So sick and tired of being alone
So long, farewell, I'm on my own
I'm sorry mom, I've got to go
I dug this grave I call my home

My life don't mean that much to me
So I'm living for you
Yeah, I'm living for you
And you can't stand the sight of me
So what's the point of this fucked up catastrophe?
I'm waiting for my time to start
As I waste it
As I waste it
I pop these pills to waste some time
As I'm fading
As I'm fading

This shit messes with my head
The only home I know is my bed
Too lazy for a suicide
I just watch the days pass hoping to die

So sick and tired of being alone
So long, farewell, I'm on my own
I'm sorry mom, I've got to go
I dug this grave I call my home
So sick and tired of being alone
So long, farewell, I'm on my own
I'm sorry mom, I've got to go
I dug this grave I call my home

Daydreaming of my funeral
Like who would show, bet no one would go
Hey dad, would you show up for me now?
Just to bury your little boy in the ground
You broke my heart when you left me
Was just waiting
Was just waiting
I pop these pills to waste some time
As I'm fading
As I'm fading

This shit messes with my head
The only home I know is my bed
Too lazy for a suicide
I just watch the days pass hoping to die

So sick and tired of being alone
So long, farewell, I'm on my own
I'm sorry mom, I've got to go
I dug this grave I call my home

So sick and tired of being alone
So long, farewell, I'm on my own
I'm sorry mom, I've got to go
I dug this grave I call my home

I dug this grave I call my home
I dug this grave


Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow

Lonely Lyrics as written by Matthew Pauling Emerson Barrett Kropp

Lyrics © Wixen Music Publishing

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    My Interpretation

    I think this about the mess that someone becomes when they are brought up in a broken home & how the effects always haunt them and no matter what they try to do to shake them, it eventually becomes their undoing.

    EternalTearsOfSorrowon April 08, 2020   Link
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    Song Fact

    Remington speaks here from his own experience, having been left by his father, his dad left him who before that was aggressive and abusive which we can see e.g. in a music video to this song. This permamently left an impact on Remington which led to his suicidal thoughts and substance abuse As he stated in an Alt Press interview "Lonely is about the mental and physical abuse I endured as a child. Growing up, I went through so much shit and at points felt so low I couldn't see a way out. It has affected me deeply throughout my life but I want the world to know that no matter what you're going through, if I can make it out on the other side, so can you."

    lovethevoidon February 11, 2023   Link

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