[Verse 1] [vocals: confessional, weathered] Been walking circles in borrowed shoes On soil that never felt like mine Chasing shadows of what I thought I'd lose Missing signals, reading every sign [Pre-Chorus] [vocals: building, yearning] But there's a frequency I recognize In the space between my ribs [Chorus] [vocals: declamatory, resonant] [backing vocals: warm, communal] I'm not a stranger here This ground knows my name The compass in my chest Points to where I came From before the noise Before the masquerade I'm not a stranger here (I'm not a stranger here) [Verse 2] [vocals: urgent, authentic] Used to carry other people's weight Like it was scripture, like it was law Now I'm learning how to calibrate To the only voice that matters at all [Pre-Chorus] [vocals: building, passionate] There's a current running through my spine Ancient as the morning is [Chorus] [vocals: powerful, awakened] [backing vocals: layered, affirming] I'm not a stranger here This ground knows my name The compass in my chest Points to where I came From before the noise Before the masquerade I'm not a stranger here (I'm not a stranger here) [Bridge] [vocals: vulnerable, raw] [keys: sparse, intimate] All those winding roads I took Led me back to where I stand Right here in my skin Right here with these hands No more exile, no more searching For a place that's always been... [Final Chorus] [vocals: triumphant, authentic] [full arrangement] I'm not a stranger here This ground knows my name The compass in my chest Points to where I came From before the noise Before the masquerade I'm not a stranger here I was never strange here (Home, home, home)
