Mirror Mirror

"You know, don't you feel that it's great" "For you to have your father's perspective on" "On who you are, and what you're doing?" - Phil Towle "It's easier to talk about" "When he's not in my presence?" - Lars Ulrich "Well what you, what would you say in private? Say it" "Say it" - Phil Towle Spent all the morning with tears in my glasses Trying to ignore all your emails My vision's deforming, I'm staring through lashes Trying to distort all the details You said I sadden you terribly, now I'm in therapy You can't believe how I turned out I wish you could teach me to build from the ashes Of the leash that I burned down When I look in the mirror, mirror I hate what's staring back at me And it's all getting clearer, clearer There's so much of you I see I know in your mind you're still twenty five And dread every day as grey overtakes The face in the mirror, mirror Who gave up on the dream No I'm not who you want me to be No I'm not who you want me to be And it got me thinking that if I'm just like you Maybe I'll find how make this right And maybe your instinct and way you abuse it Are my blueprint to a better life Maybe all your mistakes are from a cage you escaped And maybe all of your hate's misunderstood You'll stay my idol, but I'll break the cycle The way that I know you wish you could When I look in the mirror, mirror I hate what's staring back at me And it's all getting clearer, clearer There's so much of you I see I know in your mind you're still twenty five And dread every day as grey overtakes The face in the mirror, mirror Who gave it up for me No I'm not who you want me to be Cause I'm all that you taught me to be No I'm not who you want me to be (Where do we go from here?) Cause I'm all that you taught me to be (Where do we go from here?) No I'm not who you want me to be (Where do we go from here?) (How long can this keep going on?) (Until the end) Man I'm all that you taught me to be (Where do we go from here?) (Man I've had it for the last time) (I need my old friend) Where do we go from here? Where do we go from here? How long can this keep going on? Man I've had it for the last time Don't you still believe in me? Won't you quit your pleading for me to change? I've got enough weight on my back I've got enough hate for my past Until the end Until the end I need my old friend back Old friend back No I'm not who you want me to be Cause I'm all that you taught me to be No I'm not who you want me to be Man I'm all that you taught me to be (No I'm not who you want me to be) When I look in the mirror, mirror (Cause I'm all that you taught me to be) Oh it's all getting clearer, clearer (No I'm not who you want me to be) When I look in the mirror, look in the mirror (Man I'm all that you taught me to be) No I'm not who you want me to be Cause I'm all that you taught me to be No I'm not who you want me to be Man I'm all that you taught me to be