[Verse 1] She was seven when her mother walked away Left a little girl with nothing left to say Her father found his comfort in a bottle every night She learned that love means loss and holding on too tight [Verse 2] No one there to catch her when she fell No steady voice to say that all was well Trust became a stranger, future just a dream Nothing's what it seemed, nothing's what it seemed [Chorus] Look back and see the patterns that we carry Reflection shows the wounds that make us wary When both your anchors drift away too soon You learn to dance alone beneath the moon The future's just a shadow, love's a fear Reflection makes it crystal, crystal clear [Verse 3] She grew up strong and fierce, independent and proud Standing tall and capable above the crowd But underneath the surface where the real truth lies Closeness meant goodbye, closeness meant goodbye [Verse 4] When she met your father, she looked whole and bright But carried all her ghosts into the night Love felt like waiting for the other shoe to fall She'd built up walls so tall, walls so tall [Chorus] Look back and see the patterns that we carry Reflection shows the wounds that make us wary When both your anchors drift away too soon You learn to dance alone beneath the moon The future's just a shadow, love's a fear Reflection makes it crystal, crystal clear [Bridge] Two parents lost is not one plus one It multiplies the damage, never done Every skill that grows between a child and care Gets compromised when no one's really there Trust and regulation, stories we can tell The future that we're planning, the future we can't sell [Chorus] Look back and see the patterns that we carry Reflection shows the wounds that make us wary When both your anchors drift away too soon You learn to dance alone beneath the moon The future's just a shadow, love's a fear Reflection makes it crystal, crystal clear [Outro] So when you look at mother, see the child she was Before the world forgot to show her love Reflection is the mirror that reveals the why Behind the way we love and say goodbye
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