Homewrecker

Lyrics

He knew my name before I knew his story
Told me things he'd never said out loud
I thought we were just talking over coffee
Then the weather changed without a cloud
I didn't draw a line across their hallway
Didn't tell him what a heart should do
Now the timeline looks suspicious
And somehow I'm the plot twist too

I heard the rumours from the side door
Even I said, "Seriously? Again?"
I can laugh at the coincidence
And still not want it to end like that

Homewrecker, what a strange thing to be called
I never held a hammer, never touched the wall
One look, one conversation
And suddenly it's my fault
Homewrecker, I don't want the crown
If a house was coming down
I didn't come to knock it down
I was just around

Sometimes it was nothing but a compliment
Sometimes someone chose a different road
I don't know the private conversations
Or what was broken long before I showed
It's flattering in a complicated fashion
Not exactly something I would toast
Being wanted isn't being innocent
Of every feeling I might hold

I won't pretend I'm never curious
I won't pretend I never care
But everybody owns their choices
And I'm not moving into theirs

Homewrecker, what a strange thing to be called
I never held a hammer, never touched the wall
One look, one conversation
And suddenly it's my fault
Homewrecker, I don't want the crown
If a house was coming down
I didn't come to knock it down
I was just around

Maybe I was just a mirror
Maybe timing played the part
Maybe there were other reasons
I could never know by heart
I won't call somebody's ending
My achievement or my art

Homewrecker, say it with a nervous laugh
I don't want another person's pain as my autograph
You can call it coincidence
You can call it bad romance
Homewrecker, put the headline down
Nobody's life is mine to tear around
If a door was closing anyway
I was just around