump of coal.
who has the beer-goggled vision
and which one of us is wrong?
I would really like to know
so I can finally move on
with life and everything surrounding me.
you say that I'm something else
but how can you possible adore me
when even I don't think that highly of myself?
Manipulation is appealing
when you've found someone so weak.
that is why I don't know whether or not I should believe you
every time you speak.
because you tell me that I'm beautiful
as you're looking into my eyes
but the truth of the matter is
all that you say could just be lies.
I don't want to go through life
stuck in a trap or caught
because you told me I was something
even though you knew that I was not.
flattery will get you no where;
I just want to know the truth.
do i really light your fire
the way you say I do?
and if so, why am i so blinded
that I cannot see my own light
except inside the morning hours
between sunrise and night?
there is nothing spectacular about me
but you seem to think I'm a star
you say that I'm shining, when really
I'm just the reflection of what you are.
I am nothing more than a mirror
repeating your smiles and laughs.
You see, I'd rather pretend to be your sunshine
than face my ugly past
which is riddled with criticism and pain
simply because I couldn't be
The person someone wanted
while continuing to be me.
But I like your company so much
that I'm willing to pretend
that I'm all in which you say I am.
Hopefully I will be in the end...
