i can certainly relate to this condition, and you lay it out so simply and directly. i live in the house of the family of a distant cousin of my deceased wife where i am hosted along with my 10 year old daughter because of perceived family obligations to make sure her cousin's daughter has shelter since i cannot afford housing costs on my meager social security income. so i am in this house like the ghostliness of your song, feeling alone but not suffering loneliness. we are in a suburb of small town and i have no transportation so am stuck in this house with no place to go so i spend all my time writing and reading and caring for my daughter. the people i live with are your typical working stiffs who drink beer and watch sports and violent movies on their hundreds of television channels and care nothing for nor understand art. they have no interest in me or anything i do and do not include me in any conversation or activity. i am not all that interested in their lifestyle but i do show some courtesy toward them, while they fawn over my daughter and leave me feeling like an unwanted ghost. i run on with all this just to make emphatic how much i relate to your song and the concept of alone vs loneliness.

The pacing and chords of the keys set the dark tone that is a perfect stage for your provocative lyric that creates a sense of discomfort within the complexity of boundaries between aloneness vs loneliness. And your vocals are truly stunning and haunting with the layers and harmonies. Brilliant!

Love the dark mood! Took me a while to realize this is just vocals and piano. Sounds so lush. Amazing singing, and those haunting background vocal lines are so nice. Beautiful lyrics too!

Oh no, sorry to hear about your mum, hope she recovers soon! There's a melancholy to this that expect befits your current mood, but you've channelled it into something rather compelling.

I quickly got lost in the frequencies created by the piano & your lovely voice. As this went on, it just got more & more beautiful & I felt like I didn't want to come back to reality. The lyrics are poignant, relatable to those of us who have felt loneliness & being alone in our lives.

Hopefully your Mum gets well soon!

See You In The Shadows…

Brilliantly done! Relatable and satisfying.

Layering tracks is your superpower. The ghostly voice in the background is beautiful and eerie. I can see why you spent a lot of time getting that just right. Sometimes you want to be seen, and sometimes you just want to pass people by and be all to yourself, and you captured that.

Wow! These backings really make this song huge! First I thought there was another instrument, but I think it's "only" your voice. Very well done!

Wow. The dissonance in music and lyric > "laughingly cry", really gives us an entry to the alternate reality of the narrator. An uncomfortable place to visit, as it should/would be. And yet very sincere, believable and tangible. Very well done. Your talent shines so bright. Big hug for you (and two for your mum) during a difficult time.

Really nice chord progressions, they don't feel forced, but just support the vibe well. I've been writing a lyric about loneliness too, this has some great lines. Especially like the "most people around me..." part. Good job

Yes, this is dark and moody. I like your vocal timber and instrumentation. So what's the difference between loneliness and being alone? I think one is voluntary and the other not....?

Whoa, your voice has such a beautiful timbre. I love the background vocals so much, what a nice touch! So happy that I stumbled across you and your music!