| Lord Huron – The Stranger Lyrics | 11 years ago |
| To me the song is about a man who has been cheated on before or has been betrayed 'I can't trust anyone or anything these days'. As a result of this the man feels like he can't trust anything or anyone around him, maybe even his closest friends. When he says 'Your voice it sounds familiar but you are not what you seem' I think he is referring to the fact that he has met a new lover and that she sounds similar to his previous girl, causing him to have doubt as to whether she will remain faithful. 'All words of comfort can not take away my doubt, I've decided if it kills me I'll find out what you're about' with this lyric I think the artist is implying that no matter how many times she says she will not betray him, he cannot stop wondering whether she will or will not, so as a result he intends to find out. Then after investigating 'I've kept close watch upon you' the man becomes even more paranoid about her cheating and starts to fabricate thoughts that she has cheated 'and I don't like what I see'. I personally believe that the girl hasn't cheated, just the man's paranoia has corrupted his logical thought process. So he breaks up with her claiming that he still cannot trust anyone. Then at the end of the song which could be some time after the break up, I think that the man realises that he was wrong and as a result, he is haunted about the mistake he made by breaking up with the girl. He therefore thinks of this mistake and the girl every time he hears or sees her name written 'Now that I've seen your face I'm haunted by the letters of your name'. | |
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