A million ways tobe alone.

Verse 1 Another Friday fading into blue, Another crowded room I’m passing through Everyone is talking, no one says a thing, Every conversation disappears by morning Faces glowing underneath the light, Perfect little lives arranged just right I could reach for anyone I see, But no one ever seems to reach for me Pre-Chorus I don’t need a hero I don’t need a perfect man I just want somebody Who will stay when staying isn’t planned Chorus There are a million ways to be alone A thousand names lighting up my phone So many voices, but nobody knows The woman underneath these clothes I don’t want promises written in smoke Or another heart that turns love into a joke In a world where everyone can be found, Why is there no one I want around? There are a million ways to be alone Verse 2 I’ve learned the language of the modern game, Half-truths, silence and forgotten names Everybody wants the easy part, Nobody wants the weight of someone’s heart They say, “Don’t worry, your time will come,” As if love arrives for everyone But every year the room gets quieter still, And hope gets harder to hold against my will Pre-Chorus I don’t need a saviour I can stand here on my own But being strong gets heavy When there’s no one waiting home Chorus There are a million ways to be alone A thousand names lighting up my phone So many voices, but nobody knows The woman underneath these clothes I don’t want promises written in smoke Or another heart that turns love into a joke In a world where everyone can be found, Why is there no one I want around? There are a million ways to be alone Instrumental Build Bridge Maybe I ask too much Maybe I waited too long Maybe the kind of love I believe in Doesn’t belong in the world we’re living on But I won’t make myself smaller Just to fit somebody’s hands I won’t call an empty room a home Just because somebody stands Beside me for a night Then disappears before the dawn I would rather face the silence Than pretend that it is love Breakdown Still, somewhere in the darkness, I leave one small light on For a man who wants the whole of me, And won’t be gone by dawn Someone who can hear me When the words refuse to come Someone who is looking For more than anyone Final Chorus There are a million ways to be alone A thousand names lighting up my phone So many voices, but nobody knows The woman underneath these clothes I don’t need promises written in smoke I need a heart that won’t treat love like a joke In a world where everyone can be found, Maybe there is one man still looking around Through all the noise, through all the unknown, Maybe he is tired of being alone Maybe somewhere under these same stars, He is wondering where I am Outro There are a million ways to be alone, But I still believe in one way home So I’ll leave one small light on Until somebody comes along Who sees the woman I have become— And stays