Stranger
Estranged Echoes: Unveiling the Unfamiliar in Melissa McMillan's 'Stranger'
Lyrics
I've become a stranger in my own home
I feel disconnected and unfamiliar in my own home.
Who am I speaking to when I pick up the telephone
I'm uncertain about the identity of the person on the other end of the phone when I answer it.
Your voice sounds different than before
The voice on the phone has changed from what I remember.
See now you walk several steps ahead of me
You now seem distant, physically and emotionally, walking ahead of me.
Your hands aren't strong or steady like they used to be
Your hands have lost their strength and stability over time.
Not open to this side of you
I am not familiar with this aspect or facet of your personality.
Let me go stranger, let me go stranger
I want to be released from this relationship with the person who feels like a stranger.
I'm unacquainted with your love
I do not recognize or understand the love you are currently expressing.
When we sleep your back is always turned to me
During our sleep, you turn away from me, symbolizing emotional distance.
And when we speak do you always have to question me
In our conversations, there is a constant element of suspicion or doubt from your side.
Not open to this side of you
I am not comfortable with this undisclosed part of your personality.
Let me go stranger, let me go stranger
I desire to be free from this relationship with the person who feels like a stranger.
I'm unacquainted with your love
The love you are expressing is unfamiliar and not known to me.
Today, today
On this particular day, a decision has been made to distance myself.
I made up my mind to get away
I have resolved to get away from the unfamiliar person in my life.
Away from the stranger in my bed
Expressing a desire to escape from the emotional distance present in the intimate relationship.
The stranger in my head
Referring to the emotional stranger that exists in my thoughts.
I've become a stranger in my own home
Reiteration of feeling like a stranger within my own home.
Who am I speaking to when I pick up the telephone
I still don't know who I'm talking to when I answer the phone.
Your voice sounds different
The voice on the phone continues to sound different and unfamiliar.
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