I used to think that all I wanted was someone to love me, someone to give me all their warmth and trust and sympathy. The more I sit here in this empty room beside a window, the more I realize that that kind of life ain't meant for me.
I'm making friends with all the shadows climbing on my rooftop, and I hear music in the leaves that rustle in the wind. And I dont need no pity, girl, I kinda like the struggle. Like feeling 'round for the doorknob when the lights are dimmed.
Each day someone will call and offer me a new solution, and while I do respect the depths of their true concern, they have to realize solitude and silence both are virtues - but that's a lesson that I hope they never need to learn.
purdah (noun) - a state of seclusion or secrecy, often self-imposed.
Written in the style of "Solute Your Solution" by The Raconteurs.