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Room Full of Strangers

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A melancholic, realistic square album cover for a folk song titled "Room full of Strangers". A solitary musician sits quietly in a dimly lit room with sunlight barely piercing through dusty curtains. Translucent, ghostly silhouettes of anonymous people crowd the background, representing the unspoken burdens he carries. Empty glass bottles sit neatly lined up on a wooden table, reflecting themes of loneliness and silent struggles. The title "Room full of Strangers" is written in a delicate, fading vintage font to evoke a nostalgic atmosphere.

Lyrics

Verse 1

Woke up alone on a Sunday

The curtains let in too much light

I made a promise to nobody

And nobody kept it last night

My best friend called from a payphone

Said he quit the bottle again

I laughed and I lied and I hung up

And stared at the wall till ten

Pre-Chorus

So I pour out a little for the tired

For the ones who got nowhere to land

For the waitress who saved up for nothing

For the boy with the tremble in his hands

Chorus

I never learned how to say it

Never learned how to hold it in

I carry a room full of strangers

And I let them all in

I never learned how to say it

So I sit and I play and I pray

And I mean every word that I don't say

I just nod and I fade away

Verse 2

My father was quiet and steady

My mother could talk to the wall

They raised me on bread and on silence

And I never learned how to call

I keep all my people in bottles

And I keep all my bottles in rows

And I drink to the ones who are leaving

And I drink to the ones who don't know

Pre-Chorus

So I sing for the shy and the sorry

For the ones who got too much to say

For the woman who dreams of the highway

For the man who just wants her to stay

Chorus

I never learned how to say it

Never learned how to hold it in

I carry a room full of strangers

And I let them all in

I never learned how to say it

So I sit and I play and I pray

And I mean every word that I don't say

I just nod and I fade away

Bridge

Maybe someday I'll open my mouth

Maybe someday I'll finally know

How to hold a hand

How to let one go

Maybe someday

Maybe someday

Chorus

I never learned how to say it

Never learned how to hold it in

I carry a room full of strangers

And I let them all in

I never learned how to say it

So I sit and I play and I pray

And I mean every word that I don't say

I just nod and I fade away

I just nod and I fade away

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