no friends to see it through

I walk past the café, where laughter should be,
Empty chairs staring right back at me.
They say love’s a light, but I can’t pay the fee,
She wanted diamonds, not company.

I tried to buy warmth, but it came in disguise,
A smile for a moment, then cold, quiet goodbyes.

In the land where the rich climb higher,
The poor just sink in the mire.
Where friendship fades like smoke in the wind,
And hearts are debts you can’t rescind.
The lonelier you are, the more that you see —
Sadness blooms where inequality breathes.

No friends on the phone, no one to call,
Just echoes that answer down these empty halls.
I’d trade every dollar for someone to care,
But love’s got a price tag I can’t afford to wear.

They sell connection in bottles and bars,
But the hangover hurts worse than the scars.

In the land where the rich climb higher,
The poor just sink in the mire.
Where friendship fades like smoke in the wind,
And hearts are debts you can’t rescind.
The lonelier you are, the more that you see —
Sadness blooms where inequality breathes.

Maybe it’s not me, maybe it’s the world,
Where kindness is traded, and empathy’s sold.
The screens all glow with someone else’s dream,
While I drown in the silence between the memes.

In the land where the gold blinds eyes,
We forget what it means to cry.
Where love’s just a number, and hearts just compete,
And the lonely walk on without a beat.
Yeah, the lonelier you are, the clearer it seems —
Sadness grows where we sold our dreams.

No girlfriend, no friends to see it through,
Just me and the moon, and a bill overdue.