reflections *

look at me,
you may think you see who i really am
but you'll never know me
everyday its 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

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

* written by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel for the 1998 Disney animated feature Mulan