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Mulan - Reflection

The song is part of the soundtrack for Disneys 1998 animation Mulan. Composed by Matthew Wilder with lyrics by David Zippel, it reflects the internal struggles of the character Mulan, who fights to find her identity and place in the world while concealing her true self in a context of war and societal expectations about womens roles.

Key: E

Introduction:

 E 
Look at me
        C#m               F#m 
I will never pass for a perfect bride
              Am     B 
Or a perfect daughter
 E 
can it be
         C#m                 D      B 
I' m not meant to play this part?
 G 
Now I see
         Em               Am 
That if I were truly to be myself
 Cm                         G 
I would break my family' s heart
 G            Em 
Who is that girl I see
 D        C         Cm 
Staring straight back at me
 G   D/F#  Em  D   C 
Why is my reflection
         F        D 
Someone I don' t know
 G          Em 
Somehow I cannot hide
 D      C   Cm 
Who I am though I tried
 G     D/F#  Em   D   C 
When will my reflection show
 Cm          Em   D  C#m7(b5) 
Who I am inside
 G     D/F#  Em    Am 
When will my reflection show
 Cm        G 
Who I am inside

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