Man in the Mirror

Not sure why I felt the need to post this one this morning. Another one from the greatest band ever, Savatage.

"Man in the Mirror" comes from the album, "Poets and Madmen" (story here).

Possibly there are times when we don't really recognise who we are... who we want to be. Whether by our own choice or by circumstance it is amazing how cruel and damning we can be to ourselves when we take a good look at what we've done or become.

There's a man that I used to know
And sometimes he still visits with me
When it's late and the alcohol's glow
Is nearly gone
And it's time to awaken

And he looks and he laughs at the sight
And he asks what has happened to me
And I blame it all on the lights
But he smiles and says i'm mistaken
And there is no use in disguising
What the eye can so clearly see
That i've spent my whole life denying
That the man in the mirror is me

Give me one second chance
Give me one final dance
Give me one magic line
Take a minute off my time

Give me one final bow
If the moment allows
While he stares at the scars
Saying just who you are
Just who you are
Just who you are

In a child like illusion of life
He imagined the things yet to be
But they all disappeared on this night
Carry on among the forsaken

For there is no use in denying
What the eye can so clearly see
That one day I too will be dying
And the man in the mirror agrees

Give me one second chance
Give me one final dance
Give me one magic line
Take a minute off my time

Give me one final bow
If the moment allows
While he stares at the scars
Saying just who you are
Just who you are
Just who you are
Just who you...

Think we all need to stop and have a good look in the mirror at times.