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Bowl Alone

from Good Intentions by NVS

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lyrics

"Bowl Alone"

Put on my favorite bowler
The runway looks so surreal
More welcome in the gutter
Nobody knows how I feel

A sense of grief as I stand
No one but strangers in sight
Gripping my ball with my left hand
My iPhone clutched in my right

Perfect frame
Always playing for that perfect game

Peripheral vision blinded
Eyes fixate upon my lane
My social being slighted
As I suppress and take aim

Communication breakdown
Pinned down by disquiet and fear
Headphone soundproofed surroundings
A ritual I hold dear

Perfect game
Freedom to choose but I never change

Tenth frame could be no tenser
In spite of my indifference
A split right down the center
Pins juxtapose their distance

I always end my evening
Stuck in a familiar frame
Pin down, one pin left standing
I guess some things never change

As I grow more detached and materialistic
Lonely, apathetic, consumed with self-interest
My mind is racing but still I’ve got nothing to say

A compulsory fear to break out of this shell
Can I spare myself from my autonomous hell
And reconnect with others within striking distance away?

With no one by my side, none to claim or to leave
What I spare hits the gutter before it hits me
Free to grieve under my lock and key in my self-serving throne

Got the means and materials to open new doors
And to be more connected than ever before
But most days I find I’d just rather be bowling alone

An uncomfortable stillness
Another game, one more day
Autonomous to express
But I’ve got nothing to say

No source of consolation
No place that I can call home
Ten frames of isolation
I’m in a league of my own

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from Good Intentions, released November 15, 2015

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Started in 1999, NVS is a high-energy band from San Jose, CA blending various influences to create music and lyrics encouraging thought and feeling while embodying the best aspects of late '80s/early '90s alternative rock.

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