A Stray in the Mirror

I stitched my name into the wind But the sky refused to call it home I lit a spark with hollow sins Watched it fade before the dawn I swore I'd never be like them Yet here I stand, a shadowed twin No excuses, no defense Just a soul too worn to win I'm a stray in the mirror, just like you Not a savior, not the truth I have faltered, I have lied Took the easy road, closed my eyes If you're searching for a firelight I'm just another fading light Said I'd carve my name into the storm But some nights, silence felt so warm I turned my back, I let things slide Told myself, heal first, then fight But I never reached that perfect place Just another soul misplaced No redemption, no grand escape Only echoes I can't erase I'm a stray in the mirror, just like you Not a savior, not the truth I have faltered, I have lied Took the easy road, closed my eyes If you're searching for a firelight I'm just another fading light Still, I breathe, still, I stand No gold in these trembling hands If we are nothing but dust and time Then let me fall, let me rise No crown, no wings, no guiding flame Just a name lost in the rain I'm a stray in the mirror, just like you And that will have to do