Loneliness Swallows Me

​[Intro]

It’s not just the office.

It’s everywhere.

It’s in the car.

It’s in the house.

It’s in the air.

​[Verse 1]

I wake up and I put it on.

The face that says nothing is wrong.

I drive the road, I play the part.

But there's a hole inside my heart.

I shake the hands, I sign the check.

With a heavy weight around my neck.

I smile big so they don't see.

The empty space inside of me.

Everyone talks, but no one hears.

I’ve been doing this for twenty years.

​[Chorus]

It swallowed me whole.

Took control.

It’s a deep dark pit.

And I’m stuck in it.

I’m the boss, I’m the man.

Doing the best that I can.

But the water is high.

And I’m too tired to cry.

Swallowed whole.

Lost my soul.

​[Verse 2]

I walk inside my own front door.

But I don't feel home anymore.

My family’s there, they look at me.

But a ghost is all they really see.

I sit right there, I watch the show.

But my mind is gone, it’s far below.

I want to speak, I want to say.

"I’m falling apart more every day."

But I stay quiet, I keep it in.

Another battle I can't win.

​[Bridge]

(Music drops to just a slow beat)

The silence is loud.

In the middle of the crowd.

I’m screaming for help.

But I only hear myself.

No one knows.

No one sees.

This lonely disease.

​[Outro]

(Rain sound fades in)

It’s too big.

It’s too deep.

Even when I sleep.

Swallowed whole.

Just... swallowed whole.

(Fade to black)