Brand New Mirror


words and music by Erin Main and Rick Paul

Brand New Mirror cover art
From the single Brand New Mirror


I saw myself in a broken mirror
All cracks and missing pieces
Just an image of my shattered self
My flaws and incompleteness

But you saw what I couldn’t see
Through my fractured youth
And I don’t know what I’d be
If it weren’t for you

Ooh, you
Your love was a brand new mirror
That showed me who I am
Soft and hard, smooth and sharp
Sometimes hard to understand
And I learned to see myself
Through reflections in your eyes
I am strong today
From your boundless faith
Through your knowing ways
You loved me as I am

It was you who first saw me
For who I am inside
The parts I never dared to see
The heart I tried to hide

But how could I deny
What you saw was me
When I looked in your eyes
You made me believe

Ooh, you
Your love was a brand new mirror
That showed me who I am
Soft and hard, smooth and sharp
Sometimes hard to understand
And I learned to see myself
Through reflections in your eyes
I am strong today
From your boundless faith
Through your knowing ways
You loved me as I am

You showed me strengths
Where I’d only seen weakness
Where I saw imperfections
You showed me uniqueness
You were the one who saw all I could be
It’s like you showed me me

Ooh, you
Your love was a brand new mirror
That showed me who I am
Soft and hard, smooth and sharp
Sometimes hard to understand
And I learned to see myself
Through reflections in your eyes
I am strong today
From your boundless faith
Through your knowing ways
You loved me as I am

Through your knowing ways
You loved me
As I am


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