[Verse 1] In my head I live in a different apartment Floor-to-ceiling windows, city below In my head my bank account doesn’t worry me And everyone I love is safe and close I’m five minutes away from every version of perfect The ones I built while waiting for the bus I’ve been staring at the ceiling for so long I almost forgot what’s underneath my hands
[Pre-Chorus] The daydream gets sharper every time I go there The details start to feel like memory And somewhere between the real and the imagined I lose the thread back to where I need to be
[Chorus] Reality check, I’m standing in my kitchen The light’s the same, the floor’s the same old floor Reality check, the life I have is right here I’ve been so far gone I almost missed my door Everything I chased inside my head Was a shadow of the thing I’m standing in Reality check, I’m already home
[Verse 2] In my head I’ve said every perfect thing That I couldn’t find the words for all situations In my head the people I’ve lost are still beside me And the ones I love don’t leave too soon I’ve rehearsed a thousand conversations Where everything turns out the way I planned But the ones who stayed are here without the rehearsal Just waiting for me to come back and land
[Pre-Chorus] The daydream feels closer every time I drift there Like I’ve already lived those scenes But somewhere in between the almost and the nowhere I forget what’s right in front of me
[Chorus] Reality check, I’m standing in my living room The light’s the same, the floor’s the same old floor Reality check, the life I have is right here I’ve been so far gone I almost missed my door Everything I chased inside my head Was a shadow of the thing I’m standing in Reality check, I’m already home
[Bridge] Real life kept the lights on while I was away Real life kept the coffee warm, kept saying stay Real life wasn’t perfect but it showed up every day And I was somewhere in a version I’d arranged
[Pre-Chorus] It almost feels real enough to stay there Like I could live between those lines But every time I open up my eyes again There’s something here worth more than mine
[CODA] Reality check, I’m standing in my bedroom Reality check, I’m standing in your old space Reality check, I’m standing in our old home The place I can only wish I could go back to… But then I come back, It hurts but I’m back here —
[Final Chorus - warmer, resolved] Reality check, I’m standing in my kitchen And the light is kind of everything I need Reality check, the life I have is real life And the people in it chose to stay with me Everything I chased inside my head Was already here just waiting to be seen Reality check, I’m finally home
[Outro] I think I needed that