Don't Be A Stranger - Arkells

We were 17, first time away from home

You lived down the hall

Went to high school in Oshawa

Days would go by, you’d never leave your room

I’d ask what was wrong

You just laughed and said, «C'mon»

It’s easy for me to say:

I’m not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

Man I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

I love you like my own blood

So don’t be a stranger

No one ever knew how you two could even be related

You were always delicate

Despite a father with no patience

I returned his call, I tried to say, «It's nobody’s fault»

It’s easy for me to say:

I’m not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

Man I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

I love you like my own blood

So don’t be a stranger

It’s 10 pm, you’ve been drinking

You’re holding court and putting on a show

All the talent, but its a balance

I can’t tell you anything you don’t already know

I can’t predict the next time it’ll hit

When the urge comes on strong

To pack it in and dissolve

It’s easy for me to say:

I’m not alone with those conversations

That you have with yourself all day

But I get it when you need escaping

When it gets too much

When it gets too much

I know it gets too much

What have you been taking?

I love you like my own blood

So don’t be a stranger

Don’t be a stranger

Don’t be a stranger

Don’t be a stranger