To Be Alone
Max Bloom Lyrics
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When we got drunk we burned our cheese on toast
You are the girl I can't live without
Now you've got your life all figured out
How does it feel to be lonely?
Tell me how it feels to be lonely
How does it feel to be lonely?
We're walking down an unfamiliar road
I need you to share this heavy load
We're laying down on my childhood bed
I know you want to be somewhere else instead
Get up for work, go home to bed
It's so unnatural to me
How does it feel?
The lyrics of Max Bloom's song "To Be Alone" describe a bittersweet romantic relationship. The first verse describes the singer's love for a woman who he has shared some less-than elegant moments with, such as drunken cheese on toast. Despite these moments, he cannot live without her, but she has her life figured out. The chorus speaks to the singer's sense of loneliness, wondering how it feels to truly be alone.
In the second verse, the couple is walking down an uncertain path, and the singer is relying on the woman to help carry a heavy load. They find themselves on the singer's childhood bed, but he knows that she would rather be somewhere else. The verse ends with a reflection on the singer's lack of understanding of the typical routine of getting up for work and going to bed.
Overall, the lyrics create a sense of longing, melancholy, and confusion. The singer is attached to the woman he loves but acknowledges that their paths may not align completely. Meanwhile, he is also grappling with a sense of loneliness and struggles to understand the routines of daily life.
Line by Line Meaning
You are the girl that I love the most
You are the person I love more than anyone else in the world.
When we got drunk we burned our cheese on toast
When we were drinking, we made a silly mistake of burning our food.
You are the girl I can't live without
You are the person who is crucial to my very existence.
Now you've got your life all figured out
You seem to have a clear plan for your life.
How does it feel to be lonely?
Can you describe the sensation of being isolated and without companionship?
Tell me how it feels to be lonely
Please explain the feelings and emotions that arise when you are by yourself.
We're walking down an unfamiliar road
We are exploring a path that we have never been on before.
I need you to share this heavy load
I require your support to overcome the difficulties we are currently experiencing.
We're laying down on my childhood bed
We are physically resting on the bed I used when I was younger.
I know you want to be somewhere else instead
I am aware that you would prefer to be somewhere other than here.
Get up for work, go home to bed
Wake up, go to work, and then return home to sleep; this cycle feels unnatural to me.
It's so unnatural to me
This routine feels foreign and uncomfortable.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: MAX JOEL BLOOM
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Wood
This is sick man, we’ve actually spoken over facebook a couple of times because i missed yuck touring australia and i messaged the band page each album after - would listen to your radio shows too in between albums
Love how this is different to the band but also clearly a max song, something in the sounds or the songwriting. But this instrumentation, the flares and flourishes, mate im excited to hear more :)
Un Extincteur s'est vidé
love it, it's beautiful!
Rachel L
Well done! Very excited for this new chapter.
Whiskey Child Records
Awesome new song and excellent recording as well!!
-Trey:)
indiepunkdd
From beginning to the end a classic Max Bloom experience! oh and btw...I love the mellotron!
Justin Lazaroff
I was looking for a modern Elliott Smith fix and somehow stumbled upon this. This is fucking amazing and I NEED more!
Kiba Vee
Great song, very relatable.
nutrients music
beautiful work
Melissa Aparecida Barbosa Santos Silva
❤️ you are the best!
Tiddly Films
Mega production on this