𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑮𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑻 𝑫𝑰𝑽𝑰𝑫𝑬 𝑺𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑬𝑵𝑪𝑬 𝑺𝑻𝑨𝑹𝑻𝑬𝑹𝑺 – 𝑷𝑨𝑹𝑻 𝑶𝑵𝑬 .
starters taken from the 2026 album ' the great divide ' by noah kahan .
feel free to adjust pronouns as necessary !
[ name ] & [ name ] are often along for the ride .
they don't say a lot but they know every inch of this drive .
if these trees started talking , i bet you they'd only talk shit .
we never do anything real . . . we just talk about it .
the bugs are just starting to die .
i thought getting older meant knowing it's too late to try .
i tried getting sober . . . i swear i did better this time .
everything you see out here will die .
anything you need , i will provide .
i know the traffic light you can speed right by 'cause the camera's down .
the minute that september hits , i'm going off my medicine .
it's a place where most kids just grow up and have kids .
i grew up pretending sticks were little guns .
he'd get mad 'cause god forbid i hurt someone .
i was born into a one hundred year storm .
in that dark & in that frost a heart was formed .
i'm the trouble ahead . . . i scream in my sleep .
i'm a sure bet at a losing streak .
i keep showing you doors , but you can't open them up .
it gets harder to see me the closer you try to look .
you're the one who decided to knock .
have you ever stared directly at the sun ?
have you ever shared some closeness , so exposed , to have it spit back by someone ?
forgive me if i jump at the rattle of your keys .
i'm left staring at the ceiling listing reasons you should pack all your shit up .
i'll be gone so long before the anger comes .
i'll be only what you've known of me 'til now .
i was working on a plan to disappear completely .
if drinking was a day job , i'd be asking for more money .
i never take a day off & i'm always selling something .
didn't know you drove american cars .
you're here , & we're so grateful you are .
you're gonna fix it , you're gonna patch it up .
you've always been so tough .
you know that i miss you .
you always come running back whenever i ask .
i hate to drag you back here .
he's been sitting on the porch ranting like a prophet .
i can't stand the nights .
i cut the tension with a knife .
all i want is a dialogue .
i've gotta stay for mom .
something about the window seat's got you feeling like a poet .
i think that we had everything , 'til now just didn't know it .
i'm leaning toward a subject change in a sentimental moment .
we'll be strangers in the morning .
the way you've got your hair up straight makes you look real californian .
you never really could quite place when i'm angry & i'm joking .
i'm cursing every exit sign & my damn christ - like devotion .
i'm glad you left , but you'll be back .
call me when it goes to shit .
i'll be keeping the house the way it was .
i won't rub your face in it .
i don't mind being your dead end .
i think it's fine to never move on .
i'll keep rooting for your downfall .
tell me when you miss the climb from a hole that has no bottom .
i'm hoping that the view ain't nice .