Chance Encounters

by The Menzingers

From the album: Everything I Ever Saw

Track 1 of 11 on Everything I Ever Saw (2026).

Duration: 3:24

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Lyrics for Chance Encounters

So sick of being lonely Do you want to get to know me? I'm a zero, I'm a weirdo, I'm a struggling super hero But I'm a star in outer space Ask any alien they'll say I'm the real deal We found each other in our worst ways Everything was going, gone All the drugs we took for breakfast Couldn't convince us nothing's wrong Do you ever feel like nothing's real Like the Truman show or something Way more miserable? If we tell each other secrets Even the dark parts that don't glow Maybe life could feel A little less alone We may never stand a chance But we still gotta try No one's coming to save us From ourselves tonight Chance encounters Chance encounters I felt sinister on the sidewalk Intrusive thoughts abound I kinda felt like jumping into traffic downtown It all blurs together And it barely makes sense We were 16 once, we will never be again How you listened, oh my god What a spiritual awakening How I listened, oh my god To the genius you're self-training Maybe things can never be the same And that's okay If we tell each other secrets Even the dark parts that don't glow Maybe life could feel A little less alone We may never stand a chance But we still gotta try No one's coming to save us From ourselves tonight Chance encounters Chance encounters Chalk it up to fate, or whatever Blame it on a higher power For this chance encounter Maybe the right stars have aligned And we've crossed into a parallel life From this chance encounter We may never stand a chance But we still gotta try No one's coming to save us From ourselves tonight Chance encounters Chance encounters

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