Music and Lyrics by Matthew Davey (SOCAN)
Additional vocals by Blue
Recorded by Matthew Davey
Produced by Matthew Davey and Eric Warren
Mastered by Eric Warren
lyrics
You don’t have to be a stranger around me
So don’t act like you don’t know me
You don’t have to be all smiling politely
Like you checked out maybe last week
You don’t have to be a stranger towards me
And your profile read for fans only But I don’t have the strength in me
To keep you at an arms length reach
I must be lonely
All daily and nightly
I must be…
Everything is terrible and I don’t want to live
Everything I wanted was just slightly past my fingertips
As always
All daily and nightly
You don’t have to be a stranger, or do you?
I was unclear what was see-through
You don’t have to be so distant you’ve got options
I could list off a few of them
You don’t have to be a stranger around me
And the silence now is confounding
And maybe just a part of me
Was hanging on to make believe
I must be crazy
All daily and nightly
I must be…
I don’t want your pleasantries and I don’t want hellos
I just want you in your bed while taking off your clothes
That’d be alright with me
All daily and nightly
Oh I must be…
All daily and nightly
Well I don’t have to be a stranger
But I might be
And this album is for fans only
So what are you still doing
Listening here to it
Like you know me?
credits
from IRL,
released November 16, 2021
Additional vocals by Blue
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