All Alone

from Idiot Proof by Wishnefsky

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This song was born at around 2 a.m. on the same Prednisone enhanced evening that I wrote Proof. At the time I wrote All Alone, I was, well, all alone, which was really no surprise at all considering everyone else in the house was fast asleep, including the little devil-dog, Ash-Butt. This song takes a peek at the dark place where we succumb to the temptation to throw everything away and start over.

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ALL ALONE

I stand alone
A man without a home
Nowhere to go
I’ve got nobody else
It’s just my flesh and bone

I can’t stand the light
I stay awake all night
Turning wrong to right
And when the morning comes
I just close my eyes

I broke the camera that held the pictures
Tore the dresses that clothed my sisters
Played guitar ‘til it bled my blisters raw
I pushed my luck in a desperate measure
Stole the crown from some buried treasure
To blur the line between pain and pleasure

I’m standing tall
And bang my head on the wall
I deleted your call
Because the sound of your voice
Meant nothing at all

I broke my glasses to see more clearly
Tore the pages that held my theories
Played guitar ‘til the crowd was jeering on
I braced myself for a new delusion
Sold the crown to a rich illusion
Who held the knife that carved confusion

All alone
All alone
All alone
All alone

I broke the camera that took the pictures
Threw my ipod into the river
Played guitar ‘til it made me shiver

I stand alone
A man without a home

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from Idiot Proof, released April 18, 2009

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Wishnefsky Los Angeles

Wishnefsky led the 90s alternative band Jabberwock. His solo work heads in a more electronic based direction - still with thought provoking lyrics, inventive arrangements, and passionate performances. Check out Wishnefsky's other projects: Brahms' Third Racket and Veneer. ... more

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