In My Skin

When she looks into the mirror
All her imperfections collide
She never sees the real person
That's hiding deep inside

Comparing herself to perfection
To all the models she'll always see
Crying herself to sleep at night
She knows what she can't be

Hiding in the dark
She covers herself away
Breathing just to bleed
Her self-esteem continues to fray

Sadly, day and night
I look into those eyes
I know that they are mine
And I hear my wrenching cries

That girl I despise to see
Regretfully I have to say is me

But, now I'm learning
This is who I am
I'll have to pretend I'm happy
In this body, all a sham

Break the glass
To distort the mirror
Kept between the cracks
Is my biggest fear

Now that it's shattered
I see where I have been
I'll slowly sew together
The flesh I'm forever stuck in