Look, you're standing alone
(Standing alone)
However I should have known
(I should have known)

Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend
Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend

In your world, you're alone in your face
You're alone in your world
You're alone in your face

How, you said you never would leave me alone, how
How, you said you never would leave me alone

Now you're just walking away
(Walking away)
When you said you always would stay
(Always would stay)

Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend
Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend

In your world, you're alone in your face
Your alone in your world
Your alone in your face

How, you said you never would leave me alone, how
How, you said you never would leave me alone

Never before, never again
You will ignore, I will pretend
In your world, you're alone in your place
You're alone in your world
You're alone in your place

How, you said you never would leave me alone, how
How, you said you never would leave me alone
How, you said you never would leave me alone, how
How, you said you never would leave me alone
Alone


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    Great song...wish it would've been included on the "Empire Records" soundtrack...definately worthy of it...good stuff.
    tracieon May 27, 2002   Link
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    this has to be one of my favorites songs, i can't get enough of it. Dolores' voice is just so powerful. and the way the music's composed it's absolutely intense.
    LauKpaon April 17, 2003   Link
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    this song is amazing ... is there a reason why cranberries love songs are mostly about breaking up ? i wish they had more songs about making up !
    kasra333on January 08, 2005   Link
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    You sing about what you know?
    kaleidoscopeeyes8on May 14, 2005   Link
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    well it seems to me her voice is perfect for sorrow ;)
    spacepirateon December 29, 2005   Link
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    I think she's cheered up a bunch since "everyone else", and "faithful departed". Her note on "Wake up and smell the coffee" (which is just great) reflects how she has come to understand life a little better since the early days. I really enjoyed the rhythym they had on this first album, and "no need to argue" as well; the 'berries were just fabulous, I hope they tour sometime soon!
    ~1lb. of Obscure~on March 31, 2007   Link
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    Dolores is the best vocal u could ever heaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaar
    Mr.Brainiacon August 28, 2007   Link
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    If you play a hundred rhythm I'll distinguish this goes for The Cranberries.. this song is pure The Cranberries.. I love this verse: Never before, Never again, You will ignore, I will pretend. & she repeats this over & over.. :x
    amins2son December 08, 2007   Link

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