Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay & Leigh Nash
Jars of Clay
Jars of Clay
This song by Jars of Clay is inspired by the “To be or not to be…” monologue in Shakespeare’s “Hamlet”. It echos themes of loneliness and depression and the idea that it is easier to die than to keep suffering and living.
[Verse 1]
Just in case, I will leave my things packed
So I can run away
I cannot trust these voices
I don't have a line of prospects that can give some kind of peace
There is nothing left to cling to that can bring me sweet release
[Pre-Chorus]
I have no fear of drowning
It's the breathing that's taking all this work
[Chorus]
Do you know what I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"?
What I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"
[Verse 2]
Empty spaces with shadows hit by street lights
Warning signs and weight of tired conversations
In the absence of a shoulder, in the abscess of a thief
On the brink of this destruction, on the eve of bittersweet
[Pre-Chorus]
Now all the demons look like prophets and I'm living out
Every word they speak, (every word they speak)
Every word they speak, (every word they speak)
[Chorus]
Do you know what I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"?
What I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"
What I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"
[Chorus]
Do you know what I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"?
What I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"
What I mean when I say, "I don't want to be alone"
Alone, alone, I don't want to be alone
[Outro]
I have no fear of drowning
It's the breathing that's taking all this work
Jars of Clay released Work on Tue Sep 05 2006.