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Loneliness can be a stone-cold killer. Without friendship we are scared creatures lost in our own small bubble. We so desperately long to share feelings and experiences.
'You're not alone' by Eric Geurts revolves around this theme. In this winsome ballad, filled with beautiful guitar lines and a lovely wobbling chorus, the lyrics talk about the need for friendship, love and compassion. In 1974, John Lennon sang: 'Nobody loves you when you're down and out'. Lennon's soul haunts this song, but unlike the cynical view of Lennon's song 'You're not alone' is an ode to friendship and compassion in these lockdown times when so much human suffering can strike deep wounds into our very souls. Friendship is a verb, it breaks through the narrative of self-centeredness.
For those who may often doubt it the truth is 'You're Not Alone'... Somewhere there is someone who cares about you and sings this song for you!
lyrics
I know it's kinda late
and I'm sorry I can't wait
But I'm afraid to fall
Feel like a spider on the wall
Another rainy day
This pain won't go away
So I'm calling you, my friend
I just need a helping hand
Don't you ever feel
that living's an ordeal?
Darkness, never sun...
or am I the only one?
I'm sorry I haven't been much around
but I'll be there when the sun goes down
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
They say nobody loves you when you're down and out
but I'm on the rooftops to shout it out loud:
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
A crazy world out there
much more than I can bear
Nobody wants you
when you're down, so what about you?
I know I got to be strong
Losers are always wrong
So I've come to you, God
with all the love I've got
Don't you ever feel
you're slipping off the reel?
Like you're really done?
or am I the only one?
I'm sorry I haven't been much around
but I'll be there when the sun goes down
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
They say nobody loves you when you're down and out
but I'm on the rooftops to shout it out loud:
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
And I'd really like to know
Do you turn off the radio
when they play this song?
Don't you ever feel
that living's an ordeal?
Darkness, never sun...
or am I the only one?
I'm sorry I haven't been much around
but I'll be there when the sun goes down
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
They say nobody loves you when you're down and out
but I'm on the rooftops to shout it out loud:
Don't stay in a world of your own
I'm your friend, you know you're not alone
credits
from
You're Not Alone,
track released February 14, 2021
Β© 2021 Flying Snowman Records
β 2021 Flying Snowman Productions
Registered at PRO SABAM, Belgium.
Published by Flying Snowman Publishing.
Written, recorded, mixed and produced by Eric Geurts.
All vocals and instruments by Eric Geurts, except:
Vocals on chorus: Madeline Mbala
Bass: Evert Verhees
Drumloop: Ronald Vanhuffel
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