Stranger

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[Pre-Chorus]
Blood ties, maybe—but where’s the belonging?
I’m the black sheep, ignored, the odd one out still longing.
I keep searching for a reason that I feel so out of place,
But the harder that I look, the more I see a stranger's face.

[Chorus]
I'm a stranger (stranger)
I'm a stranger (stranger)
I'm a ghost at these family tables,
Hands folded and barely able.
I’ve been haunting these rooms for years,
A presence they refuse to let appear.
I’m still here in every photograph,
But none of them remember me.
I'm a stranger (stranger)
I'm a stranger (stranger)

[Verse 2]
I’m here in the room, but it feels like I’m not,
Just a silhouette lingering when they need me for a plot.
Tell me, does blood make a home because it never felt like mine,
I grew up learning how to smile while pretending I was fine.
Maybe I was meant to fade, the one who never fit,
A puzzle piece kept, but never finding a place to stick.
I smile at the stories, though I don't know how they go,
It's like trying on a skin that never really fit my bones.

[Verse 3]
I’ve tried to fit the shape you wanted, but you never tried to fit mine.
I waited and watched hoping things would change in time.
I try to laugh along but it sits hollow in my chest,
Like I'm rehearsing someone else's lines while they recite on the rest.
Because I'm a stranger in these walls, 
Even in the place I learned to crawl.
Maybe some ties are paper thin,
And some hearts never let you in.

[Pre-Chorus}
Blood ties, maybe—but where’s the belonging?
I’m the black sheep, ignored, the odd one out still longing.
I keep searching for a reason that I feel so out of place,
But the harder that I look, the longer I see its always been this way.

I'm a stranger (stranger)
I'm a stranger (stranger)

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[Verse 1] I walk these halls like I'm a guest who's overstayed, Tip-toe passed memories I never got to make. Voice talk around me like I'm part of the air, They're speaking in a language built from years I wasn't there. Jokes I'm meant to understand, but they wash over me like waves, And the looks I get when I act out telling me to just behave. And I wonder if they notice how my smile never stays, Or if I've faded into furniture they pass by most days. [Pre-Chorus] Blood ties, maybe—but where’s the belonging? I’m the black sheep, ignored, the odd one out still longing. I keep searching for a reason that I feel so out of place, But the harder that I look, the more I see a stranger's face. [Chorus] I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a ghost at these family tables, Hands folded and barely able. I’ve been haunting these rooms for years, A presence they refuse to let appear. I’m still here in every photograph, But none of them remember me. I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) [Verse 2] I’m here in the room, but it feels like I’m not, Just a silhouette lingering when they need me for a plot. Tell me, does blood make a home because it never felt like mine, I grew up learning how to smile while pretending I was fine. Maybe I was meant to fade, the one who never fit, A puzzle piece kept, but never finding a place to stick. I smile at the stories, though I don't know how they go, It's like trying on a skin that never really fit my bones. [Pre-Chorus] Blood ties, maybe—but where’s the belonging? I’m the black sheep, ignored, the odd one out still longing. I keep searching for a reason that I feel so out of place, But the harder that I look, the more I fade without a trace. [Chorus] I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a ghost at these family tables, Hands folded and barely able. I’ve been haunting these rooms for years, A presence they refuse to let appear. I’m still here in every photograph, But none of them remember me. I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) [Verse 3] I’ve tried to fit the shape you wanted, but you never tried to fit mine. I waited and watched hoping things would change in time. I try to laugh along but it sits hollow in my chest, Like I'm rehearsing someone else's lines while they recite on the rest. Because I'm a stranger in these walls, Even in the place I learned to crawl. Maybe some ties are paper thin, And some hearts never let you in. [Pre-Chorus} Blood ties, maybe—but where’s the belonging? I’m the black sheep, ignored, the odd one out still longing. I keep searching for a reason that I feel so out of place, But the harder that I look, the longer I see its always been this way. [Chorus] I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a ghost at these family tables, Hands folded and barely able. I’ve been haunting these rooms for years, A presence they refuse to let appear. I’m still here in every photograph, But none of them remember me. I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger) I'm a stranger (stranger)

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