Reflection

Lea Salonga
Mulan Soundtrack

Look at meI will never pass for a perfect brideOr a perfect daughterCan it be I'm not meant to play this part?Now I see that if I were truly to be myselfI would break my family's heart

Who is that girl I seeStaring straight back at me?Why is my reflection someone I don't know?Somehow I cannot hideWho I am, though I've triedWhen will my reflection showWho I am inside?

How I pray that a time will comeI can free myself and meet their expectationsOn that day, I'll discover someway to be myselfAnd to make my family proud

They want a docile lambNo one knows who I amMust there be a secret meI'm forced to hide?Must I pretend that I'mSomeone else for all time?When will my reflection showWho I am inside?

When will my reflection showWho I am inside?