Reflections

By Waxling

On Lanterns

Released on July 21, 2025

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[Verse]

I stumbled late at night

I couldn't stand the sight of my reflection in the mirror

I'm falling hard and fast

Ubiquitous at last, until another day has dawned

Allow me room to breathe

I botch, and then I seethe all the people I look up to

I linger in the park

A stranger after dark to be forgotten, oh no


[Chorus]

The gospel moonlight casts

Torments made to last

Reflections in the water

They remind me of another world

A sanctum, stripped of light


[Verse]

The word escapes my mouth

I need to hear the sound

I stretch thinner than the wind

A home derived from hate

I can't say I'm afraid

The resentment wilts away

Half the man I'll be

Is who I want to meet

Sicker people, saddest fantasy

Pretend to be aware

Keep sharpening, then tear

Growing colder as I fade


[Chorus]

The fear of being wrong

Afraid I don't belong

Reflections in the water

They remind me of another world

A sanctum, stripped of light

I listen to the sirens

They invite me to my ignorance

A heaven, lost of air