I Don't Know What Else to Do
Nights of Desperation: Greg Duffy's Echo of Loneliness
Lyrics
Champagne on a rooftop
Feeling celebratory, perhaps in a social setting
People are laughing
Observing a joyful atmosphere
I would say how I feel
Desire to express emotions
But nobody's asking
Feeling unnoticed or unheard
So I check my phone as they pass tequila
Distraction with phone as a coping mechanism
Never felt so alone in a room full of people
Sense of isolation in a crowd
And I'd go home but I don't belong there either
Not feeling a sense of belonging anywhere
Now everybody's red-eyed
People showing signs of intoxication
Feel a little heavy to be so high
Feeling burdened despite the euphoria
I don't know what else to do
Expressing confusion and helplessness
I don't know what else to do
-So I stay out the whole night
Choosing to stay out all night
Dance until my body doesn't know why
Dancing as a way to escape or forget
I don't know what else to do
Continued sense of uncertainty and confusion
I don't know what else to do
-Now I'm slurring my words
Speech affected by alcohol
Music is blasting
Intense music experience
Every drink that I take
Struggling with the decision to stop drinking
Swear it's the last one
-Then I hear myself saying "pass tequila"
Repeating the cycle of drinking despite reservations
Who really cares if I shouldn't be here
Indifference to others' opinions about being present
I'd go home but I don't belong there either
Continued lack of belonging
Don't belong there either
-Now everybody's red-eyed
Observing others also affected by the situation
Feel a little heavy to be so high
Feeling weighed down despite being high
I don't know what else to do
Reiteration of not knowing what to do
I don't know what else to do
-So I stay out the whole night
Choosing to extend the night
Dance until my body doesn't know why
Using dance as a temporary escape
I don't know what else to do
Repeating the confusion about what to do
I don't know what else to do
-(I don't know what else
Repeating the theme of uncertainty
I don't know what else to do)
-I don't what know else to do
Reiteration of not knowing what to do
(I don't know what else
Repeating the theme of uncertainty
I don't know what else to do)
-Now everybody's red-eyed
Observing others affected and feeling alone
Feel a little heavy and I
Continued sense of heaviness and isolation
Never felt so alone in a room full of people
Reiterating the paradox of being alone in a crowd
And I'd go home but I don't belong there either
Continued lack of belonging
Don't belong there either
-So I stay out the whole night
Choosing to prolong the night
Dance until my body doesn't know why
Using dance as a temporary escape
I don't know what else to do
Reiteration of not knowing what to do
I don't know what else to do
-I don't know what else to do
-What else to do
Final repetition of uncertainty about what to do
What else to do
-What else to do
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