Lyric discussion by unwarychild 

Cover art for The Author lyrics by Academy Is..., The

the author is yourself, "the search has begun/ this is page one" is basically showing the start of every person's life, when they start to find out who they really are and show the rest of the world that person. the part about the lying is saying that you may have been trying to fit in with certain peoples or have been trying to change who you are so it has a certain effect/gain. the part about the mirror is showing that you may see yourself as something, but no matter how much you alter your image you'll always be the same person and you'll never achieve complete and total change into something that is completely different from yourself. the song just shows you that you should always be yourself and stick with your ideas and stand up for what you believe in, instead of trying to be something that you are not, because you'll just end up lonely if you do that.

I love this song so much. It just may be my fave by them.