The Mirror Test

They call out your name You don't feel ashamed anymore Nothing can bring you down They've found you at last But somehow the past is ignored Every road's paved gold now Party's over Welcome to your life Everybody loves a stereotype It's a game the gro

Hard times at a gentle pace Like stone I am weathered slowly Building on my disgrace When I know there's a better way I'm falling out of favour With every breath I take There's no excuse for bad behaviour Somebody's counting all our mistakes I fill m

I can tell myself I know the answers Try to puzzle out the painful things I've yet to learn But i don't understand the subtle plan And still I wonder As the seeds we've sown fall to earth and grow In a barren land Sheltered in our seasoned hardness S