Back in the old room
Same window same afternoon
Dust in the corners
Light falling where it always used to
A mark beside the doorway
A name still hidden in the wall
So much left exactly as it was
And somehow none of it felt small
Strange how the familiar
Can lose its shape
One step through the doorway
And everything feels changed
Same streets same keys
Same names I haven’t heard in years
Nothing here to recognize
Except the way it feels
Almost home almost mine
Almost enough to turn back time
Then that word I couldn’t place
Unfamiliar
Old things in the same old places
Waiting like they never moved
Plans I once held onto
Still looking better than they ever did
A little too much history
For a room this small
Funny what stays with you
Long after you leave it all
No need to make it tragic
No reason to explain
Some places keep their shape
While everything else changes
Same streets same keys
Same names I haven’t heard in years
Nothing here to recognize
Except the way it feels
Almost home almost mine
Almost enough to turn back time
Then that word I couldn’t place
Unfamiliar
Maybe that’s the price of growing
You return and someone’s gone
Not the room
Not the street
Just the girl who belonged
And maybe that’s alright
Let the old life stay intact
No need to make it yours again
Just because you made it back
Same streets same keys
Still a little closer than they seem
Nothing here has disappeared
It only changed its meaning
Almost home almost mine
No need to make the past rewind
Now the word doesn’t feel so strange
Unfamiliar
Same room
Different eyes
Unfamiliar
For the first time
I don’t mind
