mimicry

I close my eyes
But you're still there

Somewhere between
The dark and light
I saw your face
Inside the night

I walk alone through empty streets
Your shadow follows where I go
Every face I see tonight
Is someone that I used to know

I turn around
There's no one there
I hear your voice
Inside the air

And every time I look away
I see you standing in my place
I try to run
I try to hide
But something pulls me back inside

Mimicry
I become what you see
Mimicry
You become part of me

I change my face
I change my name
But underneath
I'm still the same

Mimicry
Hiding in the light
Mimicry
Running through the night

If I lose myself in you
Tell me who I'm supposed to be
 Who am I... Who am I

There are faces in the glass
There are strangers wearing mine
Every mirror holds a secret
Every shadow changes sides

I reach for you
You disappear
I call your name
But no one hears

The world is moving
Out of time
And I don't know
Which face is mine

Maybe I was never hiding
Maybe I was waiting there
Maybe every face I borrowed
Was a face I couldn't bear

Mimicry
I become what you see
Mimicry
You become part of me

I change my face
I change my name
But underneath
I'm still the same

Mimicry
Hiding in the light
Mimicry
Running through the night

If I lose myself in you
Tell me who I'm supposed to be

Maybe you were never there
Maybe I was looking through you

Maybe every face I wore
Was only trying to find you

I see you in the crowd
I see you when I sleep

The closer that I get to you
The deeper I disappear

I see you

Across the room

I see you

Coming closer

I see you

And suddenly
The whole world disappears

Mimicry
I become what you see
Mimicry
You become part of me

No more faces
No disguise
No more strangers

In my eyes

Mimicry
Don't let me go
Mimicry
I need to know

If I lose myself tonight
Maybe I can finally find
Who I am

Take away the mirror
Take away the mask

Take away the stranger
I became to make you stay

I don't need another face
I don't need another name

Look at me

Just look at me

If every image turns to dust,
If every memory fades away,

I'll know you by your eyes
I'll know you by the way
You look at me

Not by the face
Not by the name

But by the eyes

Mimicry
No more hiding from me
Mimicry
Now I finally see

All the faces fall away
All the shadows lose their shape

Mimicry
You and I tonight
Mimicry
Standing in the light

I was looking for myself
In every face

In every shadow

In every lie

Until I found you

Found you