Lonely is a lover of mine
Each year he grows stronger
And his grip is so tight

He found me when I was younger
Crying alone
Told me he'd be a shelter
Told me he would be a home

And I've been with him ever since
He's my past, my present tense
I see nothing in my future

Nothing hidden in the stars
I think he will forever cast a shadow on my heart
And I know he thinks he loves me
Wants to keep me as his own

Until now I never felt sorry I let him
Carve my body in stone
But still
But still
Lonely is a lover
Of mine

I laid on the edge of my bed
I felt the cold brush of his breath
Reminding me he's here
Instead of another's warm flesh

And I remember a time
When I loved him once
But that was when the empty
Didn't hurt so much

But no memory of a feeling
Can heal me now
And I know he thinks he loves me
Wants to keep me as his own

Until now I never felt sorry I let him
Carve my body in stone
But still
But still
Lonely is a lover
Of mine

If I could go back in the moment
When he first reached out his hands
No fingers of my would clasp anyone
But time's and I would take all of the tears
That turned to ashes on my skin

I'd keep them in a jar to show
And hope that I would understand
But it doesn't matter now
No, it doesn't matter now

And I know he thinks he loves me
Wants to keep me as his own
Until now I never felt sorry I let him
Carve my body in stone
But still
But still

Lonely is a lover
Lonely is a lover
Lonely is a lover
Lonely is a lover
Of mine