"The Mirror" is the boss theme of the 
AAC Heavyweight M2 raid, part of The Arcadion raid series from Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail. It is composed and arranged by Takafumi Imamura. The lyrics were written by Michael-Christopher Koji Fox, who was also the vocalist singing the lyrics from the perspective of Red Hot. The lyrics from the perspective of Deep Blue were sung by Ricardo Antonio Vilaró. According to Fox, "The Mirror" took inspiration from Blink-182.
Lyrics
The official lyrics were released at the 2026 North American Fanfest. They feature two vocalists, representing Red Hot and Deep Blue.
- English
- Up at dawn, I'm jumpin' outta bed (Outta bed)
- I throw my baggies on, the water is callin'
- Grab my board, my bag, I'm frothin' hard (Frothin' bad)
- Offshores are blowin', swells are growin' real tall and
- Into liquid, paddlin' to point break
- Size the lineup, who's on my left, my right
- Waitin' all day for that mack A-frame, now
- Pop up, drop in, take off
- I'm on my way
- Fade, snappin', ridin' goofy foot
- Stoked, slashin', yo we like it right off the hook
- Off the deep end, throw some air to rock that perfect 10
- Found the me that I want to be
- Ridin' free, extreme, oh baby can't you see?
- Cut the leash so I could breathe
- And now in me I can believe
- Look in the mirror, look in the mirror
- Look in the mirror and tell me what you see
- Found the me that I wanna be in the mirror
- Right where he oughta be
- Carvin' up and down from trough to crest (Trough to crest)
- I skirt the curtain, now I'm eyein' the barrel
- Hangin' loose until I'm hangin' five (Hangin' ten)
- I hit the lip and then I grab a rail!
- In the pocket, you can't knock me off
- Won't stop it, yeah I'm givin' all that I got
- Smooth sailin', won't be ballin' 'til I reach the end
- Found the me that I want to be
- Ridin' free, extreme, oh baby can't you see?
- Cut the leash so I could breathe
- And now in me I can believe
- Look in the mirror, look in the mirror
- Look in the mirror and tell me what you see
- Found the me that I wanna be in the mirror
- Right where he oughta be
- Standin' there
- Standin' there
- Standin' there
- I'm gonna be
- Standin' there
- Till the sun falls
- Standin' there, woah-oh
- Yo, Deep Blue
- Ain't livin' 'less you're livin' on the edge, we're sayin', no
- You can't be, won't be free if you let fear take ya
- Got one chance y'all, and that's all
- Find a wave that's breakin' and ride
- Let's ride
- Being who we want to be
- Ridin' free, unleashed, oh baby can't you see?
- This ain't who we're gonna be
- This is who we've always been
- Ridin' free, oh
- Ridin' so free, woah-oh
- Ridin' free, oh
- Ridin' so free, woah-oh
- Found out who we wanna be
- In the mirror
- Right where we oughta be
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin' here
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin'
- I'm standin' here with you
The development team considered instead having Fox play the role of Deep Blue, and Vilaró play the role of Red Hot. In that case, the stanza beginning "Yo, Deep Blue" would have been replaced with:
- Yo, Red Hot
- All worried 'bout wipin' out
- You stuck, you clucked, you hung up
- Your knees weak, your mood bleak
- Bro, you got to buck up
- Go on stand up and man up
- Quick before your time's up
- And ride
- Just ride
Game appearances
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
"The Mirror" plays during the fight against Red Hot and Deep Blue, serving as their theme.
Parts of the theme are arranged within the Lindwurm's theme, "The Arcadion", which plays during the second phase of AAC Heavyweight M4 (Savage), alongside the other themes in the Arcadion raid series that make up the medley.