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The Stranger

from Songs for You . . . Tube by Matt Guion

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This was my first attempt at a serious song, and my first attempt at accompanying myself on guitar. This song is about a crush. Any crush, really, but for me, one crush in particular.

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VERSE 1:
How does it happen? Where does it start?
A twitch in your gut, a flutter in your heart,
And there’s no going back. You’re always a part
Of the danger.

She might be somebody you talk to every day,
Or she might live thousands of miles away,
She could be your best friend, but when you feel this way,
She’s a stranger.

And you want to know everything there is to know,
Where she’ll be, who she’ll see, what she’ll think, where she’ll go,
But there’s too much you have to imagine, and so
She’s the stranger.

VERSE 2:
You think about her. You smile every day.
You exist in a blur. You get carried away.
But something is standing right smack in the way
Of the stranger.

There’s a line you can’t cross and a wall you can’t break,
It’s not like it’s hard, but that’s some risk to take.
You’ve been down this road, and it leads to heartache,
That’s the danger.

And what if things don’t go as you might have planned?
What if she’s someone you can’t understand?
Could it actually work, or should you just stay and
Be the stranger?

BRIDGE:
There’s a part of her you’re always dying to see,
So you can imagine her more complexly.
But if that ever happened, she’d no longer be
The stranger.

VERSE 3:
It’s not as if you feel intense pain and strife.
Or like someone has cut out your heart with a knife,
It’s just quiet resignation, disappointment, and life
Getting stranger.

But try as you might, you just can’t see it through.
There are too many obstacles between her and you.
And though something inside tells you she likes you, too,
She’s a stranger.

And throughout your whole life, there’s one thing you’ve learnt:
If you try to reach out, then you’re sure to get burnt.
So you just sit and think about life if she weren’t
The stranger.

TAG:
This may not be the way you want this song to end.
You may wish for some happy resolution I’ve penned.
But I’m sorry, the story’s never over, my friend.
There’s always a stranger.

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from Songs for You . . . Tube, released December 31, 2011

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Matt Guion Bowling Green, Ohio

I don't typically sing. I usually talk stuff. I do book and movie reviews on YouTube. Sometimes I sing. Actually, that's just a hobby. In real life, I have a bachelor's degree in music education, and I work as a praise team co-director, so . . . I sing. But I don't typically sing. That makes sense, right? ... more

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