Mirror of Excuses

Verse 1

You sit

And pout

With salty tears upon a heavy chin

The fault is never yours to carry home

You blame the rain because you cannot run

A coward hides behind a mother's skirt

While lions learn to sharpen every tooth

Your spirit is a paper house in storms

And tiny winds will blow your roof away

Stand

Tall

Or fall

Like rotten timber in a hollow wood

You claim the world is rigged against your name

But you are just a ghost who fears the light

Go tell the dirt your feet are far too soft

The road is paved with bones of boys who quit

Stop crying like a victim of a crime you staged yourself

Chorus

We want to grow up strong

We want to right the wrong

But we just hide away

And waste another day

Help us find our spine

Before we lose our time

Post-Chorus

Oh oh

Stand up

Oh oh

Wake up

Verse 2

No soul

Can grow

Inside a garden where the weeds are kings

A man who blames his tools will never build

You act as if the sun is out to burn

Instead of giving life to every seed

The mirror is a judge you cannot bribe

It sees the yellow streak across your back

Soft

Hands

No plans

Just empty pockets and a louder mouth

A king will bleed before he yields his crown

But you would sell your brothers for a rest

The bitter truth is hard for you to swallow down

The path is wide for those who take the lead

But narrow for the rats who live in holes

Stop acting like a tragedy when you are just a joke

Chorus

We want to grow up strong

We want to right the wrong

But we just hide away

And waste another day

Help us find our spine

Before we lose our time

Post-Chorus

Oh oh

Stand up

Oh oh

Wake up

Bridge

The iron must be hot to take a shape

The ocean does not care if you can swim

A mountain never moves for lazy feet

Pick up your cross and walk until you break

Verse 3

Deep

Breath

Then death

Comes for the dreamer who refused to wake

Your choices are the bricks that build your jail

Or wings that carry you above the clouds

You chose the dirt because the climb was steep

Now eat the dust and call it gourmet food

A hero is a man who owns his scars

A loser is a man who blames the stars

Brave

Heart

False start

You traded destiny for easy sleep

The clock is ticking while you make excuses

The devil loves a child who will not fight

The crown is heavy for a head of glass

Go find a mirror and apologize to your own reflection

Chorus

We want to grow up strong

We want to right the wrong

But we just hide away

And waste another day

Help us find our spine

Before we lose our time

Outro

No more lying

No more crying

Just walk

Just walk

Be a man

If you can