[Intro]

[Verse 1]
You tell that story 'bout your hometown fair
The one you always told me, but you change the player
And now their laugh's the punchline that you share
You finish my sentence with a word from them
A private joke I can't condemn

[Pre-Chorus]
And when you talk, your hands begin to move
In all the ways I thought that I approved
But now they draw out someone new

[Chorus]
And your gaze goes distant, soft, and slow
To some new place that I will never know
And the person I was starts to disappear
'Cause it's not me you see when you are near
(no, no)

[Verse 2]
We pass the diner where we had our first
Awkward conversation and you say you thirst
For something different, a place you heard is good
Right in their neighbourhood, I understood
The message in the air

[Pre-Chorus]
You say their name and it's a quiet prayer
A kind of reverence that I can't bear
And I just fade away

[Chorus]
And your gaze goes distant, soft, and slow
To some new place that I will never know
And the person I was starts to disappear
'Cause it's not me you see when you are near
(not me)

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
I learned to make my footsteps have no weight
To be the silent partner in the wait
I should be angry, I should feel betrayed
Instead, I watch a memory degrade
(a memory degrade)

[Chorus]
And your gaze goes distant, soft, and slow
To some new place that I will never know
And the person I was starts to disappear
'Cause it's not me you see when you are near
(It's not me you see)

[Outro]
It's not me you see
It's not me
Not anymore