by Clayton Barnes

Created on: June 19, 2010   Last Updated: September 30, 2011

Stranger in the Looking Glass:

I look into the mirror
And I see a stranger staring back
With cold black eyes
That cut right through the glass
I’ve never seen his face before
But somehow it seems familiar
Something about the way he smiles
Strikes my heart in terror

CHORUS:

Stranger in the looking glass
Can you see my future, present, past?
Stranger in the looking glass

Is it true there’s no way back?
Stranger in the looking glass
Tell me what it is you want from me?
Stranger in the looking glass
Why won’t you set me free?

I wonder where he came from
And how he got inside of me
He stares right through me
Like a glassy sea
I’ve never seen his face before
But somehow I remember
Like a memory from the past
It burns just like an ember

CHORUS:

Stranger in the looking glass
Can you see your future, present, past?
Stranger in the looking glass
Is it true there’s no way back?
Stranger in the looking glass
Tell me what it is you want from me
Stranger in the looking glass
Why won’t you set me free?

BRIDGE:

Who have I become
This stranger I don’t recognize
Who have I become
This stranger looking through my eyes
Who have I become
A stranger that I have to fear
Who have I become
This monster screaming in my ear

CHORUS:

Stranger in the looking glass
Can you see your future, present, past?
Stranger in the looking glass
Is it true there’s no way back?
Stranger in the looking glass
Tell me what it is you want from me
Stranger in the looking glass
Why won’t you set me free?

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