Shield of Scars Front Cover

Lyric

Skin-Deep Original

Tera Kira

Look at me... please look at me

Am I her yet? Am I finally she?

I changed my face, I dyed my hair

Wearing the scent she used to wear

I painted my nails her favorite shade

Mimicking every choice she made

The food she liked, the songs she knew

I swallowed it all to be closer to you

Everything she loved, I’ve made it mine

Tracing her ghost along the line

A shadow nods in the glass so deep

"This is enough," is the promise I keep

My heart stings a little when I hear the name

But I’ve mastered the art of her favorite game

The way I laugh, the way I turn

Every little gesture I had to learn

Looking up at you through her very eyes—

I’ve practiced the truth, I’ve perfected the lies

I wanna be that girl, your sacred one

Tell me I’m enough, now that I’m done

Look at me, look at me—am I her now?

Take the "me" I was and take a bow

One "Real Thing" is all you need, right?

So hold me close in the distorted light

Smile for me and say it’s finally true:

"You’re the original I never knew"

The pitch of my voice, the way that I stare

The length of the silence we used to share

I threw away the photos of the girl I used to be

I don't need a version that doesn't look like "she"

I stripped off my name, I burned my past

I’m built to your specs, I’m made to last

Just like her... just like her... just like her... just like her

Why do you look so lonely today?

I did everything, I paved the way

We’re exactly the same, can’t you see the design?

The girl you loved is now officially mine

Break the "Real One" that used to be there

Take the "Fake One" that’s beyond repair

I’m the only choice you have tonight

Perfect and polished, out of your sight

One "Real Thing" is all you need, right?

So choose me now, and end the fight

The shadow in the mirror finally smiles—

"We’re the same now, across the miles"

Look

I’m her now, right?

Aren’t I?

  • Lyricist

    Tera Kira

  • Composer

    Tera Kira

  • Producer

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  • Vocals

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