"Reflection" lyrics

"Reflection"

Look at me
You may think you see who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask, I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

I am now
In a world where I have to hide my heart
And what I believe in
But somehow
I will show the world what's inside my heart
And be loved for who I am

Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know?
Must I pretend that I'm someone else
For all time?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

There's a heart that must be free, to fly
That burns with a need to know the reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?

I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?


Thanks to Dh, Jor for correcting these lyrics.
Writer(s): Matthew Wilder, David Joel Zippel
This song was recorded as a debut single of Christina Aguilera for the animated film "Mulan" (1998).
The DVD version of "Mulan" contains a Spanish translation of this song and its music video as a bonus.
Matthew Wilder, one of the co-writers of this track, also sang in "Mulan" as Ling.
Lea Salonga performs this song as Mulan in the film.
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