Status

Cover song

Written By

John Lennon

Recording Sessions

January-October 2003 (New Monkey Studios, Los Angeles, CA and Smith Residence, Los Angeles, CA - Sessions with Fritz Michaud)

Availability of Official Release

N/A

Lyrics

People say we got it made.
Don’t they know we’re so afraid?
Isolation.

We’re afraid to be alone,
everybody got to have a home.
Isolation.

Just a boy and a little girl,
trying to change the whole wide world.
Isolation.

The world is just a little town,
everybody trying to put us down.
Isolation.

I don’t expect you to understand,
after you’ve caused so much pain.
But then again, you’re not to blame.
You’re just a human, a victim of the insane.

We’re afraid of everyone,
Afraid of the sun.
Isolation

The sun will never disappear,
but the world may not have many years.
Isolation.

Notes:

According to the director of the film Thumbsucker, Mike Mills, Elliott had started to work on recording this cover around the time of his passing away with the intention to have it be used on the soundtrack of Mills’ film. It is unclear how complete the recording is. Other songs from Elliott were used in its place.

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