Better Off Alone

Verse 1
I’m tired, not the kind you sleep away,
It’s the kind that lingers every single day.
Lost in the dark, I’m searching for signs,
But when they ask, I just say, I’m fine.

Pre-Chorus
I joke that I’m better off dead instead,
But the truth is heavy, it weighs like lead.

Chorus
So I say I’m better off alone,
Build these walls, turn my heart to stone.
Everyone leaves, so why should I stay?
Push ‘em out first before they walk away.
I’m tired of the fight, of the hurt I’ve known,
Maybe I’m just better off alone.

Verse 2
Directions fade like smoke in the air,
I’m screaming inside, but nobody cares.
Every hand I reach for slips through my grasp,
So I push away first, before they can ask.

Pre-Chorus
I laugh it off, but it cuts so deep,
A secret I carry, a pain I keep.

Chorus
So I say I’m better off alone,
Build these walls, turn my heart to stone.
Everyone leaves, so why should I stay?
Push ‘em out first before they walk away.
I’m tired of the fight, of the hurt I’ve known,
Maybe I’m just better off alone.

Bridge
If I let you in, you’ll only go,
So I hide the parts you’ll never know.
Better to break my own heart tonight,
Than to watch you vanish come daylight.

Final Chorus
So I say I’m better off alone,
But deep inside I don’t want to be alone.
Tired of the silence, tired of the pain,
Tired of this cycle that feels the same.
If I push you away, it’s my shield, my stone,
‘Cause I’m scared of being left… alone.

Outro
I’m tired, not the kind that fades with rest…
It’s the kind that says maybe being alone is best.

female alternative rock/emo, electro pop/edm, synthwave