[Intro] (it's already here) (has been for a while) (you just didn't notice) [Verse 1] Same laugh, same walk, same face at the door, Same voice saying things it's said before. But something's off — a half-second late, The eyes don't warm, they just... wait. You shake it off, you always do — It smiles back exactly like they used to. [Pre-Chorus] How long has it been standing there? How long have you been unaware? When did the real one disappear — And was it gradual, or all at once, this year? [Chorus] Is it beside you? Is it wearing someone's face? Did it slip in while you were sleeping, leave no trace? Does it know the things that only they would know — Or did it learn those too, somewhere you'll never go? [Post-Chorus] (it watches) (it waits) (it's very, very patient) [Brief Interlude] [Verse 2] Your mother calls you by your childhood name, Your best friend laughs — it sounds the same. But dinner's wrong, the stories drift, Something small, something missed. You almost say it, almost ask — Then smile and pass the salt. [Pre-Chorus] How many seats at your table tonight Are holding something wearing someone right? When did the neighborhood go quiet and still — And why does everyone seem just a little... too filled? [Chorus] Is it beside you? Is it wearing someone's face? Did it slip in while you were sleeping, leave no trace? Does it know the things that only they would know — Or did it learn those too, somewhere you'll never go? [Bridge] Where did it come from? How many are there? Is the one beside you breathing your air the same one you've known — or something that found the shape of your world and learned how it sounds? You'll never know. That's the worst part. You'll never know. [Final Chorus] It's already beside you, already wearing someone's face. It slipped in while you were sleeping, left no trace. It knows the things that only they would know — It learned them all. It never lets it show. [Outro] (your face) (it's considering your face) (has been for a while) (you just didn't notice)
