[Verse 1]
You’re talking
Your lips move in slow frames
I’m nodding
But every word just bends and breaks
Like I’m underwater
Watching my own face
Smile on a stranger
I’m two steps out of place
[Pre-Chorus]
I say it’s my ears
I say it’s the noise
Blame the room
Blame the sound
Blame the wrong voice
But even in silence
You fade into snow
I’m here in the picture
Just nobody home
[Chorus]
I’m half here
Half noise
Fading out in my own skin
I’m right there
Your choice
But I’m miles from where I’ve been
Keep blaming my hearing
My head
My focus
But I never
I never quite notice
Till it’s over
I was never really in
I was never really in
[Verse 2]
You’re laughing
I copy the timing
Automatic
A script that keeps rewinding
Your hand on my shoulder
I feel it
Then don’t
I’m warm for a second
Then gone before I know
[Pre-Chorus]
I say it’s the crowd
I say it’s the night
Blame the glare
Blame the glare of the blue light
But even alone
When it’s quiet and dark
I’m still drifting away from my own heart
[Chorus]
I’m half here
Half noise
Fading out in my own skin
I’m right there
Your choice
But I’m miles from where I’ve been
Keep blaming my hearing
My head
My focus
But I never
I never quite notice
Till it’s over
I was never really in
I was never really in
[Bridge]
What did you say?
Say it again
Say it again
I’m slipping away
While I pretend
While I pretend (oh)
“Must be my mind
Must be my ears”
I’ve used that line for too many years
Truth is I’m scared to feel it for real
So I float
So I float
So I never have to heal
[Chorus]
I’m half here
Half noise
Fading out in my own skin
I’m right there
Your choice
But I’m miles from where I’ve been
Keep blaming my hearing
My head
My focus
But I never
I never quite notice
Till it’s over
You were talking
I was gone again
I was never really in
I was never really in