What was my Face

Lyrics [Verse 1] The mirror plays a trick of light A patchwork ghost in the dead of night I see her fingers, I see his jaw A careful sketch with a hidden flaw The architecture is theirs to keep But who was waking while they were asleep? [Pre-Chorus] Was I a shiver in the cooling glass? A sudden wind in the mountain pass? If titles are anchors, I’ve dragged them deep But there’s a secret I’m meant to keep. [Chorus] What was my face? Before the ink Before I learned How I should think What was my face? Trace the line (trace the line) The soul was born Before the time. [Verse 2] I hear it in the static hum The rhythmic beat of an ancient drum In the way I move, in the way I break The phantom weight of a family ache But even in the marrow and the bone There is a silence that is mine alone. [Pre-Chorus] Was I a spark In the salt and spray? A different light At the edge of day? If the blood is a map, it’s a well-worn track But I’m looking for the way back. [Chorus] What was my face? Before the ink Before I learned How I should think What was my face? Trace the line (trace the line) The soul was born Before the time. [Bridge] Before I was a daughter, before I was a name I was the heat inside the flame Before I was a story for others to tell I was the ringing inside the bell If I only exist in the eyes of the crowd Why is my spirit screaming so loud? [Chorus] What was my face? Before the ink Before I learned How I should think What was my face? Trace the line (trace the line) The soul was born Before the time. [Outro] Before the mirror Before the cage I was a light On an empty stage. (The original light...) (The original face...)