[Verse] he gave up on love when love smashed his heart like an old mason jar how could he put himself in a position to destroy his heart once more? he avoided women fearing a pain that would end his life like a dog hit by a speeding car his mind fights loneliness harder and harder everyday more than it ever has before [Chorus] loneliness is a pain that disguises itself as a need that must be extinguished it builds within until it tortures the mind like an alzheimers patient forgetting his spouse loneliness deceives the heart into thinking it needs love, believing to survive it needs to hope and wish everyday constantly reminding the heart that it's coming home to a silent empty house [Verse 2] loneliness is a silent killer hiding in the shadows no one experiencing it knows how to escape this demanding pain loneliness makes your heart box itself into a corner constantly taking blows you can defend as best you can but loneliness will eventually win this repetitive drain [Chorus] loneliness is a pain that disguises itself as a need that must be extinguished it builds within until it tortures the mind like an alzheimers patient forgetting his spouse loneliness deceives the heart into thinking it needs love, believing to survive it needs to hope and wish everyday constantly reminding the heart that it's coming home to a silent empty house [Post-Chorus] loneliness, you scheming devil of the heart and mind you steal more than happiness and affection from sad souls you steal the most expensive commodity a person has--time they never see you coming, they never can avoid you, you attack and they don't even know that there is no where that they can go... to avoid you--loneliness-- you're the devil of the heart and mind stealing a person's--Time.
