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A song about wanting to be left alone but being too scared to be by yourself. The depressed introvert's anthem.

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Coz I only wanna be alone
But I’m finding it hard to be
And I only wanna be at home
If there’s nobody there
Pull the rug out from under me
See if I find my feet
Or if my front teeth
Find the ground
I’m lost where I’m found

I’m happy in my shadowed cave
Kaleidoscope shapes
Collide on the wall to an outside world
Figures and frames in a whirl
And I’ve been breaking my hands
Trying to hold on
I threw the candle in the flame
‘Coz burning both ends took too long

But I feel so at home
When I’m alone
When I’m alone
When I’m

Coz I only wanna be a lone
But I’m finding it hard to be
And I only wanna be at home
If there’s nobody there
Pull the rug out from under me
See if I find my feet
Or if my front teeth
Find the ground
I’m lost where I’m found

But I’m in no Walden Woods
And an illusion of a fusion
Ends in losing and alone again
Whatever that means
I wanna hold your hand
But I’m too afraid to ask
Whatever that means
I wanna hold your hand
But I’m too afraid to ask
So So let me put on my glasses
So I can read too far into this So I can

But I feel so at home
When I’m alone
When I’m alone
When I’m alone
When I’m alone
When I’m alone
When I’m

Coz I only wanna be a lone
But I’m finding it hard to be
And I only wanna be at home
If there’s nobody there
Pull the rug out from under me
See if I find my feet
Or if my front teeth
Find the ground
I’m lost where I’m found

Coz I only wanna be a lone
But I’m finding it

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Coz I only wanna be a lone
But I’m finding it hard to be
And I only wanna be at home
If there’s nobody there
Pull the rug out from under me
See if I find my feet
Or if my front teeth
Find the ground
I’m lost where I’m found

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from First Dates and Funerals, released April 1, 2021

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John Lawrie & The Welcome Strangers Sydney, Australia

John Lawrie & The Welcome Strangers are a four-piece alternative rock band from Sydney. With John’s crooning bass-baritone voice, and their unique blend of shoegaze and the blues (bluegaze if you will), the band hit hard with their high energy live sets. Their mix of introspective, existential lyrics, dreamy atmospheres, and cheery 80’s dance beats to get you feeling sad on the dance floor. ... more

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