House of Mirrors

Here's a demo version the latest song I've been working on. It should be considered a rough draft, but I'd appreciate feedback on the lyrics, the theology, and the music. The “guitar solo” should be treated as a placeholder – in fact, it should be described as a “'guitar' solo” since no actual guitars feature in this recording, although I hope it isn't obvious unless I tell you!

Here are the lyrics (apologies if the formatting was messed up when you first tried to read them):

Lyrics:

House of Mirrors

You made us in your image

And we've returned the favor

Every kind of people

With gods of every flavor

We see ourselves in a mirror darkly

We think we're looking at you

Help us to see beyond our reflections

A glimmer of what is true

CHORUS

We all live in a house of mirrors

We think we're finding our way

Am I your image, are you my likeness?

In this house of mirrors

Lord, I seek your face

We blame you for our anger

We think you hate who we hate

Such a disturbing comfort

To see our fears incarnate

Make me translucent to your transcendence

A window for your light

Not just projecting on you my failures

Hiding you from sight

CHORUS

We don't escape from this maze we wander

We never manage to see

Still there's your voice in the distance, calling,

“Come and follow me”

CHORUS

CHORUS

(Last line: Help me find my way)

In this house of mirrors

In this house of mirrors

In this house of mirrors

In this house of mirrors

(c) 2013 James F. McGrath