Beautiful Girl

Staring at the mirror searching for imperfections

You won’t see clearly ‘cause your mind alters the view

You’ve come to dread the face in the reflection

And try to wash away what isn’t you


You’re covering up your sleeve trying to hide your heart

But tiny shards of it keep slipping through

They glimmer in the light then you fall apart

Knowing there’s nothing you can do


And she cries at night

When no one is around

She lives a lie

She has lost herself

With no way to survive

And no way out

Beautiful girl

How unfair the world’s been to you



You’re breaking and they’ll act like they’re surprised

Their faces plastered with unspoken words

They’ll whisper there were never any signs

But you know that it’s all been rehearsed



And she cries at night

When no one is around

She lives a lie

She has lost herself

With no way to survive

And no way out.

Beautiful girl

How unfair the world’s been to you


Tears of glass break on the floor

And they don’t know

How could they know

How long it’s been since you’ve felt whole.

Your bleeding lungs can get no air

And they don’t know

How could they know

So all they do is stop and stare



Staring at the mirror searching for imperfections

Even though you know each one of them by heart