Stranger

[Verse 1]

Old man, was it worth it?

Was it all that it seemed?

Did you ever find the carcass of your dreams?

Oh, you must know I was young

The fear I had not yet outrun

Oh, I was never meant to hurt you

But I do, oh-oh, I do, oh-oh

[Pre-Chorus]

It's got a hold of me

And it keeps comin' away

And you were always lookin' at me

[Chorus]

From afar, I can't change

I'm a stranger to my nature

Would you love me anyway

If my head don't talk right?

Don't let me down, old man

[Verse 2]

Through the swollen eyes of your Ritalin

It's like a stranger's standin' over me

Some kind of faceless beast that watches as I sleep

Now, there's a hard lump in my throat

And all the best times that you've ever known

Are all just fading off the back of my sanity

Oh please, I made you weep

[Pre-Chorus]

It's got a hold of me

And it keeps coming away

But you were always lookin' at me

[Chorus]

From afar, oh, I'm in chains

I'm a stranger to my nature

Would you love me anyway

If my head don't talk right?

Don't let me down, old man

[Outro]

I want it back

I left the seeds of a memory

And I wonder if I've come too far

[Instrumental Outro]