JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Christina Perri mendapat inspirasi untuk membuat lagu "the lonely" dari pengalaman kisah cintanya saat ia berada dalam suatu hubungan tetapi merasa kesepian.
Lagu ini ditulis olehnya dengan bantuan dari David Hodges.
"the lonely" diluncurkan sebagai singel promosi dari album debutnya, Lovestrong (2011).
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu distance - Christina Perri
Simak lirik dan chord lagu "the lonely" dari Christina Perri.
[Verse 1]
Em B
2am where do I begin,
C G B
Crying off my face again.
Em B
The silent sound of loneliness
C G B
Wants to follow me to bed.
[Pre-Chorus]
C D G Em
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most.
C D B
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.
[Chorus]
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G
Let you go and let the lonely in
B
To take my heart again
[Verse 2]
Em B
Too afraid to go inside
C G B
For the pain of one more loveless night.
Em B
But the loneliness will stay with me
C G B
And hold me til I fall asleep.
[Pre-Chorus]
C D G Em
I'm a ghost of a girl that I want to be most.
C D B
I'm the shell of a girl that I used to know well.
[Chorus]
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G
Let you go and let the lonely in
B
To take my heart again
[Bridge]
Em D G D Em
Broken pieces of
Em D G D Am G
A barely breathing story
Em D G D C
Where there once was love
Em D G D Am B B7
Now there's only me and the lonely.
[Chorus]
Em B
Dancing slowly in an empty room
C G B
Can the lonely take the place of you?
Em B
I sing myself a quiet lullaby
C G
Let you go and let the lonely in
B
To take my heart again