Strangers In Our Own House

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[Verse 1]
You used to fall asleep on my shoulder
Laughing at the shows you’d seen a hundred times
We used to burn our dinner in the kitchen
Eating on the floor
Saying we were doing fine

[Pre-Chorus]
Now every little thing turns into silence
You pour a drink
I check my phone
We’re sitting on the same old sofa
But I’ve never felt this alone

[Chorus]
We’re strangers in our own house
Walking past each other like ghosts in the hallway
I look at you and I swear somehow
You’re wearing the face of someone I don’t know
How did we get so far from the start?
I don’t recognize your eyes or my own heart
We’re strangers in our own house

[Verse 2]
I found a photograph in the drawer
You in my jacket
Rain on your hair
We swore we’d always fight to stay together
When did we forget we ever cared?

[Pre-Chorus]
We’ve got a bed that feels like two borders
Pillows like a line we never cross
Talking in circles
Sleeping in armor
Both of us afraid of what we’ve lost

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
I miss the version of you who knew me
The version of me that wasn’t tired all the time
If we met again for the very first time
Would we choose each other
Or just pass by?

[Chorus]