Elmer introduced me to this guy's YouTube Profile, and I have fallen in love with his work ever since. Apart from having a great voice, he has a way of singing songs that rends ones heart, quietly, completely. This song is my favorite, thus far.
From the About This Video section: "This song was written by two friends of mine here in New York. They asked me to perform it at a concert recently and, later, asked if I would put it here on YouTube. I wish we'd had the original footage, since I really liked the space -- but we didn't, so this was a new performance."
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // With important things to do
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // When none of them are you.
The meetings they are running late for // And the calls they need to take // Syncing calendars and appointments // on their cigarette break. // Blinking schedules and reminders // and the emails BCC'd // Wanting things they're never getting. // Getting things they'll never need.
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // With important things to do
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // When none of them are you.
Feels like I'm moving in slow motion // Or am I standing still? // In an ocean filled with taxi cabs // and people dressed to kill. // As their watches tick the hours // diamond dangling from their ears. // Like a symphony of silence. // Making music no one hears.
It wouldn't be this hard for me // if I knew you were still mine. // I tell myself I'm doing better // I tell myself I'm doing fine.
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // With important things to do
It gets lonely // so, so lonely // Surrounded by all these people // But none of them are you. // None of them are you.
