MIRROR, MIRROR Oct. 20/83 Karl Rigelhof

My thoughts are turned towards reflection
To struggle once again with this misconception
Have I escaped without detection
Well disguised to hide beyond perception
How can you pass judgement on perfection
How much longer can I hold onto this deception

Is this the way that I appear
Time has taken it's toll through the years
Or is the image blurred by the tears
I must eliminate this growing fear
I feel the crisis is drawing near
I wish the whole damn thing would disappear

CHORUS:
Mirror, mirror on the wall
Why are you staring back at me
Looking at you I see nothing at all
I can see right through you

No that can't be really me
Another case of mistaken identity
But it's there for all to see
To shun their gaze is an impossibility
If that's the way that it must be
I must open my eyes and face reality

I can't believe what I have seen
Composed of substance approaching (the) obscene
But things are not always what they seem
Deep within the void I hear a distant scream
The ends do not justify the means
In a vain attempt to erase the scene
You cannot pretend to live your life inside a dream

CHORUS