LONELY WITH SHANNON NOLL

If you do not know who Shannon Noll is, well let me ring a bell. Remember the dude who sang "Shine", the song that was once on our local airwaves, maybe around five years ago?

"This is the time, 

This is the day that we've been waiting for, 

All the world will stop to watch you shine"

If you still don't know him, he is actually the runner-up of Australian Idol, the first season. He lost to Guy Sebastian, yes, the Malaysian who grew up in Australia. But as Malaysians, we love to take credit for our follow countrymen's achievements haha...so yes, now that he is Australian Idol, he is half-Malaysian.

But today's post is about the runner-up.

I love Shannon Noll's songs too actually. I love 'Shine' and that day, while reminiscing his songs on YouTube, I came across this one entitled "Lonely" and I too fell in love with it.

This song was written to his wife who left him. Though I'm not married or *wood-touching* divorced, I don't know why I feel his pain in the song. I can actually feel his sadness of losing the person he loves.

It's a really sad song although I can't relate to it, but I really feel his grief. I can only imagine how it'll be like to have to end a marriage. Another reason I am so afraid of getting married or be in a relationship for that matter is the dread of having to lose someone really. You can feel on cloud nine when you're in love but I know that it's really going to hurt when things doesn't work out. Many say that if you don't try you don't know, but seriously, I  guess there are enough problems in life for now. But I admit heart-breaks and break-ups serve as great inspirations for songs though haha. Such as this one.

Sittin' in a hotel miles from nowhere

Thought that this would be my happiness

I look at the phone and pick it up

For the millionth time I put it down again

I know I let you go

And I've got no right to know

Do you ever get lonely baby

Don't you ever get tired of living that way

Don't you ever wonder whether there a better life out there

Do you ever think about what we had

How you'd give anything to get it back

Do you ever think you'll never love that way again

Wondering if only

Do you ever get lonely

I look around the room and wonder

When it was and how my life has changed

I'm surrounded by a million so - called friends

And I don't even know their names, oh no

When all of your love is gone

And you feel like you don't belong

Oh tell me 

Do you ever get lonely baby

Don't you ever get tired of living that way

Don't you ever wonder whether there a better life out there

Do you ever think about what we had

How you'd give anything to get it back

Do you ever think you'll never love that way again

Wondering if only

Do you ever get lonely

I know that this world has changed us 

Now we're nothing more than strangers

But do you think about me ever

Do you think we belong together

Do you ever get lonely baby

Don't you ever get tired of living that way

Don't you ever wonder whether there a better life out there

Do you ever think about what we had

How you'd give anything to get it back

Do you ever think you'll never love that way again

Do you ever miss me

Wishing you could kiss me

If only you could hold me

Do you ever get lonely like me 

Do you ever get lonely, baby