Lonely No More

Written in the mid 2000s during a pivotal chapter of my life, this song carries equal parts anger and optimism – two emotions that don’t always make sense together, but somehow did at the time. It’s an honest look back at the minor wreckage of my younger years, the kind of living that feels brilliantly invincible until you wake up one day and realize the universe has been keeping score.

The industrial edge came naturally from where I was mentally – ground down but not broken, running on friction and forward motion. Turns out that’s a perfectly reasonable place to write a song from, once you stop feeling sorry for yourself long enough to pick up a pen and guitar. The chorus is simple because the truth was simple. After all the noise, the chaos, and the spectacularly wrong turns, the one thing I knew for certain was that I didn’t want to be alone anymore. Sometimes that’s enough to build something new on – who knew.

Song Lyrics

Taking me back to my early days
I wonder how I made it through my crazy ways
Smoking and a toking, drinking up the pain
Woman after woman, but the same refrain

The 80s and the 90s tried to sweep it all away
But the ghost of who I was keeps pulling me back to stay

One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.

Now I’ve come down, calmed down, counted up the cost
Staring at the wreckage of everything I lost
Pour another whiskey, chase it down with gin
Watch the wheel keep turning, starting up again

There must be something more than chasing down the win
Without a face of fake smiles and a plate full of sin!

One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.

The machine keeps grinding, never lets you rest
Pushed me to the limit, put me to the test
Iron in the fire, smoke behind my eyes
Living in a town full of crazy lies

Every scar I carry is a lesson from the fall
Thought I’d hit the bottom – when love broke down the wall

One thing I know for sure
I don’t wanna be lonely… no more.

Now the cloudy days are gone
And suddenly less feels like more
When you’re near me I know for sure
I’ll never be lonely no more!

I’ve been through the fire, walked out through the ash
Traded all that thunder for something built to last
The noise has gone quiet, the static’s fading out
I finally know what living is about

No use looking back on those desperate days
The man that I’ve become burned away the haze

One thing I know for sure
I won’t be lonely… no more!