Sometimes I stand in the mirror,

And I don’t know who I see.

The lines, the scars, the tired eyes,

Don’t feel like the best of me.

I laugh it off in daylight,

But the doubt won’t let me be.

I wonder if I’m enough,

If you see more than me.

I hear you when you’re sayin’ you don’t know who you see,

But I see someone stronger than you’ll ever believe.

Those marks, those lines, they don’t make you less,

They’re just pages in a story, where you stood the test.

You laugh in the day, but the weight creeps in,

I know that fight, I see where you’ve been.

You ask if you’re enough I’ll tell you what’s true:

If you see what I see, you’d be proud of you too.

Yo, you don’t see the picture, but I see it clear,

You’re stronger than the voice that you’re hearing in your ear.

Smart, funny, crazy in the best kinda way,

The kind of friend that everybody prays for every day.

You’re a fighter, a builder, a holding it down,

With honesty that shines like a jewel in the crown.

So when you’re doubting who you are, let me speak the truth:

You should try to see yourself the way we see you.

Some days I feel I’m failing,

Like I’m dropping every ball.

Trying to be everything,

Can’t be perfect after all.

I smile to hide the pressure,

But the doubt keeps breaking through.

I forget the strength I’m holding,

Till they show me what is true.

You say you’re slippin’, like it’s gettin’ too mad,

But I’ve watched you graft with the strength you had.

Late-night moves when the world’s on pause,

You still hold firm when the pressure claws.

Every hand you’ve helped, they’re still in your debt,

Done more for ‘em than they’ll ever forget.

You can’t see it now, but I’ll keep it real,

That weight you carry? That’s power we feel.

Yo, you don’t see the picture, but I see it clear,

You’re stronger than the voice that you’re hearing in your ear.

Smart, funny, crazy in the best kinda way,

The kind of friend that everybody prays for every day.

You’re a fighter, a builder, a mum holding it down,

With honesty that shines like a jewel in the crown.

So when you’re doubting who you are, let me speak the truth:

You should try to see yourself the way we see you.

Don’t you know you’re capable?

Don’t you know you’re strong?

Even when you doubt yourself,

You’ve been brave all along.

I’m just here to remind you

Of the things you sometimes miss

The world’s already better

Just because you exist.

I don’t always see it…

That’s why I’ll remind you.

I forget who I am…

I’ll hold up the mirror and show you.

‘Cause that’s what friends do, when the night feels blue...

One day you’ll see yourself the way we see you.

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