THE STRANGER
There's a man who's always watching
His face seems so full of strife
I wonder what has happened to him
To make him despise his life
So run down, and so full of pain
He likely hasn't slept in a week
The nightmares must keep him awake
And make everything seem bleak
Why is it, that you're staring at me
As if I should know who you are
You have been nothing but a stranger
Yet where I go, you're never far
I feel like I used to know you
Maybe once, you and I were close
You somehow feel so familiar
Perhaps I need another dose
I don't like the way you make me feel
My stomach's in knots, my brain aches
Why do you make me remember
All of my past mistakes
Please, I need you to go away
Quit gawking, and leave me for good
I can't handle what you do to me
You've never had to stand where I've stood
I raise my hand, press it to the glass
And suddenly it becomes clearer
I'm gazing through, into my own eyes
I've realized that it's just a mirror.