Released: June 15, 1998

Songwriter: Matthew Wilder David Zippel

Producer: Matthew Wilder

[Verse 1]
Look at me
You may think you see who I really am
But you'll never know me
Every day
It's as if I play a part
Now I see
If I wear a mask, I can fool the world
But I cannot fool my heart

[Chorus]
Who is that girl I see
Staring straight back at me?
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]
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?

[Bridge]
There's a heart that must be free, to fly
That burns with a need to know the reason why
Why must we all conceal
What we think, how we feel?
Must there be a secret me
I'm forced to hide?

[Chorus]
I won't pretend that I'm
Someone else for all time
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

[Outro]
When will my reflection show
Who I am inside?

Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer and actress. Born in Staten Island, New York and raised in Wexford, Pennsylvania, she made her first publicity appearances on television shows as a child, including on Star Search and The Mickey Mouse Club. In 1998, Aguilera signed a contract with RCA Records after recording “Reflection” for Mulan. A year later, Aguilera debuted her self-titled debut studio album, which gained international success and spawned three number-one hits, “Genie in a Bottle”, “What a Girl Wants” and “Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)”. Her two next studio albums, Mi Reflejo (2000) and My Kind of Christmas (2001), were certified triple platinum and achieved moderate success worldwide