Song Description

In our modern world, we are constantly faced with images of what we should look like, how we should behave, who we should be and a bar of impossible 'perfection' that society expects us to live by. Karen's self-written, recorded and produced track, 'Devil In The Mirror', mixed and mastered by Edwin Kraus, dives into the way that many feel when they don't see themselves as measuring up. Within 'Devil In The Mirror' - a catchy track filled with driving drum rhythms and 80's style bass lines, with an underlying ambience of bell synth pads and binaural beats - the devil acts as a metaphor for the judging voice in our heads that is constantly putting us down, and leaving us feeling inadequate, whether that be through body image, relying on acceptance from others or not achieving what we set out to do. "Like so many people, I have spent so much of my life being afraid to put myself in front of a camera or for people to see the whole me. My 'devil' would tell me stories that I didn't measure up or that I didn't look how I was supposed to look. I wanted to share this song because I believe that we're in a pandemic.. that people everywhere are striving for impossible, unreachable versions of themselves. I want them to know that they ARE good enough just by being themselves. They finally have the chance to break the mirror and conquer their devil."

Lyrics

Verse 1:
I wanna know if it's you or just me..
Who's that woman staring back at me?
The reflection is a stranger, a lie
Telling me I'm not good enough, I wanna cry

Verse 2:
Is this experience one of a kind?
She's whispering words into my mind
But the devil in the mirror, oh she knows
that I'm hiding thoughts behind my fancy clothes

Chorus:
There's a devil in the mirror
Tellin me that I'm not enough
Make me feel like a sinner
I just can't get rid of this stuff
X2

Verse 3:
I try to change her, she's always the same
Reminding me of my mistakes and all my shame
I wish that I could break free from her hold
But she's a part of me, a story to be told

Chorus:
There's a devil in the mirror
Tellin me that I'm not enough
Make me feel like a sinner
I just can't get rid of this stuff
X2

Bridge:
I don't want to live in this illusion
I want to be true to myself

I'll break the mirror,
I'll make a revolution
x2

Chorus:
There's a devil in the mirror
Whispering I'm not enough
Making me feel like a sinner
I just can't get rid of this stuff

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