Goddamn this dusty room
This hazy afternoon
I'm breathing in this silence
Like never before

This feelin' that I get
This one last cigarette
As I lay awake
And wait for you to come through the door

Oh maybe, maybe, maybe
I can share it with you
I behave, I behave, I behave
So I can share it with you

You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know

I am not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

We'll dream about somewhere
Our smoke will fill the air
As I lay awake and wait
For you to walk out that door
I can change, I can change, I can change
But who do you want me to be?
I'm the same, I'm the same, I'm the same
Oh, do you want me to be?

You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh, stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh

I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
You were not alone
Dear loneliness
You forgot
But I remember this
Oh, stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know

I'm not alone
Dear loneliness
I forgot
That I remember this
Oh stranger, stranger
Stranger things have happened, I know
Oh, oh
Oh, oh


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    This is one of the best songs I've ever ever heard. My sister showed it to me a while ago and I was stunned by it.

    I think it's about losing someone and NEEDING that person back. Asking "what do you want me to be in order to have you back??" I love how he emphasizes "i'm the same, i'm the same, i'm the same" in such a desperate way. Love it!

    It's such a sad song, but I love it with a passion. You can never get tired of it. And I love playing that riff with my guitar :)

    And yeah, it's "dear loneliness", not "lonely miss"

    I absolutely love the this: This feeling that I get This one last cigarette As I lay awake And wait for you to come through the door

    sigh

    *Gabby*on April 11, 2008   Link

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