They love the glow, the laugh, the entrance
The perfect shot, the way I shine
But when the door shuts behind the silence
None of that brightness stays as mine
They count the hearts, they count the views
They call it heaven, call it proof
But when the noise falls out of me
It's just a room and me against it
They call it love
I call it lonely
They want my light
But never know me
They call it love
I call it lonely
Oh, lonely
Oh
Some write my name like they adore me
Some disappear by morning light
Some swear they know me from a moment
Then turn to strangers overnight
I gave them songs, I gave them laughter
I gave what I could let them see
But there's a world behind the curtain
Where no one ever gets to me
They see the gold, not what it costs
They love the crown, not what it lost
And what looks beautiful from far away
Feels like a cold room when you're in it
They call it love
I call it lonely
They want my light
But never know me
They call it love
I call it lonely
Oh, lonely
Oh
If all the lights went out around me (oh-oh)
If all the voices disappeared (oh-oh)
Would anybody stay in silence? (Oh-oh)
Would anybody want me near?
I belong to me (oh-oh-oh)
That's how I survive it (oh-oh-oh)
A million hands reach out
But nobody's inside it
They call it love
I call it lonely
They sing my name
But never know me
They call it love (hey)
I call it lonely
Oh, lonely
Oh, they call it love
I call it lonely, hey (oh)
Oh
Oh, they call it love
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