Reflection - Mulan

Look at me ,
I will never pass for a perfect bride, or a perfect daughter .
Can it be,
I'm not meant to play this part ?
Now I see, that if I were truly to be myself,
I would break my family's heart .

Who is that girl I see, staring straight back at me ?
Why is my reflection someone I don't know ?
Somehow I cannot hide 
Who I am, though I've tried.
When will my reflection show, who I am, inside ?
How I pray, that a time will come,
I can free myself, from their expectations
On that day, I'll discover someway to be myself,
and to make my family proud .
They want a docile lamb ,
No-one knows who I am .
Must there be a secret me,
I'm forced to hide ?
Must I pretend that I am someone else for all time ?
When will my reflection show, who I am inside ?
When will my reflection show, who I am inside ?
Artist: Mulan
Title: Reflection