Dm, C, Em, Am [Verse 1] Dm A flicker of a light in an empty home C Bickering at night and you end up cold Em I wanna let the right brain retain control Am The rhyme inspires most when it's 5 minutes old Dm There's a feeling that I get when it's sad and it's grey C Reminds me of times way back in the day Em They wouldn't call me back, they didn't wanna play I ask my stepmother if it ever goes away Dm So I'm sending you a message with text C That doesn't really say it's an SOS Em Yes so I guess that I press those numbers Am To summon for a presto, grow less number Dm Looking forwards I spring into summer C And wonder if you would lay around like lumber Em And supports me like a funder Paying attention to my pain and tension Dm We all have forces pulling us under C But somewhere beneath this world torn asunder Em We smell the storm before the thunder Am And bring angles down to earth like sunder Dm, C Em Am And when it bursts, the loneliness hurts like hunger [Chorus] Dm C Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness? Em Am Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness? Dm C Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness? Em Am Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness? [Verse 2] Dm Where did my joy go? C I'm chewin' at its vapors Em Hiding from the light Am With this basement as my base Dm The opposite of a smiling face C I pile on disgraces Em Say amazing grace Am To chase down whatever this taste is Dm I'm a tweeter with a blown cone C Wonder where the bass is Em Drawn to you on a path of penciled promises Am Found my feet inside erasers Dm C Praises to Rafael and St. Rita Em Try to breathe and gasp Am Try to seize and grasp, and breathe my last Dm C Don't even ask if you can counsel me Em I'm a lone wolf so I wear wolf wear wool Am Like lycanthropy Dm Cut connections with irreverence C I slither in and sever us Em I wanna be the boy who lived Am But never have no trust to give Dm I must admit through busted lips C I've sunken ships and rusted bridges Em Cut slow to the quick Am And lost myself to split decisions Dm Multiply by my divisions C Round down for the placement Dm Who's he? Just me Am Alone in that basement [Chorus] Dm C Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness? Em Am Why don't you tell 'em about the loneliness?