Life Size Mirror

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Dm             Bb               F              C
She was done before the start, always mending broken hearts
Dm             Bb               F              A
Making others miserable not knowing who she's hurting
Dm                 Bb            F          C
Father said, "This day will be, one for everyone to see"
Dm                  Bb              F                A7
Is it true you'll follow suit and have you learned a thing?
               Bb           F                C                Dm
It's just a selfish way to go, it's safe to say she'll never know
            Bb               G               C              C
For every person there's a whole life story waiting to be told 
              Bb        F                     C              Dm
When she is happy it's OK, but then these people start to fade
                                   Bb                C
Then we'll just watch her self-destruct as she gets old
Dm             Bb              F                      C
She put up defensive shields, to walk through all of life's minefields
 Dm             Bb            F                A
All defined by make-up and a car behind she's hiding
Dm             Bb             F              C
"Father do you have to go, left me questions I dont know"
Dm              Bb             F                 A7
Any answers or even close the life time lie was true
             Bb                F                C              Dm
She's gonna move on with her life, and take it one heart at a time
               Bb            G              C                C
And watch the little girl inside her wait behind as she goes on
     DM                          F                 C
But with this black heart she decides, who she'll take in and shove aside
           Bb                             C
Until the day she sees that everyone is gone
Bb                C               A                 Dm
Getting used to people leaving, thinking true love is deceiving
Bb                    F            A
Soon she'll know how lonely it can be
              Bb              F              C                  Dm
Now was it really worth the pain? A couple pills make her feel sane
                 Bm               G             C              C
While she lives out the story written for the part she is to play
                Bb             F                      C           Dm
With so much shame for her to hide, there's no more dignity, no pride
                 Bm                           C
Then there will only be dark in her light of day
Bb    C                     C                 F
And she will only see a reflection, of her father's rejection
G                                           A
Nothing will change until she breaks this life, this life-size mirror
# intro(x4)
Dm (slowly)