CHRISTINA AGUILERA - REFLECTION
Look At Me
You May Think You See
Who I Really Am
But You'll Never Know Me
Everyday, It's As If I Wear A Mask
I Can Fool The World
But I Cannot Fool My Heart
Who Is That Girl I See
Staring Straight Back At Me?
When Will My Reflection Show
Who I Am Inside?
I Am Now
In A World Where I Have To Hide My Heart
And What I Believe In
But Somehow, I Will Show The World
What's Inside My Heart
And Be Loved For Who I Am
Who Is That Girl I See
Staring Straight Back At Me?
Why Is My Reflection Someone I Don't Know?
Must I Pretend That I'm
Someone Else For All Time?
When Will My Reflection Show Who I Am Inside?
There's A Heart That Must Be Free To Fly
That Burns With The Need To Know The Reason Why
Why Must We Conceal
What We Think, How We Feel?
Must There Be A Secret Me I'm Forced To Hide?
I Won't Pretend That I'm Someone Else For All Time
When Will My Reflection Show
Who I Am Inside?
When Will My Reflection Show
Who I Am Inside?
SONG FACTS
Writer(s): David Zippel
Producer(s): Mathew Wilder
This Is The Most Famous Song From The 1998 Disney Movie Mulan. In The Film, Mulan Is A Young Chinese Girl Who Disguises Herself As A Boy And Joins The Chinese Army. She Sings "Reflection" After Trying, And Failing, To Impress A Matchmaker, Feeling That She Has Disgraced Her Family. But Mulan Isn't A Fragile Flower Looking For Man; As She Sings The Song, She Starts To Gain Confidence And Accept Herself For Who She Is, Even If It Bucks Tradition.
In The Movie, "Reflection" Is Performed By Lea Salonga, The Singing Voice Of Mulan. The Version Released As A Single Is By Christina Aguilera (Both Versions Appear On The Soundtrack).
Aguilera's Version Has More Generic Lyrics, With The Line, "I Will Never Pass For A Perfect Bride" Swapped Out For "You May Think You See Who I Really Am." Both Versions Are About Showing Your True Self, But The Movie Version Is Specific To The Story.
This Was Written By Matthew Wilder And David Zippel. Wilder, Who Is Known For His 1983 Hit "Break My Stride," Sang In Mulan As Ling. Zippel Is A Lyricist Who Also Wrote Words To Songs In Disney's Movies Hercules And Tarzan.
Aguilera Practiced Whitney Houston's "Run To You" To Prove She Could Handle The Vocal Range For This Song.
The Mulan Dvd Contains Aguilera's Music Video And A Spanish Translation.
Christina Aguilera Recorded An Updated Rendition, "Reflection (2020)," For Disney's 2020 Live Action Mulan Movie, Directed By New Zealander Niki Caro. Aguilera's Video For The New Version Was Also Directed By Caro.