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Mascara on My Mirror (Version 2)

[Verse 1]

I always thought your heart had eyes

You’d love the gloss

The shine

The size

Tag on my dress

Numbers on a scale

High heels hiding how I felt so frail

[Pre-Chorus]

Pulled tight seams over shaking bones

Smiled through blisters walking home

If I looked perfect

You’d stay close

That was the bargain I told myself most

[Chorus]

Mascara on my mirror

Trying to fix this face again

But the closer that I look

The less I know where I begin

If I peel these layers down

Lose the polish

Lose the crown

Would you see me

Really see me

Or just turn around

[Verse 2]

I learned the labels

Every name

Chased every trend like it was fame

Clothes on the floor

Empty on the bed

Silk on my skin

Noise in my head

[Pre-Chorus]

Taught myself to stand just so

Hide the parts I hate

Don’t let them show

If I played flawless

You’d applaud

But you just stared right through the façade

[Chorus]

Mascara on my mirror

Trying to fix this face again

But the closer that I look

The less I know where I begin

If I peel these layers down

Lose the polish

Lose the crown

Would you see me

Really see me

Or just turn around

[Bridge]

What if I’m tired of this costume (yeah)

What if I’m more than this costume (oh)

I’m scared to step out of the frame

Terrified you’ll stay the same

[Chorus]

Mascara on my mirror

Wiping off this face tonight

Every line and every scar

Catching in the softer light

As I peel these layers down

Drop the act onto the ground

If you see me

Really see me

Maybe I’ll stay around