Why I'm Lonely - Lyrics - Harvey Danger

Harvey Danger was an American indie rock band that formed in Seattle, Washington in 1993, and rose to prominence in 1998 with the single "Flagpole Sitta", which is also used as the theme tune to the British sitcom "Peep Show". On August 29, 2009, the band played its final show at the Crocodile Cafe in Seattle. The band's debut album, Where have all the merrymakers gone?, has sold over 500,000 copies, with "Flagpole Sitta" still receiving regular airplay around the world. On July 29, 2014, 17 years to the day after its initial release, Where have all the merrymakers gone? was re-released on vinyl as an LP by the independent record label No Sleep Records.

Saint Leonard touched a Philistine -- A sacred tongue, a perfect rhyme -- But even he was "not much nourished By modern love." So I told her that everything she does is divine And she replied with a blank expression (an object lesson in making me feel benign) Then whispered, "Independence and indifference Are the wings which allow the heart to fly." Feelings I have had too often, Still no plan in place To soften the inevitable blow (the rituals we know). And with the right revolting piety of tone, The word "freedom" Can make you want to lock yourself In a deep dark dungeon. But everybody follows pleasure, Everybody gets somewhere. I swear, I wish I could be less aware... Now it's absolutely clear to me That solitude is not the same as singularity, But that's not why I'm lonely. No, that's not why I'm lonely.