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Look In The Mirror

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By Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual WarriorPublished 4 days ago • 1 min read

[Verse 1]
You call me names when your argument bends
Kick up the dust, then declare it the end
You point at my flaws like they cancel your own
But the glass keeps a record when we’re alone
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s easy to judge from a safe little hill
Harder to ask what you’re hiding there still
[Chorus]
Look in the mirror before you throw stones
Own what you carry, own what you’ve shown
If all you can do is attack what I say
Maybe your pride is in the way
Look in the mirror—start there today
[Verse 2]
You dress up your anger as righteous concern
Then dodge every question you don’t want to learn
You say I’m the problem, you say I’m the cause
But blame isn’t proof, and volume’s not laws
[Pre-Chorus]
We all have a part we would rather not name
But pointing away doesn’t lessen the stain
[Chorus]
Look in the mirror before you throw stones
Own what you carry, own what you’ve shown
If all you can do is attack what I say
Maybe your pride is in the way
Look in the mirror—start there today
[Bridge]
I’m not above it, I know that’s true
I’ve worn that armor and swung it too
So I’ll take my share, let the hard truth in
That’s where the change—and the change—begins
[Final Chorus]
Look in the mirror before you throw stones
Own what you carry, own what you’ve shown
We can disagree and still choose to be fair
Drop the cheap shot; meet me there
Look in the mirror—start there today
[Outro]
Start there today
Look in the mirror 

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Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior

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    Written by Julie O'Hara - Author, Poet and Spiritual Warrior