Dear Stranger

(album: Future Past Life - 2020)

Sweet mother, get me forever
Alone and safe in a room
Why would I ask for anything other?
Your world is all that I ever knew

Her hands are pulling me closer
Her lies are heavy and cold
"Oh-oh", she said, "I'll keep you from danger,
Oh-oh, I'm your careful protector"

All of these voices are making me nervous
Follow them outside
Leave 'em with nothing
Under the surface, I am a stranger
Where else do we go?
What else do we do?

The last time you told me it simple
I keep it in the back of my mind
"Oh-oh", she said, "now, don't be a stranger,
Oh-oh, just keep your head on your shoulders"

All of these voices are making me nervous
Follow them outside
Leave 'em with nothing
Under the surface, I am a stranger
Where else do we go?
What else do we do?