Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jam… Read Full Bio ↴Earlan Bartley (born December 19, 1993), better known as Alkaline, is a Jamaican Dancehall and Reggae musician from Kingston, Jamaica.
Alkaline is an artist with high influence among the youth in the Dancehall realm.
He is known for his elusive character and aggressive hip-hop influenced style in his music which artistically captures the core of the genres past whilst embodying the diversity of Modern Dancehall.

Bartley began recording at the age of 16, and using the stage name Alkaline. He became popular in Jamaica in 2013 with a series of singles like "123", "High Suh", "Bruk Out", "Things Mi Love" and "Live Life". His live shows have sometimes been controversial, in February 2016 an object was thrown at him with a bottle while on stage in St. Lucia, responding by throwing the bottle back at the offender.

Lonely
Alkaline Lyrics

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loooo-ohhh
loooo-ohhhh
loooo-ohhhh
ooooo-oo-ooohhh

Believe me say mi well wan touch
Lonliness a mash up mi heart so
And everybody needs somebody fi show dem love

somebody fi dem talk to
Listen me baby, baby love
wish me coulda find somebody fi love
Mi get three text from morning
And the whole a dem a from digicel 400 enuh
Gwaan like me happy but mi all alone
A hope fi even just call me phone
Mi siddung a di dining room and a time fi yuh just come home

Cuz me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely
me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely

Well anyway
If me did know say me would a know you so me would'nt born
Without you in a mi life me can't go carry on
Notnice say it look like say me loose me health
But me loose more than that me loose me soul-mate
We only have three people and a nuh lie
Just me, myself and I
But if me and myself find love who di hell ago deh deh fi I

Cuz me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely
me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely

Lonely nobody cares for me
Am feeling lonely
Nobody here for me
Believe me say mi well wan touch

Believe me say mi well wah touch
Cuz me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely
me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Mi feel so lonely, lonely
Looo-ooh, loonely

loooo-ohhh
loooo-ohhhh
loooo-ohhhh
ooooo-oo-ooohhh

Believe me say mi well wan touch

Overall Meaning

The song "Lonely" by Alkaline reflects the feeling of being isolated and disconnected from everyone else in the world. The first verse reveals the struggle of the artist, who is looking for a true companion but is unable to find one. The lyrics emphasize the importance of finding someone to love and talk to in life. The second verse talks about how the artist feels lonely and depressed, even with the company of three people in his life, himself, his health, and his soul mate. The song depicts a sense of hopelessness and sadness caused by not having someone to share life with.

The repetition of the word "lonely" throughout the song emphasizes how the feeling of isolation and loneliness is all-consuming for the artist. The artist's hopeless tone in the lyrics highlights the importance of finding someone to share life with.

Line by Line Meaning

Believe me say mi well wan touch
I really want to have someone in my life to feel affectionate towards.

Lonliness a mash up mi heart so
Loneliness is breaking my heart.

And everybody needs somebody fi show dem love
Everyone needs someone to show them love.

somebody fi dem talk to
Someone to talk to.

Listen me baby, baby love
Listen to me, my love.

wish me coulda find somebody fi love
I wish I could find someone to love.

Mi get three text from morning
I received three text messages this morning.

And the whole a dem a from digicel 400 enuh
All three of them are from digicel 400.

Gwaan like me happy but mi all alone
I try to act happy, but I am lonely.

A hope fi even just call me phone
I hope someone would just call me on my phone.

Mi siddung a di dining room and a time fi yuh just come home
I am sitting in the dining room, waiting for you to come home.

Well anyway
Anyway,

If me did know say me would a know you so me would'nt born
If I had known that I would know you, I would not have been born.

Without you in a mi life me can't go carry on
I cannot go on without you in my life.

Notnice say it look like say me loose me health
Notnice says it seems like I am losing my health.

But me loose more than that me loose me soul-mate
But I've lost more than that; I've lost my soulmate.

We only have three people and a nuh lie
It's not a lie that we only have three people.

Just me, myself and I
Only me, myself, and I.

But if me and myself find love who di hell ago deh deh fi I
But if me and myself find love, who will be there for me?

Lonely nobody cares for me
I am lonely, and no one cares for me.

Am feeling lonely
I am feeling lonely.

Nobody here for me
No one is here for me.

Cuz me feel so lonely, lonely, looooonely
Because I feel so lonely.

Mi feel so lonely, lonely
I feel so lonely.

Looo-ooh, loonely
Lonely.

loooo-ohhh
Lonely.

ooooo-oo-ooohhh
Lonely.

Writer(s): James Smith, Kristina Marie Stephens, Christopher Brown, Melvin Iii Monroe, Durrell Babbs, Unknown Sample Author, Floyd Bentley, Joseph aBereal Jr, Vincent Marcellus Watson

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