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

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

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)

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

You say their name and it's a quiet prayer

A kind of reverence that I can't bear

And I just fade away

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)

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)

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)

It's not me you see

It's not me

Not anymore