A Stranger I Once Knew
We used to be so close, you and I
But somewhere something went wrong
The images keep flashing by
Our journey short instead of lifelong
How did we come to this?
We were brothers until the end
But the curtain has been pulled
And we've both lost a friend
Somewhere between blame and guilt
Certainty fights confusion
Angry that the world we built
Was nothing but an illusion
How did we come to this?
We were confidants until the end
But the trust has been broken
To a point we'll probably never mend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
A heart has been broken, an alliance destroyed
Aggression shown and tears have fallen
Left floating in an endless void
Your mind is stalling instead of evolving
How did we come to this?
We were lovers until the end
And even though I was there
It's so hard to comprehend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
It hurts to remember, it hurts to forget
Every way to attack it is crushing
Your image is now a faded silhouette
That will slowly decay into nothing
How did we come to this?
We were soul mates until the end
We ended up breaking the rules
We thought we'd never bend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
But somewhere something went wrong
The images keep flashing by
Our journey short instead of lifelong
How did we come to this?
We were brothers until the end
But the curtain has been pulled
And we've both lost a friend
Somewhere between blame and guilt
Certainty fights confusion
Angry that the world we built
Was nothing but an illusion
How did we come to this?
We were confidants until the end
But the trust has been broken
To a point we'll probably never mend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
A heart has been broken, an alliance destroyed
Aggression shown and tears have fallen
Left floating in an endless void
Your mind is stalling instead of evolving
How did we come to this?
We were lovers until the end
And even though I was there
It's so hard to comprehend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
It hurts to remember, it hurts to forget
Every way to attack it is crushing
Your image is now a faded silhouette
That will slowly decay into nothing
How did we come to this?
We were soul mates until the end
We ended up breaking the rules
We thought we'd never bend
In this somber state of existence
Something reminds me of you
The memories sting and regret clouds my view
The proximity is now lost in the distance
Despite everything we went through
You're now a stranger I once knew
Credits
Writer(s): Jonas Klang
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