[Verse 1]

Distant for years

My body is at war

The stakes are low but I′m ashamed

We're both back in town

Kinda thought that you′d reach out

Drove by the greenhouse on the lake, nothing's changed

[Chorus]

The ground is swelling up from under

There's panic in the air and you′d

Rather be a distant stranger

Than wage another war you′d lose

[Verse 2]

I can't stop the car

I′m retracing the old scars

Circled the edge of Kessler park

As if I care

At least enough to grit my teeth and bear

Wake up feeling all the same

[Chorus]

The rivers drying up, we're older

There′s panic in the air and you'd

Rather be a distant stranger

Than wage another war you know, war you know you′d lose

[Outro]

Angel leaning on my shoulder

Sun is creeping in my room and

I'd rather be a distant stranger than wage another war I know I'd lose