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Loneliness

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[Main Chords]
Dm, C, Em, Am  
[Verse 1]
DmA flicker of a light in an empty home
CBickering at night and you end up cold
EmI wanna let the right brain retain control
AmThe rhyme inspires most when it's 5 minutes old
DmThere's a feeling that I get when it's sad and it's grey
CReminds me of times way back in the day
EmThey wouldn't call me back, they didn't wanna play
I ask my stepmother if it ever goes away
DmSo I'm sending you a message with text
CThat doesn't really say it's an SOS
EmYes so I guess that I press those numbers
AmTo summon for a presto, grow less number
DmLooking forwards I spring into summer
CAnd wonder if you would lay around like lumber
EmAnd supports me like a funder
Paying attention to my pain and tension
DmWe all have forces pulling us under
CBut somewhere beneath this world torn asunder
EmWe smell the storm before the thunder
AmAnd bring angles down to earth like sunder
Dm, C  
EmAnd when it bursts, the loneliness hurts like Amhunger
[Chorus]
Why don't you Dmtell 'em about the loneliness?C  
Why don't you Emtell 'em about the loneliness?Am  
Why don't you Dmtell 'em about the loneliness?C  
Why don't you Emtell 'em about the loneliness?Am  
[Verse 2]
DmWhere did my joy go?
CI'm chewin' at its vapors
EmHiding from the light
With this basement as Ammy base
DmThe opposite of a smiling face
CI pile on disgraces
Say amazing graceEm  
To chase down whatever this tastAme is
DmI'm a tweeter with a blown cone
CWonder where the bass is
EmDrawn to you on a path of penciled promises
AmFound my feet inside erasers
DmPraises to Rafael and StC. Rita
EmTry to breathe and gasp
AmTry to seize and grasp, and breathe my last
DmDon't even ask if you can counsel meC  
I'm a lone Emwolf so I wear wolf wear wool
AmLike lycanthropy
Cut connections Dmwith irreverence
I slitCher in and sever us
I wannEma be the boy who lived
But never Amhave no trust to give
DmI must admit through busted lips
I've sunkeCn ships and rusted bridges
EmCut slow to the quick
And lost Ammyself to split decisions
Multiply bDmy my divisions
CRound down for the placement
DmWho's he? Just me
AmAlone in that basement
[Chorus]
Why don't you Dmtell 'em about the loneliness?C  
Why don't you Emtell 'em about the loneliness?Am  
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Loneliness

by Flobots

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Chords in this song · guitar

[Main Chords]

Dm C Em Am

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[Verse 1]

A flicker of a light in an empty home

Bickering at night and you end up cold

I wanna let the right brain retain control

The rhyme inspires most when it's 5 minutes old

There's a feeling that I get when it's sad and it's grey

Reminds me of times way back in the day

They wouldn't call me back, they didn't wanna play

I ask my stepmother if it ever goes away

So I'm sending you a message with text

That doesn't really say it's an SOS

Yes so I guess that I press those numbers

To summon for a presto, grow less number

Looking forwards I spring into summer

And wonder if you would lay around like lumber

And supports me like a funder

Paying attention to my pain and tension

We all have forces pulling us under

But somewhere beneath this world torn asunder

We smell the storm before the thunder

And bring angles down to earth like sunder

Dm C

Em Am

And when it bursts, the loneliness hurts like hunger

[Chorus]

Dm C

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

Em Am

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

Dm C

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

Em Am

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

[Verse 2]

Where did my joy go?

I'm chewin' at its vapors

Hiding from the light

With this basement as my base

The opposite of a smiling face

I pile on disgraces

Say amazing grace

To chase down whatever this taste is

I'm a tweeter with a blown cone

Wonder where the bass is

Drawn to you on a path of penciled promises

Found my feet inside erasers

Dm C

Praises to Rafael and St. Rita

Try to breathe and gasp

Try to seize and grasp, and breathe my last

Dm C

Don't even ask if you can counsel me

I'm a lone wolf so I wear wolf wear wool

Like lycanthropy

Cut connections with irreverence

I slither in and sever us

I wanna be the boy who lived

But never have no trust to give

I must admit through busted lips

I've sunken ships and rusted bridges

Cut slow to the quick

And lost myself to split decisions

Multiply by my divisions

Round down for the placement

Who's he? Just me

Alone in that basement

[Chorus]

Dm C

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

Em Am

Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?

x4 or so

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