I want to find the joy I once felt
I need the validation
This world doesn't give headpats
It is unyielding in its apathy

No amount of singing or dancing will bring rain
Just as no amount of praying will end pain
I am truly alone when I am with others
For it is there where I lose myself

There is a disconnect in me
Something not quite right
I should be feeling fine
Maybe I've built up a resistance to my happiness
Like a drug