The Pharmaceutical Bandit

Alone in a Crowd

Dear Annie,
I think you’ve had some time to think
And I can’t help believing
Their deceit pushed you closer to the brink
Though they may regret all they have done
Their claims of loneliness 
Are shallow lyrics to an ugly song
Tell me of your problems
I listen very well, I’m told
I’ve got time before I go
And if you ever come to me
I make good company
And if you need some time to moan
I will not leave
You and your thoughts alone
    
I can’t believe he did
Those things, because of what he said
That night in front of the pit
If only I had that one wish
It’d be to not be so alone
    
And when you left, things
They deteriorated so fast
We started missing out
On everything we had
And when I’m thinking back
Remembering better days
But they weren’t
It’s just my mind that’s playing games
And we said,
“If only we weren’t so alone”

But that’s the way it goes
And we’re surrounded now
By those that just don’t understand
That feeling we talk about
Because you don’t know what it’s like
Being all alone in a crowd
You look straight at me
I know what you are thinking
We get along
No one understands our plight

So Ann, my love
I hear you’ve spent more time in thought
Clamoring for emotions
And other things you want but can’t be bought
Burning bridges at every single turn
Sometimes we’d like to retrace our steps
But how then will you ever learn?
There’s no return once undone
Any excuse to turn and run
When things fall apart
Time to break it off and 
Make a brand new start
I want to know
Do you strive to be alone?
If not, why’d you isolate your home?

I can’t believe you did
Things you said you wouldn’t
That night in front of the pit
One of us didn’t fit
Never thought it would’ve been you

And when I left, things
They weren’t half bad
But then you fucked up
Almost everything you had
And now I’m thinking back
Remembering better days
But they weren’t
It’s just my mind that’s playing games
And I said,
“You almost deserve to be alone”

But that’s the way it goes
And you managed somehow
To alienate everyone you loved
So no one hears you talk about
How we don’t know what it’s like
Being all alone in a crowd
You look straight at me
But no, the words aren’t coming
I can’t relate
And I don’t quite care myself