Songs For Ettie
YOU DON'T NEED A MIRROR
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ABOUT: SOMEBODY ELSE
VERSE 1
(Kee)
Look, I’m not saying that I think you shouldn’t pay attention
Every time a passer-by in the street might mention
The curls in your hair or the brown of your eyes
Your dress looks lovely and your shoes are so nice
And the thing is yeah, that might be true,
But that doesn’t mean you should let it define you
And don’t you think it’s weird that we’re teaching our kids
What appears on the outside matters more than within?
And if a stranger can’t see that, they shouldn’t say a thing
A child shouldn’t be thinking about their looks or what they’re wearing
Do we want another generation crippled by fear
That they don’t look right, they don’t adhere
To our fabricated standards of aesthetic perfection
Setting them up for a life of rejection
So instead of their looks, I think we should consider
The message we preach is, you don’t need a mirror
CHORUS
(Hails)
Who am I when no one's watching?
I scroll through lies and I'm just so lost in
my body's mistakes
For Influence' sake
Will anybody ever notice me?
Who am I when I'm not posting?
A photoshopped game of whose liked the most and
I'll never look right
in society's eye
when the mirror is all I see
VERSE 2
(Kee)
Your beauty’s so much more than your outward appearance
It’s your acts of love which are a daily occurrence
As the saying goes “beauty’s more than skin deep”
Your personality is what makes you unique
Not the way you dress or the way you smile,
It’s the act of the smile that defines the child
The kindness, the jokes, the caring heart
That’s the individuality that sets you apart
And while it’s ok to want to look nice
Something like that doesn’t have to rule your life
All the real stuff that makes you special
Is underneath your skin, and that’s instrumental
To focus on that, on what’s inside
Not superficial excellence that’s based on lies
So instead of their looks, I think we should consider
The message we preach is you don’t need a mirror