Stranger in My Picture Verse 1 I found an old photograph tonight, A younger face with fearless eyes. He wore tomorrow like a crown, Believing stars could all be found. I searched my soul to find his name, But nothing there remained the same. We share a smile, we share a skin, Yet he's no longer living in me. Pre-Chorus No thunder came... no warning sign, Just silent rivers changing time. Chorus I'm a stranger in my picture, Looking back through broken glass. He was chasing distant rainbows, I'm just building dreams that last. Somewhere on the road between us, Life erased what used to be. I didn't lose the boy forever... He slowly grew away from me. Verse 2 His pockets overflowed with hope, Mine are filled with careful plans. He trusted every open door, I learned the weight of closing hands. The mountains never seemed so high, Until I climbed beneath the sky. Now every scar has found its place, Like hidden stars on heaven's face. Bridge Maybe we were never dying, Only changing shape with time. Like a creature bound to crawling, Learning how at last to fly. Painted wings above the silence, Seeing worlds I couldn't see. The earth remained exactly where it was... Only my eyes learned to dream differently. Final Chorus I'm a stranger in my picture, But I no longer feel afraid. Every version that I've buried Built the man that stands today. If tomorrow finds another, With different hopes inside his eyes, I will smile into his future... Knowing change is how we rise. Outro Every photograph remembers faces... Only the heart remembers the flight.
