How to be lonely

I hate the weight and the sound of the silence
I hate the feeling like I'm on an island
You're moving on and, honey, I'm trying
If I said I knew how, well, I'd be lying

I know how to kiss you in the dark
Know how to hold you in my arms
Know how to love you like it's holy
Now I know how the high turns into low
Know how to slow dance with your ghost
Thought time would heal, but I don't know

How to be lonely, how to not miss you
How to keep going without being with you
How to not call you on my way home
How do you do it? I don't know

How to be lonely
How to be lonely

How could you expect me to come back from you?
Don't hold it against me for something I can't do
Baby, you showed me what I had to lose
I know you told me it was nothing to you

I know how to hurt and hide the scar
Know how to have this broken heart
Know how to say I'm over you
Now I know how to wish that you'll come back
Know how to want what I can't have
I try, but I don't have a clue

How to be lonely, how to not miss you
How to keep going without being with you
How to not call you on my way home
How do you do it? I don't know

How to be lonely
How to be lonely

I know how to hurt and hide the scar
Know how to have this broken heart
Know how to say I'm over you, over you
I know how to wish that you'll come back
Know how to want what I don't have
I try, but I don't have a clue

How to be lonely
How to be lonely

How to be lonely, how to not miss you
How to keep going without being with you
How to not call you on my way home
How do you do it? I don't know

How to be lonely
How to be lonely
How to be lonely