Your brand-new lover seems to share your disposition
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
You pose for photos in identical positions
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
Same job, same car
Much more in common than with your real wife
It’s so bizarre, just like a dream except in real life
Why’s she here? She just appeared

It’s in the winter when the mysteries begin
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
Friends swear they’ve seen you at a place you’ve never been
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
At night, you stare into her eyes and say you love her
You’re so excited to have finally found another
Just like you. Can it be true?

We’re all desperately searching
For that perfect match
Like jigsaw puzzle pieces
Asking “Where do I attach?”
But if everything lines up and there’s no catch
I say beware of monsters there

One fateful night, at first you can’t make out her features
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
You see your own face on that shape-shifting creature
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
It’s too late to scream for help. Your heart is racing
Now are you running from yourself, or are you chasing?
Who can say? ‘Cause you look the same

You say she hit her head and died, and you’re still golden
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
But would we know if your identity was stolen?
Doppelganger! Doppelganger!
If there’s a lesson in this frightful tale of danger
Next time I have that much in common with a stranger
It’s time to run. That’s when I’m done

We’re all desperately searching
For that perfect match
Like jigsaw puzzle pieces
Asking “Where do I attach?”
But if everything lines up and there’s no catch
I say beware of monsters there

I came gently used, but I was new to you
Turned out we were both in lost and found
Starting fresh is such a hopeful thing to do
I was glad to be in your next round
Girl, you really loved me, wore me everywhere
Fixed me up to make sure I would last
I guess it worked; I’m just a little worse for wear
It’s hard to think that our best days are past

But lay me on the floor, calm your mind, and then just touch me
Do I spark joy? If you want me, you’ll know
Once you’re sure, you may find it won’t take much, dear
Please don’t wait. Just thank me and let me go

As the years went by, I stretched to fit you more and more
On your shoulder, it felt meant to be
You did your best to patch the holes, and also to ignore
The defects that you didn’t want to see
You packed me on vacations, and we shared tough times too
This house has seen some silence and some rage
Cleaning out the closet is a way to think things through
And maybe make some space to turn the page

So lay me on the floor, calm your mind, and then just touch me
Do I spark joy? If you want me, you’ll know
Once you’re sure, you may find it won’t take much, dear
Please don’t wait. Just thank me and let me go
Please don’t wait. Just thank me and let me go