[Verse 1]
You said you’d call if it got this bad
I let the phone die in my hand
White lies lined up like little pills
I took them all
Just to stand still
You watched me drown in a paper cup
I wore your trust like it ain’t enough
I milked your mercy
Drained it dry
Smiled in the mirror while you cried
[Chorus]
I’m so alone
But I did this
Chasing that ghost with a cheap fix
Every goodbye tastes like blame on my tongue
I let everyone down
Just to feel young
I’m so alone
But I chose it
Clawing for calm in the coldest pit
If I’m the problem
Maybe I’m the cure
Holding my breath
Till the hurt turns pure
[Verse 2]
I stole your sleep and I stole your cash
Traded your faith for a five-minute blast
You called it love
I called it “one more”
I slammed that promise in the door
You begged
“Come back
” I just came undone
Sucked out the light
Blocked out the sun
Every “I’m sorry” was half a lie
I loved my high more than your eyes
[Chorus]
I’m so alone
But I did this
Chasing that ghost with a cheap fix
Every goodbye tastes like blame on my tongue
I let everyone down
Just to feel numb
I’m so alone
But I chose it
Digging my grave
Then I just sit
If I’m the problem
Maybe I’m the cure
Bleeding it out till the need runs pure
[Bridge]
[Fingerpicked guitar
Voice almost a whisper]
I keep my demons on a silver plate
Feed them every vow that I break
How do I kill what’s under my skin?
How do I lose and still somehow win?
[Strumming swells
Vocal cracks then hardens]
So I pour it out on this bedroom floor (hey!)
Every secret that I carved in the door
I’m not clean yet
But I’m still here
Shaking
Ashamed
But I’m facing the fear
[Chorus]
I’m so alone
But I feel this
Hands in the dirt where the past sits
Every “I’m done” is a war in my head
I’ve let everyone down
But I’m not dead
I’m so alone
But I own it (own it)
Breaking that ghost with each deep breath
If I’m the problem
I can be the cure
One small step
Till the dark turns blurred
[Outro]
Soft light leaking through my blinds
Porcelain spine
But it’s still mine (oh)
I’ll learn to stand this time