What is “Mirror Mirror” about?
"Mirror Mirror" flips the fairy-tale question around, following a narrator who used to hide from her reflection and now likes who is looking back. Flaws she once hated become cracks that let the light show through, and she turns down filters and edits in favor of the real thing, ending on the plain admission that she isn't perfect and that's fine. Track eleven on GLITCH, it pairs with "Butterfly" before it, and its "five reflections" point back to the group.
Mirror Mirror lyrics
(Mirror, mirror)
(Who's that girl?)
Looking at my reflection, she looks different today
Something in her eyes says she's not afraid
Used to hide behind the glass, scared of what I'd see
But now I'm face to face with the real me
Flip my hair, check the vibe, yeah she's looking right
The girl in the mirror is ready tonight
Who's that girl? I see her shining
She's been there all along
Who's that girl? She's finally rising
She was never gone
Mirror mirror on the wall
I'm the baddest of them all
Mirror mirror, can't you see?
I'm in love with being me
Mi-mi-mirror, mirror yeah
Flip the script, I'm finally there
Mirror mirror on the wall
Watch me stand, I'll never fall
(That's me, that's me, that's me!)
(Mirror, mirror!)
(That's me, that's me, that's me!)
Every flaw I used to hate is beautiful today
Every crack just shows the light in a different way
Don't need filters, don't need edits, this is real
Confidence looks good, yeah you know the deal
Five reflections standing strong in a row
Every angle catching light, watch us glow
Who's that girl? I see her shining
She's been there all along
Who's that girl? She's finally rising
Mirror mirror on the wall
I'm the baddest of them all
Mirror mirror, can't you see?
I'm in love with being me
Mi-mi-mirror, mirror yeah
Flip the script, I'm finally there
Break the glass, break the mold
This is my story to be told
I'm not perfect and that's fine
This reflection? All mine
Mirror mirror on the wall
I'm the baddest of them all
Mirror mirror, can't you see?
I'm in love with being me
(Mirror, mirror...)