Lonely Won't Leave Me Alone
Embracing Solitude: Jermaine Jackson's Melancholic Reflection
Lyrics
Why do I seem to be caught up inside a dream
Expressing confusion or feeling entrapped in an unreal situation or state.
All my life, it's always been my shadow and me
Throughout life, the singer has consistently been accompanied by loneliness.
Over my shoulder there's always a voice somewhere
A constant reminder of negative thoughts or influences from the past.
Saying I never should try to set my heart free
Discouragement from opening up emotionally, fearing heartbreak.
I wish that love would come and take me in her arms
Desire for love to bring comfort and understanding.
Show me what I've never known
Yearning to experience aspects of life previously unknown.
Where I could hold someone, words like right and wrong
Wishing for a relationship where moral judgments are less significant.
Just fade away like yesterday
The hope that past troubles will fade away.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Loneliness persists despite the desire for connection.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Reiteration of the enduring nature of loneliness.
Why, tell me why, won't even let me fall in love
Questioning why loneliness prevents the experience of love.
Oooooh everywhere I go always by my side
Loneliness is a constant companion wherever the singer goes.
Won't even let me fall in love
Reiteration that loneliness hinders the ability to fall in love.
I try and say I love you but the words won't come through
Struggling to express love verbally due to emotional barriers.
In my eyes, see all the tears and sad memories
Eyes reveal past pain and sorrow.
Why can't I start out new and leave that old feeling too far behind
Desire for a fresh start but haunted by lingering emotions.
I guess that lonely needs company
Loneliness seems to require the company of similar feelings.
Around each bend of road
Anticipating positive changes along life's journey.
I'm thinking that in time there will be that rainbow's end
Hope for a better future represented by a rainbow's end.
But when I follow those self illusions
Realizing that self-deception leads to loneliness.
I find that it's only lonely and me again
Loneliness persists when illusions fade.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Reiteration of the enduring nature of loneliness.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Loneliness remains a constant presence.
Why, tell me why, won't even let me fall in love
Questioning why loneliness prevents the experience of love.
Oooooh everywhere I go always by my side
Loneliness is a constant companion wherever the singer goes.
Won't even let me fall in love
Reiteration that loneliness hinders the ability to fall in love.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Loneliness persists despite the desire for connection.
I wish that love would come
Expressing a wish for love to enter the singer's life.
Lonely won't leave me alone
Reiteration of the enduring nature of loneliness.
And take me home
Yearning for love to take away the loneliness.
Lonely
Emphasizing the theme of loneliness.
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