Lonely Alone
Embracing Solitude: Unveiling the Depths of Lonely Alone by Julie Roberts
Lyrics
How long did it take to find this letter
Reflecting on the time it took for the recipient to discover a letter.
I know it wasn't right when you got home
Acknowledging that the sender's actions were not appropriate upon the recipient's return home.
Was it about the time you starting getting hungry
Suggesting a specific moment, possibly related to hunger, when the recipient noticed the sender's absence.
And looked to see what I left on the stove
Wondering if the recipient checked what the sender had prepared on the stove.
Did it ever cross your mind to even worry
Questioning whether the recipient ever worried or thought about the sender's whereabouts.
To wonder where I am
Raising the possibility that the recipient didn't consider the sender's location.
Is everything all right
Asking if everything is okay, expressing concern about the state of the relationship.
No that's why I left it on your pillow
Explaining the reason for leaving a note on the pillow – to be on the recipient's mind.
That's the only place I cross your mind
Emphasizing that the sender only occupies the recipient's thoughts in that specific location.
I refuse to be with you and be forgotten
Declaring a refusal to be with the recipient if forgotten.
So this afternoon I thought why not just go
Deciding to leave, possibly as an act of asserting independence.
After all I'm already lonely
Stating the current loneliness of the sender.
I might as well be lonely alone
Opting to embrace loneliness rather than being with the recipient.
Maybe I've become a different woman
Contemplating a transformation in the sender or the recipient.
Or maybe you became a different man
Suggesting a possible change in the dynamics of the relationship.
You wonder why I'm doin' what I'm doin'
Addressing the recipient's curiosity about the sender's actions without expecting understanding.
Well I'm not expecting you to understand
Expressing the sender's understanding that the recipient may not comprehend the motives.
Cause you had no idea this was coming
Pointing out the recipient's lack of awareness about the impending decision.
How could you when I've always been just there
Highlighting the sender's consistent presence until now.
But you just go on taking me for granted
Accusing the recipient of taking the sender for granted.
And for the first time in my life I don't care
Expressing a newfound indifference in the sender's feelings.
I refuse to be with you and be forgotten
Reiterating the refusal to be forgotten by the recipient.
So this afternoon I thought why not just go
Revisiting the decision to leave, emphasizing the sender's proactive choice.
After all I'm already lonely
Restating the current state of loneliness in the sender's life.
I might as well be lonely alone
Affirming the decision to embrace loneliness instead of being with the recipient.
After all I'm already lonely
Repeating the acknowledgment of the sender's existing loneliness.
I might as well be lonely alone
Reinforcing the choice to be lonely rather than in the company of the recipient.
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