“Lonely” is the fourth track off of Rollins Band’s debut album, Life Time.
The song is about the struggles of being alone, having to make your own path in life without the aid or company of others, and coming to terms with your own introversion.
[Verse 1]
I hate the world that I think hates me
Punch holes in the wall you know that hurts me
Feel dark and cold and alone, it burns me
Wish someone would come and touch me
[Verse 2]
Walking alone in the prison yard
Seeing eyes that seem to see me so hard
Crawling like a snake right back in to my room
Feeling like a dead man rolling around in my tomb
[Refrain]
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you wanna be so all alone
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you feel so...
[Verse 2]
Walk into a crowded room I start to freeze
Words fall short, mouth turns to wood, it's time to leave
Never happy, never sad, iron face
Can't stop looking I keep walking place to place
[Refrain]
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you wanna be so all alone
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you feel so...
[Bridge]
Aww, yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
Yeah!
[Verse 3]
Hearing thone sounds that seem to keep me same
Knifing eyes that point me at my brain
Reaching out my soul it's senseless
Reaching out my mind it's useless
I feel the mute frustration when I see your eyes
I'm inches away, but in isolation it hurts to try
I reach out my hand, it turns to stone
I get up, walk out the door, I'm better off alone
[Refrain]
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you wanna be so all alone
There's nothing like finding someone when you're lonely
Makes you feel so...
Lonely was written by Henry Rollins & Chris Haskett & Andrew Weiss & Sim Cain.
Lonely was produced by Ian MacKaye.