Said I'm someone new, changed clothes, new name
Different walk, different words, still playin’ the same game
They ask who I became, I lie with a grin
But deep down I know you still livin’ within

Told the world I moved on, I'm stronger, I grew
But every mirror I face just reflects back you
New friends, new tone, new city, new scene
But I'm haunted by memories I buried between

I'm a new man, but I still bleed old
Rebuilt the shell, but the heart won’t fold
Tried to run from the past, said I outgrew her
But the truth is
I'm the same, just sayin’ I'm newer

I wear different styles, talk slick with flair
But I still flinch when I see your kind of hair
Still pause when your name shows in songs I play
Still dream of the words I forgot to say

Actin’ distant, but I still feel close
You’re the ghost in the lines of the verse I wrote
And maybe I'm changed, yeah, maybe I ain’t
‘Cause forgetting you still feels like I can’t

So here's my confession, raw, no disguise
I'm just the same soul with a brand new guise
Told the world I'm free, but I'm stuck in your aura
Still me, still stuck, just sayin’ I'm sorta