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C.C.: All I have left are my memories from when I was a witch. Other than that I don't even know if I was ever human to begin with. Every person who has ever hated me, and each and every one that has shown me any kindness are gone forever. They vanished into the current of time. Always existing with the endless flow of eternity, I am utterly alone.
Lelouch: You are not alone. We're each other's accomplice. Therefore, if you're supposed to be a witch, than perhaps I should be a warlock.
Lelouch: You are not alone. We're each other's accomplice. Therefore, if you're supposed to be a witch, than perhaps I should be a warlock.
— Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Episode 25, "Zero"
'Cause no matter how far apart we may be, we've made a connection that will tie us together forever. Our hearts are linked to the people we know we can trust, and that trust gives us the strength to go out there and find our true self. As long as you are true to who you really are, you'll always have one of us by your side. None of us will ever be alone. No matter what world we're in, we're all connected.
— Teddie, Persona 4: The Animation
Don't forget.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
Always, somewhere,
someone is fighting for you.
As long as you remember her,
you are not alone.
Listen carefully, Robin. You are all alone right now, but someday, without a doubt, you will meet friends! The sea is vast... Someday, for sure, you'll find friends who will protect you! No one is ever born into this world completely alone!
—Saul D. Jaguar, One Piece
Jimbei: You still haven't lost everything yet! Now affirm it! You have not been left with nothing!
Luffy: I HAVE MY CREW!
Luffy: I HAVE MY CREW!
I told you something when I first took you on, didn't I? Huh, Rokutaro, boy? And that was, no bragging about how tough you've had it. We all got our troubles. You ain't the only one.
—Shin, Honey and Clover Volume 7
"I shall always be watching over you from beyond time, Optimus. When your need is greatest, I shall be there. And now, I have a gift."
— Vector Prime, Transformers: Cybertron, Beginning
See, Erio. Right now, you're full of unhappy feelings, and thoughts of unforgivable things. I certainly wouldn't be able to understand all of it. But I want to try and understand at least a little. I think we can share some of our unhappiness. I was the same as you, Erio. Told I was unneeded by the person I loved. Told I was a failure. It was painful, and lonely. I felt like dying. But, unhappiness doesn't last forever. Fun things, happy things, if you look, you will certainly find them. I'll help you search. So please, don't hurt others in your sadness.
I’m not weeping and moping around anymore. Because you matter to me. You’re my friend, and when we’re scared, we tremble together. When times are tough, we cry together. So, if you’re dead set on being some comic book superhero... then Class A…won’t let you live that fantasy alone.
— Tsuyu Asui to Izuku Midoriya, My Hero Academia
Not knowing where you belong is rough on anyone. But, it’s times like that, you gotta keep your eyes and ears open. One day, you’ll find somebody who feels the same way you do. I’m talking to you, right now, aren’t I? That means you’re not alone. You might forget all about me after tonight, but still, connecting with you over the airwaves is something I’ll remember for life. The next time you start to feel like you’re alone in the world, you’ll have this place to come back to.
— White Ryu, Zombie Land Saga -The SAGA of an Almost Broken Radio.
Comic Books
The first truth of Batman... it had to be one I don't like to admit. The gunshots left me alone. For years, I was alone in the echoing dark of that well. But something also defined the exact moment Batman was born. The first truth of Batman... the saving grace. I was never alone. I had help.
People feared me, too. At first. This doesn't have to be you. You're not alone. Stop this. Let me help you. My father may have abandoned you... But I never will.
Alura: You must go. Now. The city is falling into the Sun.
Supergirl: Not... leaving you...
Alura: You must save yourself.
Supergirl: N-no power left...
Alura: You have the power. It is always inside you. It will never leave your heart, as you never left ours.
Supergirl: Mother... Father...
Zor-El: Find a new home, Kara. Do not worry. We will always be with you.
Supergirl: Not... leaving you...
Alura: You must save yourself.
Supergirl: N-no power left...
Alura: You have the power. It is always inside you. It will never leave your heart, as you never left ours.
Supergirl: Mother... Father...
Zor-El: Find a new home, Kara. Do not worry. We will always be with you.
Fan Works
It's not half as bad as you think, to face it, once you know you are not alone.
— Asuka Langley Sohryu, A Crown of Stars, Chapter 1
Asuka: Well... yeah. I did. But it's a lot harder to blame you for acting that way now that I know you're drugged like this. That's why I reacted so strongly... my step-mother tried something like that with pills when I was younger. I know what it's like. It's not like I think you would kill yourself or something just because Commander Ikari ordered you to or such.
Rei: If I was ordered to do so, I would.
Asuka: What?! Are you crazy? Why?
Rei: He has raised me for years. He cares for me. If he gave that order, I would trust he had a necessary reason for it. [...] ...He is all I have.
Asuka: Jesus fuck, Wondergirl! Don't ever do that! Kill yourself just because you were told to?! I mean... Gott! Never! We're soldiers, yeah, and we could die anytime, but never just on someone's say-so! Make it for a reason worth it! Look at baka-Shinji! He didn't jump into a volcano because someone ordered him to! He did it against orders, because he thought I was worth risking his life for! (And don't you ever risk yourself like that again, you stupid, brave idiot of mine. I love you so Gottdamn much. My damn martyr baka-Shinji...) He'd do the same for you, just like he said, and... and so would I! Commander Ikari's not "all you have!" You're not alone! You, and me, and Shinji, we all look out for each other because there's no one else who can in a battle!
Rei: If I was ordered to do so, I would.
Asuka: What?! Are you crazy? Why?
Rei: He has raised me for years. He cares for me. If he gave that order, I would trust he had a necessary reason for it. [...] ...He is all I have.
Asuka: Jesus fuck, Wondergirl! Don't ever do that! Kill yourself just because you were told to?! I mean... Gott! Never! We're soldiers, yeah, and we could die anytime, but never just on someone's say-so! Make it for a reason worth it! Look at baka-Shinji! He didn't jump into a volcano because someone ordered him to! He did it against orders, because he thought I was worth risking his life for! (And don't you ever risk yourself like that again, you stupid, brave idiot of mine. I love you so Gottdamn much. My damn martyr baka-Shinji...) He'd do the same for you, just like he said, and... and so would I! Commander Ikari's not "all you have!" You're not alone! You, and me, and Shinji, we all look out for each other because there's no one else who can in a battle!
— Advice and Trust, Chapter 4
You don't need ... You are not alone. It's always the hardest ... the last thing we realise, but ... you are not alone. Know that. Believe that. If you can have faith in nothing else, if you can believe in nothing else ... believe that. Trust it, and we will never let you down.
— Aziraphale, Arrangements-verse
, "Part VII, Faith"
, "Part VII, Faith"It does not have to be either of you [that dies]. It does not even have to be me, or Aziraphale, or any of us. You do not have to make that choice, Dean. You do not have to make that sacrifice. We can do this. This plan is not hopeless, it is not careless. We can do what needs to be done, and stay alive through it. You are not alone, Dean. You are not in this alone.
— Castiel, Arrangements-verse, "Interlude III"
, "Interlude III""You're not alone, Asuka...I'm here, we're all here for you."
—Misato, The Child of Love, chapter 8
Dad, it's okay. I'm here for you. You're… you're not alone, you know?
— Ryuko Ikari, Ghosts of Evangelion
Nezu: Ultimately, that’s exactly what is going to have to be what makes this rematch different. Help. From what I can tell, One for All wielders have primarily kept to themselves. Carried the burden of their power and their destiny alone. Maybe an ally here or there, but no actual team of heroes. Their final battles were left relatively unknown to the public. You have remained as one… and maybe the next generation or one in the future is capable of finally overcoming him. But we have a chance to end this now. You need to use every weapon available to you. And that includes the full force of every Pro Hero available.
All Might: This is my fight… no one else is strong enough to take him on. I won’t have them sacrifice their lives for me.
Nezu: This isn’t just your battle to fight. And he no longer seems arrogant enough to let this continue as before. He is going to unleash his full power on you. And despite his restraint now, you can’t expect him to play fair. He could stab you in the back during a press meeting. Or bring an army with him to face you down. You need to be prepared. No more taking this on alone. To beat All for One, it needs to be All against One.
You think you're the only one who can handle your problems, and you're not willing to share them with people who can help. Kanae-chan ... maybe I've got my head in my old manga, but you like manga, too. You know what nakama are. Right now, we're a nakama that's waiting for you to realize that we want you to join, to stop running and take a stand. I'm not going to try and say that there's an absolute message from the future to you, here; that keeps you from making your own choices and having them be meaningful. Instead, I'll say that whatever choice you make is yours ... but Nagato relies on your help very much. And the rest of us wouldn't do well without her. Is it so bad to depend on us, when we're already depending on you?
— Kyon, Kyon: Big Damn Hero
Haruhi: I mean ... I don't know if I could do this alone. Without you, Mikuru-chan, Yuki-chan, and Kanae-chan....
Tsuruya: Aww, it doesn't matter if you could or couldn't! You don't have to!
And that, Haruhi realized, returning her friend's hug, was what really mattered.
Tsuruya: Aww, it doesn't matter if you could or couldn't! You don't have to!
And that, Haruhi realized, returning her friend's hug, was what really mattered.
No, no, no, no, I didn't mean to make you feel bad for feeling sorry for yourself.Everyone handles grief there own way,we knew why you weren't talking to anyone and we understood that you needed a little space.I just wanted to let you know that you don't have to keep this pain to yourself and you can talk to me or anyone else really if you need to.
— Teri, Teri × Gumball: In Between Worlds''
Captain Rogers... Steve... if you need anything. SSR is here... I'm here. You're not alone.
— Major Phillips, Paperwork
"You can't numb yourself out, Shinji wouldn't want that. As to who you are… [...] You're whoever you want to be. Your essence is still the same, and if you feel confused, or overwhelmed, you can only come to me, or Shinji or Misato, even Maya would be happy to help you. Just… don't bottle it up inside you. You're not alone."
—Ritsuko Akagi, Scar Tissue, chapter 13
"Your sorcery is a gift, albeit a double edged one. There is no reason you cannot learn to control it and use it for good."
"You don't understand!" cried Elsa, her eyes darting around at the snow that had begun to fall indoors. "I'll hurt someone, the ice will break free of me and I'll kill someone, my sister..." Bitter cold wind had begun to whip through the room, scattering papers off the king's desk. "How could you possibly know how to stop it?"
The woman did not glance away from the girl in front of her. "How could I know? I'll show you how."
Raising a hand, she snapped her fingers. Immediately a roaring fire sprang up in the fireplace, consuming the kindling in a flash. Elsa was so surprised that the snowflakes stopped in midair. The fire was reflected in her wide eyes for a brief moment until she turned back to the woman. "Who are you?"
The woman smiled. "My name is Sahar Maytal. I'm here to help."
"You don't understand!" cried Elsa, her eyes darting around at the snow that had begun to fall indoors. "I'll hurt someone, the ice will break free of me and I'll kill someone, my sister..." Bitter cold wind had begun to whip through the room, scattering papers off the king's desk. "How could you possibly know how to stop it?"
The woman did not glance away from the girl in front of her. "How could I know? I'll show you how."
Raising a hand, she snapped her fingers. Immediately a roaring fire sprang up in the fireplace, consuming the kindling in a flash. Elsa was so surprised that the snowflakes stopped in midair. The fire was reflected in her wide eyes for a brief moment until she turned back to the woman. "Who are you?"
The woman smiled. "My name is Sahar Maytal. I'm here to help."
— Teacher and Student, a Frozen fic
, a Frozen fic"Fate." Nanoha said firmly, adjusting Fate's head gently so they were looking each other directly in the eyes. "Things are different this time. You have friends, and you have a family... a real family, that loves you. If you want to go out, hunt down your mother and pay her back for all the horrible things she did to you, all of us will be right there beside you. If you... you want to try one more time to reach her, reconcile, then as much as we don't think she deserves it, we'll still be right beside you for that too. If you want to forget about the problem, call in sick, and take a vacation to somewhere tropical while we deal with things for you... well, you've earned it." Nanoha said, putting on a small smile as she said this last point and being rewarded by a somewhat strangled chuckle from the blonde girl. "Whatever happens, whatever you choose to do, just remember that all of us are by your side. I'm here. You're not alone."
— Infinity
Zor-El: I didn't ask if you were scared of her. Do you want to get back in that ring and get back at her? Say it, Kara. I won't say it for you. Do you want to get back in the ring?
Kara: Yes! Yes, yes, yes, I do! I want to get back at her and show her up and get that stupid belt back, and then give it up. That's what I want, Daddy. That's what I want. But how do I do it? How... do... I...
Allura: With our help, honey. That's how you do it. With both of us by your side, all the way. But most of all, with you on your side.
Kara: Yes! Yes, yes, yes, I do! I want to get back at her and show her up and get that stupid belt back, and then give it up. That's what I want, Daddy. That's what I want. But how do I do it? How... do... I...
Allura: With our help, honey. That's how you do it. With both of us by your side, all the way. But most of all, with you on your side.
The fake sincerity echoing in those words almost has Gloria shoving her covers away to hug her arms around Sonia’s neck. She wants to clutch this woman close, to murmur reassurances and to negate all of Sonia’s worries in one blow. But she can’t. And it hurts. It hurts to see how the woman before her is wearing a mask of indifference, disinterest, apathy. How Gloria wants to spill things she cannot and tell the woman that the world will be fine, that happiness still exists, that she doesn’t have to hide herself behind walls Gloria can’t reach any longer and—
Grace: Why tarnish your reputation that way? You're a knight aren't you? Don't you get...lonely?
Kyril: Not really. I have apprentices, and a wonderful friend who keeps me from going insane.
Kyril: Not really. I have apprentices, and a wonderful friend who keeps me from going insane.
— The Night Unfurls, an inversion
Films — Animation
♫For the first time in forever,
I finally understand.
For the first time in forever
We can fix this, hand in hand.
We can walk down the mountain together,
You don't have to live in fear,
'Cause for the first time in forever,
I will be right here.♫
I finally understand.
For the first time in forever
We can fix this, hand in hand.
We can walk down the mountain together,
You don't have to live in fear,
'Cause for the first time in forever,
I will be right here.♫
— Frozen, "For the First Time In Forever (Reprise)"
♫We are one, you and I
We are like the earth and sky
One family under the sun
All the wisdom to lead
All the courage that you need
You will find when you see we are one♫
We are like the earth and sky
One family under the sun
All the wisdom to lead
All the courage that you need
You will find when you see we are one♫
— The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, "We Are One"
♫If you feel lost and on your own
And far from home, you're never alone, you know
Just think of your friends, the ones who care
They all will be waiting there, with love to share
And your heart will lead you home♫
And far from home, you're never alone, you know
Just think of your friends, the ones who care
They all will be waiting there, with love to share
And your heart will lead you home♫
— The Tigger Movie, "Your Heart Will Lead You Home"
♫'Cause as long as we're together
We can stand and face whatever
Kind of trouble this world tries to put us in
If you're out there on your own
You just might take it on the chin
But if it's us against the universe, we win♫
We can stand and face whatever
Kind of trouble this world tries to put us in
If you're out there on your own
You just might take it on the chin
But if it's us against the universe, we win♫
— Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Candace Against the Universe, "Us Against The Universe"
Films — Live Action
Literature
Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask for it.
— Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter
I think about the sheer number of people who pulled together just to save my sorry ass, and I can barely comprehend it. My crewmates sacrificed a year of their lives to come back for me. Countless people at NASA worked day and night to invent rover and MAV modifications. All of JPL busted their asses to make a probe that was destroyed on launch. Then, instead of giving up, they made another probe to resupply Hermes. The China National Space Administration abandoned a project they'd worked on for years just to provide a booster.
The cost for my survival must have been hundreds of millions of dollars. All to save one dorky botanist. Why bother?
Well, okay. I know the answer to that. Part of it might be what I represent: progress, science, and the interplanetary future we've dreamed of for centuries. But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it's true.
If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side.
Pretty cool, eh?
The cost for my survival must have been hundreds of millions of dollars. All to save one dorky botanist. Why bother?
Well, okay. I know the answer to that. Part of it might be what I represent: progress, science, and the interplanetary future we've dreamed of for centuries. But really, they did it because every human being has a basic instinct to help each other out. It might not seem that way sometimes, but it's true.
If a hiker gets lost in the mountains, people will coordinate a search. If a train crashes, people will line up to give blood. If an earthquake levels a city, people all over the world will send emergency supplies. This is so fundamentally human that it's found in every culture without exception. Yes, there are assholes who just don't care, but they're massively outnumbered by the people who do. And because of that, I had billions of people on my side.
Pretty cool, eh?
— Mark Watney, The Martian
As the dogs made their way to the fence, the little boy noticed something else stirring inside the doghouse. Slowly another little ball appeared; this One noticeably smaller. Down the ramp it slid. Then in a somewhat awkward manner the little pup began hobbling toward the others, doing its best to catch up.
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
“I want that one,” the little boy said, pointing to the runt.
The farmer knelt down at the boy’s side and said, “Son, you don’t want that puppy. He will never be able to run and play with you like these other dogs would.”
With that the little boy stepped back from the fence, reached down, and began rolling up one leg of his trousers. In doing so he revealed a steel brace running down both sides of his leg attaching itself to a specially made shoe. Looking back up at the farmer, he said, “You see sir, I don’t run too well myself, and he will need someone who understands.”
— Puppies For Sale
"I am the last of my kind," the Perslop said. "I came over here to tell you that you are not."
— The History Within Us, by Matthew Kressel
"Just remember you're not alone here."
I never know what to say to that. I am actually alone in my head, and that's where 90 plus percent of my problems are.
Live-Action TV
"I will not let you fight this on your own."
— Kim Wexler, Better Call Saul
Montgomery: You need to go home and get some sleep.
Beckett: Sir, I don't have a home.note
Castle: Yes, you do. It's a secure building with an extra bedroom, with people who care about you. With the Federal detail at the door, it's the safest place in the city.
Beckett: Thank you, Castle, but I couldn't.
Castle: You can and you will.
Beckett: Sir, I don't have a home.note
Castle: Yes, you do. It's a secure building with an extra bedroom, with people who care about you. With the Federal detail at the door, it's the safest place in the city.
Beckett: Thank you, Castle, but I couldn't.
Castle: You can and you will.
— Castle, "...Boom" episode
"Because someone did love you. Someone still does."
— Dr. Akopian, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
"You know... you act like such a lonely man. But look at you; you've got the biggest family on Earth!"
— Sarah Jane, Doctor Who, "Journey's End"
Chiaki: (After having punched a downbeat Takeru) There, now we're even for the lie. So stop it already! Don't say you have nothing! If you didn't, why the heck would we come here?!
Ryūnosuke: Shiba Takeru... I entrusted my life to you! And I have no qualms with how you choose to use it! If you tell me to protect the Princess, I shall! But- as someone a Samurai has sworn an oath to... it shall stay your responsibility! (Kneels in front of Takeru) I, Ikenami Ryūnosuke, have sworn my fealty to only one person! And that will never change!
Chiaki: I guess the same goes for me. I still gotta beat you... keep that in mind.
Kotoha: Same here. (Also kneels in front of Takeru) And Gen, and Mr. Hikoma...
Ryūnosuke: The Kuroko as well, sir.
Mako: Takeru... even if you're not the Shiba head, the things you've been through... they're still a part of you.
Ryūnosuke: Shiba Takeru... I entrusted my life to you! And I have no qualms with how you choose to use it! If you tell me to protect the Princess, I shall! But- as someone a Samurai has sworn an oath to... it shall stay your responsibility! (Kneels in front of Takeru) I, Ikenami Ryūnosuke, have sworn my fealty to only one person! And that will never change!
Chiaki: I guess the same goes for me. I still gotta beat you... keep that in mind.
Kotoha: Same here. (Also kneels in front of Takeru) And Gen, and Mr. Hikoma...
Ryūnosuke: The Kuroko as well, sir.
Mako: Takeru... even if you're not the Shiba head, the things you've been through... they're still a part of you.
— Samurai Sentai Shinkenger, "Act 47: Bonds"
"I'm not giving up, and neither should you."
"Let me help." A hundred years or so from now, I believe, a famous novelist will write a classic using that theme. He'll recommend those three words even over "I love you."
— Capt. James T. Kirk, Star Trek: The Original Series, "The City on the Edge of Forever"
The Doctor: I spoke directly with Headquarters. Apparently, Voyager was declared officially lost fourteen months ago. I set the record straight; I told them everything that's happened to this crew. They said they would contact your families to tell them the news, and promised that they won't stop until they've found a way to get Voyager back home.
(Beat)
And they asked me to relay a message: they wanted you to know ... you're no longer alone.
Janeway: Sixty thousand light years ... seems a little closer today.
(Beat)
And they asked me to relay a message: they wanted you to know ... you're no longer alone.
Janeway: Sixty thousand light years ... seems a little closer today.
"Up until about a hundred years ago, there was one question that burned in every human, that made us study the stars and dream of traveling to them: 'Are we alone?' Our generation is privileged to know the answer to that question. We are all explorers, driven to know what's over the horizon, what's beyond our own shores. And yet, the more I've experienced, the more I've learned that no matter how far we travel, or how fast we get there, the most profound discoveries are not necessarily beyond that next star. They're within us, woven into the threads that bind us, all of us, to each other. A final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together."
— Capt. Jonathan Archer, Star Trek: Enterprise, "Terra Prime"
"I want you to be grateful that you're going through this sad moment with all these other folks. I promise you there is something worse out there than being sad, and that's being alone and being sad. Ain't nobody in this room alone."
— Ted Lasso, Ted Lasso, "The Hope That Kills You"
"This guy's walkin' down a street when he falls in a hole. The walls are so steep he can't get out. A doctor passes by and the guy shouts up, 'Hey you! Can you help me out?' The doctor writes a prescription, throws it down in the hole, and moves on. Then a priest comes along and the guy shouts up, 'Father, I'm down in this hole; can you help me out?' The priest writes out a prayer, throws it down in the hole and moves on. Then a friend walks by. 'Hey, Joe, it's me. Can ya help me out?' And the friend jumps in the hole. Our guy says, 'Are ya stupid? Now we're both down here.' The friend says, 'Yeah, but I've been down here before and I know the way out.'"
— Leo, The West Wing
"When I was out on them corners, not a pot to piss in, with everybody who ever knew me or loved me cussing my name, you know what I told myself? I said, "Waylon, you're doing good." I surely did. I thought I was God's own drug addict. I figured that if God hadn't meant for me to get high, he wouldn't have made being high so much like perfect. Now I know I've got one more high left in me, but I doubt very seriously that I have one more recovery. So if there's anybody out there that sees that bottom coming up at them, I'm here to talk sense. I don't care who you are, what you done, or who you done it to. If you're here... so am I."
— Waylon, The Wire
Music
♫ No more
No more are the days that I will
Fear for I have found a strength that
None can match and I'll push forward
Never has the blood in my veins
Flowed so fiercely as when I feel this around me
I am whole
I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand
I am whole again
I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand
I am whole again. ♫
No more are the days that I will
Fear for I have found a strength that
None can match and I'll push forward
Never has the blood in my veins
Flowed so fiercely as when I feel this around me
I am whole
I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand
I am whole again
I'm not alone
With the touch of your hand
I am whole again. ♫
— All That Remains, "Not Alone"
♫ If you’re frightened
If you’re worried
You’re not alone
Hand in hand
We’re taking the step
Into the great unknown. ♫
If you’re worried
You’re not alone
Hand in hand
We’re taking the step
Into the great unknown. ♫
— Andrew W.K., "You're Not Alone"
♫ I waited for you today
But did you show? No no
I needed you today
So where did you go?
You told me to call
Said you'd be there
And though I haven't seen you
Are you still there?
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel you by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see You
And I can't explain why
Such a deep, deep reassurance
You've placed in my life
We cannot separate
'Cause You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen
We cannot separate
You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen. ♫
But did you show? No no
I needed you today
So where did you go?
You told me to call
Said you'd be there
And though I haven't seen you
Are you still there?
I cried out with no reply
And I can't feel you by my side
So I'll hold tight to what I know
You're here and I'm never alone
And though I cannot see You
And I can't explain why
Such a deep, deep reassurance
You've placed in my life
We cannot separate
'Cause You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen
We cannot separate
You're part of me
And though You're invisible
I'll trust the unseen. ♫
— Barlow Girl, "Never Alone"
♫ When you try your best, but you don't succeed
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you. ♫
When you get what you want, but not what you need
When you feel so tired, but you can't sleep
Stuck in reverse
And the tears come streaming down your face
When you lose something you can't replace
When you love someone, but it goes to waste
Could it be worse?
Lights will guide you home
And ignite your bones
And I will try to fix you. ♫
— Coldplay, "Fix You"
♫ Oh no love, you're not alone!
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
Oh no love, you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone! ♫
You're watching yourself but you're too unfair
You got your head all tangled up but if I could only make you care
Oh no love, you're not alone
No matter what or who you've been
No matter when or where you've seen
All the knives seem to lacerate your brain
I've had my share, I'll help you with the pain
You're not alone! ♫
♫ Yeah, it's been a ride.
I guess had to go to that place, to get to this one.
Now, some of you might still be in that place,
And trying to get out.
Just follow me...I'll get you there!
I'm not afraid (I'm not afraid)
To take a stand (to take a stand),
Everybody (Everybody)
Come take my hand (come take my hand)
We'll walk this world together, through the storm,
Whatever weather, cold or warm,
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone.
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road. ♫
I guess had to go to that place, to get to this one.
Now, some of you might still be in that place,
And trying to get out.
Just follow me...I'll get you there!
I'm not afraid (I'm not afraid)
To take a stand (to take a stand),
Everybody (Everybody)
Come take my hand (come take my hand)
We'll walk this world together, through the storm,
Whatever weather, cold or warm,
Just lettin' you know that you're not alone.
Holla if you feel like you've been down the same road. ♫
— Eminem, "Not Afraid"
♫ Just the other night
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin
Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
you are not alone. ♫
I thought I heard you cry
Asking me to come
And hold you in my arms
I can hear your prayers
Your burdens I will bear
But first I need your hand
Then forever can begin
Everyday I sit and ask myself
How did love slip away
Something whispers in my ear and says
That you are not alone
I am here with you
Though you're far away
I am here to stay
you are not alone
I am here with you
Though we're far apart
You're always in my heart
you are not alone. ♫
— Michael Jackson, "You Are Not Alone"
♫ Lost in darkest blue
Endless labyrinths weaving through
Will you stagger on,
with no star to light your way?
Share with me your tears
All your troubles and deepest fears
I remember when
you chased all my shadows away
Won't you take my hand?
Come away with me from this land
Let me give to you
All that you have given to me
Fly horizon bound
Find the moon behind darkening clouds
Even far apart,
Know our souls together will be
When the storm draws nigh
Dreams will shatter before your eyes
Know that you're not alone
When the battle starts
I will comfort your restless heart
You'll know that you are home
When your stars stop shining
Endless vines around you winding
Know that you're not alone
I will give my all
So your tears will no longer fall
Down, down on sorrow's stone
Look into my eyes
All eternity you will find
In this fragile heart,
Know that you will always belong
Shout into the night
Show the darkness that you will fight
Hopeless you may feel,
But inside I know you are strong
Keep me in your heart
So we'll never be far apart
Let the bonds of love
Break these chains imprisoning you
Always you will find
Shadows lingering close behind
Lift your spirits now,
We shall be together soon
When the storm draws nigh
Dreams will shatter before your eyes
Know that you're not alone
When the battle starts
I will comfort your restless heart
You'll know that you are home
When your stars stop shining
Endless vines around you winding
Know that you're not alone
I will give my all
So your tears will no longer fall
Down, down on sorrow's stone
Know you are not alone. ♫
Endless labyrinths weaving through
Will you stagger on,
with no star to light your way?
Share with me your tears
All your troubles and deepest fears
I remember when
you chased all my shadows away
Won't you take my hand?
Come away with me from this land
Let me give to you
All that you have given to me
Fly horizon bound
Find the moon behind darkening clouds
Even far apart,
Know our souls together will be
When the storm draws nigh
Dreams will shatter before your eyes
Know that you're not alone
When the battle starts
I will comfort your restless heart
You'll know that you are home
When your stars stop shining
Endless vines around you winding
Know that you're not alone
I will give my all
So your tears will no longer fall
Down, down on sorrow's stone
Look into my eyes
All eternity you will find
In this fragile heart,
Know that you will always belong
Shout into the night
Show the darkness that you will fight
Hopeless you may feel,
But inside I know you are strong
Keep me in your heart
So we'll never be far apart
Let the bonds of love
Break these chains imprisoning you
Always you will find
Shadows lingering close behind
Lift your spirits now,
We shall be together soon
When the storm draws nigh
Dreams will shatter before your eyes
Know that you're not alone
When the battle starts
I will comfort your restless heart
You'll know that you are home
When your stars stop shining
Endless vines around you winding
Know that you're not alone
I will give my all
So your tears will no longer fall
Down, down on sorrow's stone
Know you are not alone. ♫
— katethegreat19, "You're Not Alone" (original lyrics to the music of the same name from Final Fantasy IX)
(original lyrics to the music of the same name from Final Fantasy IX)♫ In every speck of dust
In every universe,
When you feel most alone, you will not be alone
Just shine a light on me, shine a light
I'll shine a light on you, shine a light
And you will see my shadow on every wall
And you will see my footprint on every floor. ♫
In every universe,
When you feel most alone, you will not be alone
Just shine a light on me, shine a light
I'll shine a light on you, shine a light
And you will see my shadow on every wall
And you will see my footprint on every floor. ♫
— Keane, "My Shadow"
♫ Who do you need, who do you love
When you come undone? ♫
When you come undone? ♫
♫ I break down, fear is sinking in
The cold comes, racing through my skin
Searching for a way to get to you
Through the storm you...
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
With arms up, stretched into the sky
With eyes like, echoes in the night
Hiding from the hell that you've been through
Silent one, you...
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
You go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You go, giving up your home
Go, you are not unknown
You are not alone
You are not unknown, oh
You are not alone. ♫
The cold comes, racing through my skin
Searching for a way to get to you
Through the storm you...
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
With arms up, stretched into the sky
With eyes like, echoes in the night
Hiding from the hell that you've been through
Silent one, you...
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
Go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You are not alone
You go, giving up your home
Go, leaving all you've known
You go, giving up your home
Go, you are not unknown
You are not alone
You are not unknown, oh
You are not alone. ♫
— Linkin Park, "Not Alone"
♫ I'll carry you home.
No, you're not alone.
Keep marching on,
This is worth fighting for,
You know we've all got battle scars.
You've had enough,
But just don't give up.
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for. ♫
No, you're not alone.
Keep marching on,
This is worth fighting for,
You know we've all got battle scars.
You've had enough,
But just don't give up.
Stick to your guns,
You are worth fighting for. ♫
— Paradise Fears, "Battle Scars"
♫ When life leaves you high and dry
I'll be at your door tonight if you need help, if you need help
I'll shut down the city lights,
I'll lie, cheat, I'll beg and bribe to make you well, to make you well
When enemies are at your door I'll carry you way from more
If you need help, if you need help
Your hope dangling by a string
Ill share in your suffering to make you well, to make you well
Give me reasons to believe,
That you would do the same for me
And I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
When you fall like a statue
I'm gon' be there to catch you
Put you on your feet, you on your feet
And if your well is empty
Not a thing will prevent me
Tell me what you need, what do you need
I surrender honestly
You've always done the same for me
So I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
You're my back bone, you're me cornerstone
You're my crutch when my legs stop moving
You're my headstart, you're my rugged heart
You're the pokes that I've always needed
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long, long after you're gone
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating for you
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
I love you long after you're gone, gone, gone...
I'll be at your door tonight if you need help, if you need help
I'll shut down the city lights,
I'll lie, cheat, I'll beg and bribe to make you well, to make you well
When enemies are at your door I'll carry you way from more
If you need help, if you need help
Your hope dangling by a string
Ill share in your suffering to make you well, to make you well
Give me reasons to believe,
That you would do the same for me
And I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
When you fall like a statue
I'm gon' be there to catch you
Put you on your feet, you on your feet
And if your well is empty
Not a thing will prevent me
Tell me what you need, what do you need
I surrender honestly
You've always done the same for me
So I would do it for you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
You're my back bone, you're me cornerstone
You're my crutch when my legs stop moving
You're my headstart, you're my rugged heart
You're the pokes that I've always needed
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
Baby I'm not moving on
I love you long after you're gone
For you, for you
You would never sleep alone
I love you long, long after you're gone
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum baby don't stop beating
Like a drum my heart never stops beating for you
And long after you're gone, gone, gone
I love you long after you're gone, gone, gone...
— Phillip Phillips, "Gone, Gone, Gone"
♫ All alone, in ones and twos
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall
Some hand in hand
Others gathered together in bands
The bleeding hearts and the artists
Make their stand. ♫
The ones who really love you
Walk up and down outside the wall
Some hand in hand
Others gathered together in bands
The bleeding hearts and the artists
Make their stand. ♫
— Pink Floyd, The Wall, "Outside the Wall"
♫ When your day is long and the night,
The night is yours alone.
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on.
Don't let yourself go.
Everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong.
Now it's time to sing along.
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on).
If you feel like letting go (hold on).
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on.
Everybody hurts.
Take comfort in your friends.
Everybody hurts.
Don't throw your hand. Oh, no.
Don't throw your hand.
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone.
If you're on your own in this life,
The days and nights are long.
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts sometimes.
Everybody cries.
And everybody hurts sometimes.
And everybody hurts sometimes.
So, hold on, hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
(Hold on, hold on).
Everybody hurts.
You are not alone. ♫
The night is yours alone.
When you're sure you've had enough of this life, well hang on.
Don't let yourself go.
Everybody cries and everybody hurts sometimes
Sometimes everything is wrong.
Now it's time to sing along.
When your day is night alone (hold on, hold on).
If you feel like letting go (hold on).
When you think you've had too much of this life, well hang on.
Everybody hurts.
Take comfort in your friends.
Everybody hurts.
Don't throw your hand. Oh, no.
Don't throw your hand.
If you feel like you're alone, no, no, no, you are not alone.
If you're on your own in this life,
The days and nights are long.
When you think you've had too much of this life to hang on.
Well, everybody hurts sometimes.
Everybody cries.
And everybody hurts sometimes.
And everybody hurts sometimes.
So, hold on, hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
Hold on, hold on.
(Hold on, hold on).
Everybody hurts.
You are not alone. ♫
— R.E.M., "Everybody Hurts"
♫ Let go of the fear, let go of the doubt,
Let go of the ones who try to bring you down
You're gonna be fine, don't hold it inside
And if you hurt right now
Then let it all come out
Breathe, just breathe,
Take the world off your shoulders
and put it on me
breathe, just breathe,
Let the life that you live be all you need. ♫
Let go of the ones who try to bring you down
You're gonna be fine, don't hold it inside
And if you hurt right now
Then let it all come out
Breathe, just breathe,
Take the world off your shoulders
and put it on me
breathe, just breathe,
Let the life that you live be all you need. ♫
— Ryan Star, "Breathe"
♫ You are not alone
Know that I would fight the tides to be together
When you feel alone
Listen to this song to make your heart feel better. ♫
Know that I would fight the tides to be together
When you feel alone
Listen to this song to make your heart feel better. ♫
— Sanctus Real, "Alone"
♫ It's just like him
To wander off in the evergreen park
Slowly searching for any sign
Of the ones he used to love..
He says he's got nothing left to live for
(He says he's got nothing left...)
And this time I think you'll know..
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell
She's just like him
Spoiled rotten
Confused by the lies she's been fed
And she's searching for no one..
(But herself)
Her eyes turn to green and she seems to be happy
That she is here
And this time I think you'll know...
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
(There is more to know)
We're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell..
(So tell me)
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
(Make it out)
You will live to tell
(Live to tell)
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
(And I know)
You can make it out
You will live to tell..
You are not alone.
You're not, you're not alone. ♫
To wander off in the evergreen park
Slowly searching for any sign
Of the ones he used to love..
He says he's got nothing left to live for
(He says he's got nothing left...)
And this time I think you'll know..
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell
She's just like him
Spoiled rotten
Confused by the lies she's been fed
And she's searching for no one..
(But herself)
Her eyes turn to green and she seems to be happy
That she is here
And this time I think you'll know...
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
(There is more to know)
We're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
You will live to tell..
(So tell me)
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
You can make it out
(Make it out)
You will live to tell
(Live to tell)
You're not alone
There is more to this, I know
(And I know)
You can make it out
You will live to tell..
You are not alone.
You're not, you're not alone. ♫
— Saosin, "You're Not Alone"
♫ Let me be the one you call
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone. ♫
If you jump I'll break your fall
Lift you up and fly away with you into the night
If you need to fall apart
I can mend a broken heart
If you need to crash then crash and burn
You're not alone. ♫
— Savage Garden, "Crash And Burn"
♫ Did you see the sparks
Feel the hope
And you are not alone
'cause someone's out there
Sending out flares. ♫
Feel the hope
And you are not alone
'cause someone's out there
Sending out flares. ♫
— The Script, "Flares"
♫ Though the heart is heavy as the dance is burning down,
May you raise your eyes and never bow your head.
We are not alone. ♫
May you raise your eyes and never bow your head.
We are not alone. ♫
— SJ Tucker, "Come To The Labyrinth"
"♫ And when you wake up
Everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place, and in a better time
So you're tired of living
And you feel like you might give in
Well don't
It's not your time
And even if it was
Oh I wouldn't let you go
You could run run run run but I will follow close
Someday you'll say "that's it, that's all"
But I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall
I know that you think that you're on your own
But just know that I'm here and I'll lead you home
If you let me
She said "forget me"
But I can't. ♫
Everything is gonna be fine
I guarantee that you wake in a better place, and in a better time
So you're tired of living
And you feel like you might give in
Well don't
It's not your time
And even if it was
Oh I wouldn't let you go
You could run run run run but I will follow close
Someday you'll say "that's it, that's all"
But I'll be waiting there with open arms to break your fall
I know that you think that you're on your own
But just know that I'm here and I'll lead you home
If you let me
She said "forget me"
But I can't. ♫
Streetlight Manifesto, A Better Place, A Better Time
♫You've been at the bottom
Only surviving
You decide who you are now-
I'm with you through everything. ♫
Only surviving
You decide who you are now-
I'm with you through everything. ♫
— Rachel Taylor, "Light A Fire"
♫ I'll stand by you
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, intonote your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you. ♫
I'll stand by you
Won't let nobody hurt you
I'll stand by you
Take me in, intonote your darkest hour
And I'll never desert you
I'll stand by you. ♫
— Pretenders, "I'll Stand by You"
♫ You've gotta keep on pushing on
(I'll pick you up when you fall down)
'Cause after all, you know that's what I want
I will always be in your heart
Be the light when it gets too dark
Keep your memories alive
(I'll keep you alive)
I'll be the angel by your side
I'll be the angel by your side. ♫
(I'll pick you up when you fall down)
'Cause after all, you know that's what I want
I will always be in your heart
Be the light when it gets too dark
Keep your memories alive
(I'll keep you alive)
I'll be the angel by your side
I'll be the angel by your side. ♫
— JT Machinima ft. Andrea Storm Kaden, "Angel By Your Side"
♫ This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice. ♫
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singing with you
Helping each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices three
Singing together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of all of us
Singing with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice. ♫
— The Wailin' Jennys, "One Voice"
You and me
We're in this together now
None of them can stop us now
We will make it through somehow
You and me if the world should break in two
Until the very end of me
Until the very end of you
We're in this together now
None of them can stop us now
We will make it through somehow
You and me if the world should break in two
Until the very end of me
Until the very end of you
♫ I've been there too
When everything falls apart and the best you can do is get through\\ Each day wonderin' will this never end?
Is it always going to be this way?
And the greatest lie you've ever been told is that
You're the only one to ever walk on this road
And that you'll never see the light of dawn
So we came together to say
Hold on
Cause we've been there and found our way home
I promise you that you're not on your own
One day this will pass, God will see us all through
God will see us all pass through♫
When everything falls apart and the best you can do is get through\\ Each day wonderin' will this never end?
Is it always going to be this way?
And the greatest lie you've ever been told is that
You're the only one to ever walk on this road
And that you'll never see the light of dawn
So we came together to say
Hold on
Cause we've been there and found our way home
I promise you that you're not on your own
One day this will pass, God will see us all through
God will see us all pass through♫
— "Stories (Down to the Bottom)", Toby Mac feat. Superchic[k]
Philosophy
"Could I desert thee, child," said [Philosophy], "and not lighten the burden which thou hast taken upon thee through the hatred of my name, by sharing this trouble? Even forgetting that it were not lawful for Philosophy to leave companionless the way of the innocent, should I, thinkest thou, fear to incur reproach, or shrink from it, as though some strange new thing had befallen?
— Ancius Boethius, The Consolations of Philosophy
Theatre
Cinderella: Sometimes people leave you.
Halfway through the wood.
Others may deceive you.
You decide what's good.
You decide alone.
But no one is alone.
Little Red Riding Hood: I wish...
Cinderella: I know.
Halfway through the wood.
Others may deceive you.
You decide what's good.
You decide alone.
But no one is alone.
Little Red Riding Hood: I wish...
Cinderella: I know.
— Into the Woods, "No One Is Alone"
Christine: Pitiful creature of darkness,
What kind of life have you known?
God give me courage to show you,
You are not alone...
What kind of life have you known?
God give me courage to show you,
You are not alone...
— The Phantom of the Opera, "Down Once More''
Evan: ♫ Have you ever felt like nobody was there?
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?
Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand
And oh, someone will coming running
And I know, they'll take you home
Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
Lift your head and look around
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found. ♫
Have you ever felt forgotten in the middle of nowhere?
Have you ever felt like you could disappear?
Like you could fall, and no one would hear?
Well, let that lonely feeling wash away
Maybe there's a reason to believe you'll be okay
'Cause when you don't feel strong enough to stand
You can reach, reach out your hand
And oh, someone will coming running
And I know, they'll take you home
Even when the dark comes crashing through
When you need a friend to carry you
And when you're broken on the ground
You will be found
So let the sun come streaming in
'Cause you'll reach up and you'll rise again
Lift your head and look around
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found
You will be found. ♫
— "You Will Be Found", Dear Evan Hansen
♫ Once I was afraid
But then you came along,
You put your faith in me
And I was challenged to be strong.
When I lost my way,
You helped to see me through,
Now let Lola lend some love
And do the same for you!
Feed your fire
To take you higher.
We'll light you up
Like a livewire.
Celebrate you
To elevate you,
When you struggle to stand
We'll give a helping hand.
When you hit the dust
Let me raise you up.
When your bubble busts
Let me raise you up.
When your glitter rusts
Let me raise you up
And up...♫
But then you came along,
You put your faith in me
And I was challenged to be strong.
When I lost my way,
You helped to see me through,
Now let Lola lend some love
And do the same for you!
Feed your fire
To take you higher.
We'll light you up
Like a livewire.
Celebrate you
To elevate you,
When you struggle to stand
We'll give a helping hand.
When you hit the dust
Let me raise you up.
When your bubble busts
Let me raise you up.
When your glitter rusts
Let me raise you up
And up...♫
— "Raise You Up", Kinky Boots(stage version)
One Eva Smith has gone - but there are millions and millions and million of Eva Smiths and John Smiths still left with us, with their lives, their hopes and fears, their suffering and chance of happiness, all intertwined with our lives, and what we think and say and do. We don't live alone. We are members of one body. We are responsible for each other.
—Inspector Goole, An Inspector Calls
There's a kid in the middle of nowhere who's sitting there,
Living for Tony performances,
Singin' and flippin' along with the Pippins and Wickeds
And Kinkys, Matildas and Mormonses!
So we might reassure that kid
And do something to spur that kid,
'Cause I promise you all of us up here tonight,
We were that kid!
Living for Tony performances,
Singin' and flippin' along with the Pippins and Wickeds
And Kinkys, Matildas and Mormonses!
So we might reassure that kid
And do something to spur that kid,
'Cause I promise you all of us up here tonight,
We were that kid!
—Neil Patrick Harris, "Bigger", 2013 Tony Awards
Toys
Makuta: (to Vakama) If Toa Lhikan could not defeat me alone, how could you?
Toa Nokama: (with the other Toa affirming) Because he's not alone!
Toa Nokama: (with the other Toa affirming) Because he's not alone!
— BIONICLE
Video Games
You ain't in this alone. That's a promise.
— Rucks, Bastion
Batman: I can't do it... I can't stop them...
Alfred: No, you can't... not on your own. But it's high time you realize you're a man, not an island. And a man's strength comes not from just brawn and intelligence... but also from his allies.
Alfred: No, you can't... not on your own. But it's high time you realize you're a man, not an island. And a man's strength comes not from just brawn and intelligence... but also from his allies.
Mia: Remember, you're not alone. I may not be able to help in any tangible way... But at the very least, I'm willing to accompany you on the journey.
Yakumo: You've got a big burden to carry there. Good thing I'm around to help lift it.
Louis: ...We're friends. We'll fight together.
— The party reassuring the player character of their support, Code Vein
The individual may be remembered, but the organization persists and thrives. A single artist, a single general, a single hero or a single villain may all die, but it is impossible to kill a people, a nation, an idea - except when that idea has grown weak and is overpowered by one that is stronger.
— Deus Ex
Your journey...or rather your life, is yours alone. But you are in no way alone. Throughout your long voyage, you are bound to meet comrades and companions. And even if some may only be with you for a brief moment, the time spent together is sure to be a truly singular foundation for you.
Never forget that. You are not alone.
— One of Odysseus's musings on the topic of journeys, Fate/Grand Order
Is this how you want to solve the problem? ... You try to do everything by yourself, don't you? ... Aren't we your friends?! ... You've always protected us. But you still don't understand that we looked out for you, too! We watched your back while you watched ours. And we believed in you the same way you believed in us! Just like you protected us... We want to protect you.
— Dagger, Final Fantasy IX
Zidane: Kuja, tell me something. Is it really so hard to trust in someone?
Kuja: What good is trust? You cling to others because you are helpless alone.
Zidane: But if you have trust in others, then you're never alone.
Kuja: What good is trust? You cling to others because you are helpless alone.
Zidane: But if you have trust in others, then you're never alone.
Robin: You are burdened by the knowledge that you must conquer fate itself. I'm sure it is a terrible weight to bear, but you must remember something...
Lucina: What is that?
Robin: You don't have to do it alone. You have friends ready to aid you against whatever you face. And your father has an entire army ready to fight and die for him. ...And you also have me, for whatever that may be worth.
Lucina: What is that?
Robin: You don't have to do it alone. You have friends ready to aid you against whatever you face. And your father has an entire army ready to fight and die for him. ...And you also have me, for whatever that may be worth.
"Whether it's duty towards the living or the guilt for all those we have lost...such burdens are not yours to bear by yourself. We are here to fight by your side, Your Majesty. And so we shall, now and always."
— Dedue, to Dimitri, Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes
In this scenery that you have seen
I'll live on forever and ever
And if the world should come to an end
I'll become a flower and snuggle up to you
I'll live on forever and ever
And if the world should come to an end
I'll become a flower and snuggle up to you
— "Flower on the Trails", Fuga: Melodies of Steel
"Please open your mind to the possibility, nay, the fact, that there are those who care about your wellbeing."
— Zagreus, Hades
Fuuka: He's going to face it all by himself!
Junpei: No, he's not alone! I won't let him die!
— The final "fight" of Persona 3
"I don't know what you two went through... But... It's just not possible... for either of you, [Partner] and [Player], to be unwanted in this world. If either of you went away, [Partner] or [Player]... It would make me sad. I think everyone at the guild would be sad too. It makes us happy that you're with us, [Partner] and [Player]! ♪ That's reason enough... to keep existing! More than that... it's not just [Partner] or [Player]... Everyone here... All the Pokémon in the world... Not one of their lives is without meaning! So never think that you're not wanted ever again. Stay full of cheer! All right? ♪"
— Wigglytuff, Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers
The vast majority lead lives of quiet desperation, believing their suffering to be unique. You are not alone.
Ryona: Eheh heh heh. You're so strong, Haruka. Not a lot of people understand my fetish, so I was... starting to feel kind of lonely.
Haruka: It's a rather special fetish. I'd be more surprised if you didn't feel that way.
Ryona: True. That's why I was so happy to meet you. And happy that you accepted me for who I am.
Haruka: There's no reason I wouldn't have! But there's one thing you don't seem to realize.
Ryona: Hmm?
Haruka: I'm not alone. There are lots of others out there who will accept you just as readily.
Ryona: Really? You really, really promise?
Haruka: The world's a big place. There is absolutely a place for you in it. Someone... who needs you.
Ryona: ...You think so? Thank you, Haruka.
Haruka: It's a rather special fetish. I'd be more surprised if you didn't feel that way.
Ryona: True. That's why I was so happy to meet you. And happy that you accepted me for who I am.
Haruka: There's no reason I wouldn't have! But there's one thing you don't seem to realize.
Ryona: Hmm?
Haruka: I'm not alone. There are lots of others out there who will accept you just as readily.
Ryona: Really? You really, really promise?
Haruka: The world's a big place. There is absolutely a place for you in it. Someone... who needs you.
Ryona: ...You think so? Thank you, Haruka.
— Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus
Rouge: Shadow? Even if you believe everyone in the world will be against you, know that I'll always remain by your side. Remember that.
Shadow: ...I will.
Shadow: ...I will.
The kind of strength inside our hearts it's all connected! We're all connected in this world don't you forget it!
Just as the deepest, darkest depths of despair can overthrow reason and the logical, warping them to fit into that haze of depression, so too can reason influence and overpower emotion, regardless of how impenetrable its defences may seem. By continually forcing to subvert those creeping negative thoughts with the positive logical ones, the emotional mind will eventually, slowly, gradually start to shape to fit the logical.
It is not an easy job. It is not a quick job. It will sometimes feel like an impossible job. However, it can be done. With an immense amount of time, effort and energy, it will improve.
You can change. You can heal.
And during the hardest times, when all seems lost and you want to give up, never forget...
We will always love you.
It is not an easy job. It is not a quick job. It will sometimes feel like an impossible job. However, it can be done. With an immense amount of time, effort and energy, it will improve.
You can change. You can heal.
And during the hardest times, when all seems lost and you want to give up, never forget...
We will always love you.
— 2-S Player Character, ULTRAKILL
The crazy thing is... the whole universe is just one big thing. It's made of all the small things together, and that's why... even the tiniest, smallest thing, like the feeling when you tell someone "I love you," can tell you something big about the whole universe.
— Mask, Wandersong
"We had created monsters we couldn't control. We drugged them, tortured them, eviscerated them... we brutalized their minds... but it did not work. Until they came. And it was not their force of will - not their void devilry - not their alien darkness... it was something else. It was that somehow, from within the derelict-horror, they had learned a way to see inside an ugly, broken thing, and take away its pain."
— Ballas, Warframe
"We all lift together, Tenno."
— Warframe
Visual Novels
Rena: I had always hugged myself and cried
I was even afraid of believing.
Keiichi: Because I couldn't hang onto your outstretched hands
I couldn't become a gear of fate.
Satoko: Regardless, with a smile
You had embraced me when I was like this
Mion: That was when you told me
About destiny and the courage to fight
Rena: So I had become strong and then realized
All: I'm not alone.
Let's go, everybody; let our hearts become one
Conquering any storm
The cry of the cicadas turn into psalms
Now the world is opening its curtains
I was even afraid of believing.
Keiichi: Because I couldn't hang onto your outstretched hands
I couldn't become a gear of fate.
Satoko: Regardless, with a smile
You had embraced me when I was like this
Mion: That was when you told me
About destiny and the courage to fight
Rena: So I had become strong and then realized
All: I'm not alone.
Let's go, everybody; let our hearts become one
Conquering any storm
The cry of the cicadas turn into psalms
Now the world is opening its curtains
— Higurashi: When They Cry, "With 'You' -Kizuna-"
Students from all over the world have gone through exactly the same problem— faced the exact same fears.
— Ela, Missing Stars
Web Original
Scootaloo: Pinkamina? Pinky... Are you in here? This isn't funny anymore! I don't like this game, Pinkamina...... They are both gone... I'm all by myself now... Pinkamina left me because I wasn't good enough for her... Just like Rainbow Dash.
(Later)
Pinkamina: I want you to remember something, kid. Growing up is hard enough as it is. And you're gonna have it tough. You're like me. You have a monster inside. I understand how lonely it is growing up being what you are. I want to give you something that I was never lucky enough to find at your age: A friend. And know that no matter what happens... I won't leave you.
(Later)
Pinkamina: I want you to remember something, kid. Growing up is hard enough as it is. And you're gonna have it tough. You're like me. You have a monster inside. I understand how lonely it is growing up being what you are. I want to give you something that I was never lucky enough to find at your age: A friend. And know that no matter what happens... I won't leave you.
Appleheart: Hey, look down there. All those cats are spending their time looking for you. We might joke, but no one wants anything bad to happen to you. They're looking for you because you mean something to them, and because they want to make sure you're safe, and aren't somehow hurt or in trouble. You're their friend, and you're enough for them, and the feelings you're having won't change that... I had better get going. For the record, speaking for myself at least? You're definitely my friend, and you're definitely enough for me. You're a good cat, Skywing.
—''Moonkitti, "Stoneclan: Starclan"
Carolina: ...Why did you show me that?
Church: Because I know what it's like to spend your life chasing ghosts.
Church: Because I know what it's like to spend your life chasing ghosts.
The galaxy is dark, and empty, and cold. It spins inevitably toward death. You will die too, one day. Perhaps you will have longer than we have. We hope so. But one day you too must vanish.
Until that time, you must light the darkness. You must make the night less empty. We are all small, and the universe is vast. But a universe with voices saying "I am here" is far greater than a universe silent. One voice is small, but the difference between zero and one is as great as one and infinity.
And when your time is passing, please send this message on, so the next voice can speak against the darkness.
Until that time, you must light the darkness. You must make the night less empty. We are all small, and the universe is vast. But a universe with voices saying "I am here" is far greater than a universe silent. One voice is small, but the difference between zero and one is as great as one and infinity.
And when your time is passing, please send this message on, so the next voice can speak against the darkness.
— SCP-1281
I've been on trial for crimes I didn't commit, I know how she probably feels. It felt dark and lonely having nobody to turn to, feeling as if the world was against me and nobody could help. [...] But I was lucky to have friends who pulled out of that darkness... it really touched me. It's what made me decide to become a defense attorney. A defense attorney is someone who's there for you when times are grim, showing you you have someone who trusts and believes in you; that you're not alone. Smiling to the very end, no matter how bad things may get.
Look... I can't tell I know what it's like to take care of everything alone, I mean... You've always been there for me, my whole life... But, you don't have to take care of it all on your own. You're not alone anymore.
— Igno, We Are Our Avatars
Weiss: The entire time Blake was at Beacon, she was afraid to open up to people. She tried to keep her past separated from us. She tried to protect us. Eventually, those walls she put up came down. And the moment they did, the one thing she was afraid of actually happened. The universe proved her right.
Yang: No one blamed her for anything! If she had just talked to us, she would've known that! How could I be there for her if she doesn't let me? What if I needed her here for me?
Weiss: I know it's not easy. I wish she hadn't left too. The only thing we can do now is be there for her when she's ready. When she comes back.
Yang: If she comes back.
Weiss: She will. Yang... You, Ruby, and even Blake are more like family to me than my brother or even my own father. I would do anything for you three, and I'm willing to bet Blake feels the same way. So, when she's ready, I'll be there for her. And I know we're not as close, but... I'm here for you too.
Yang: No one blamed her for anything! If she had just talked to us, she would've known that! How could I be there for her if she doesn't let me? What if I needed her here for me?
Weiss: I know it's not easy. I wish she hadn't left too. The only thing we can do now is be there for her when she's ready. When she comes back.
Yang: If she comes back.
Weiss: She will. Yang... You, Ruby, and even Blake are more like family to me than my brother or even my own father. I would do anything for you three, and I'm willing to bet Blake feels the same way. So, when she's ready, I'll be there for her. And I know we're not as close, but... I'm here for you too.
— RWBY, "Alone Together"
SMG3: Hey, dude. Listen to me. I used to think you had it all... friends. Fame. Views. I thought you had to be the happiest person in the world. But I understand you now. You're really scared, aren't you? You're scared you could lose it all at any time. Because you think you're only worth as much as the stuff you make. But I've met your friends, man. No matter what you make, they... WE... will always be here to have fun and laugh together.
Meggy: THAT'S RIGHT!! YOU ALWAYS HAVE US, SMG4!!
Mario: YEAH!!! MARIO'S GONNA LAUGH AT YOU FOREVER!!
Meggy: THAT'S RIGHT!! YOU ALWAYS HAVE US, SMG4!!
Mario: YEAH!!! MARIO'S GONNA LAUGH AT YOU FOREVER!!
Western Animation
Penny: So don't be scared to come out of your shell too!
Gumball: There's always someone out there to love the real you!
Planets: Nobody's a nobody, and everybody's weird like you and me!
Gumball: There's always someone out there to love the real you!
Planets: Nobody's a nobody, and everybody's weird like you and me!
— The Amazing World of Gumball, "The Compilation"
Aelita: You're right. The fight has to go on. After all... fighting X.A.N.A. is my job.
Jeremy: No, Aelita... it's our job.
Jeremy: No, Aelita... it's our job.
—Code Lyoko, "The Key"
Husk: There was a time I thought that no one could relate
to the gruesome ways in which I'm damaged.
But letting walls down, it can sometimes set you straight!
We're all living in the same shit sandwich.
Angel Dust: I sold my soul to a psychopathic freak.
Husk: [chuckles] And you think that makes you unique? Get out of here, man.
to the gruesome ways in which I'm damaged.
But letting walls down, it can sometimes set you straight!
We're all living in the same shit sandwich.
Angel Dust: I sold my soul to a psychopathic freak.
Husk: [chuckles] And you think that makes you unique? Get out of here, man.
— Hazbin Hotel, "Masquerade", "Loser, Baby"
I'll tell you up front that I've got your back
And I know that you've got mine
As long as we stick together side by side
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine!
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine!
And I know that you've got mine
As long as we stick together side by side
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine!
Yo, bro, it's gonna turn out fine!
— Phineas and Ferb The Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension, "Takin' Care of Things" (extended version)
)Sally: Once we connect the stones, we...
Sonic: Whoa, Sal. What's with this "we" stuff?
Sally: Because I'm going with you.
Sonic: No, Sal. You-
[Cue Sally covering Sonic's mouth with her hand.]
Sally: We are in this together, Sonic the Hedgehog. However it ends.
Sonic: [In awe] Whoa...
Sally: Check?
(Touched by Sally's words and actions, Sonic kisses Sally's hand.)
Sonic: Check.
Sonic: Whoa, Sal. What's with this "we" stuff?
Sally: Because I'm going with you.
Sonic: No, Sal. You-
[Cue Sally covering Sonic's mouth with her hand.]
Sally: We are in this together, Sonic the Hedgehog. However it ends.
Sonic: [In awe] Whoa...
Sally: Check?
(Touched by Sally's words and actions, Sonic kisses Sally's hand.)
Sonic: Check.
Robin: I've been fighting Slade for so long, I guess it's hard to just let it go. But sometimes, I feel like I'm the only one still looking for him; the only one who can stop him.
Starfire: Robin, you're never alone.
Cyborg: And if Slade really does ever return, we'll be ready. We've got things covered here. Why don't you get some rest?
Robin: Sounds like a good idea.
—Teen Titans (2003), "Haunted"
Raven: I know it was all a lie, but he was the only person who ever made me feel like I wasn't... creepy. And don't try to tell me I'm not.
Beast Boy: Okay, fine, you're way creepy. But that doesn't mean you have to stay locked in your room. You think you're alone, Raven... but you're not.
Beast Boy: Okay, fine, you're way creepy. But that doesn't mean you have to stay locked in your room. You think you're alone, Raven... but you're not.
Teen Titans (2003), "Spellbound"
"A gladiator stands alone in the arena against his opponent. But I am never alone, for YOU stand WITH ME!"
— Megatron, Transformers: Cyberverse
Real Life
We have not even to risk the adventure alone, for the heroes of all time have gone before us. The labrynith is thoroughly known. We have only to follow the thread of the hero path. And where we had thought to find an abomination, we shall find a god. And where we had thought to slay another, we shall slay ourselves. And where we had thought to travel outward, we shall come to the centre of our own existence. And where we had thought to be alone, we shall be with all the world.
— Joseph Campbell, The Power of Myth: "The Hero's Adventure"
In this tragic moment, when words seem so inadequate to express the shock people feel, the first thing that comes to mind is this: "We are all Americans!"
— Jean-Marie Columbani, writing in Le Monde on September 12, 2001
Kinship among nations is not determined in such measurements as proximity of size and age. Rather we should turn to those inner things — call them what you will — I mean those intangibles that are the real treasures free men possess. To preserve his freedom of worship, his equality before law, his liberty to speak and act as he sees fit, subject only to provisions that he trespass not upon similar rights of others — a Londoner will fight. So will a citizen of Abilene. When we consider these things, then the valley of the Thames draws closer to the farms of Kansas and the plains of Texas.
You have worth; you have dignity; and you need not be alone.
— Shawn Reifschneider, This "It Gets Better" video
Sure there are some that for whatever reason try and make you miserable, make you feel alone, make you blind to all the other people like you, but you are not alone. I am right here with you, whatever it is that you’re going through. You are not alone. You are important to me. I care about you. I believe in you. I think you’re awesome and I always will. There are so many other people out there in your life, some you might already know, some you are yet to meet, who will feel exactly the same way as I do, they will care about you, they will love you. They will think you are awesome. Because you really are awesome.
—Zoe Proasheck, "You Are Awesome"
If You Are Considering Making Comics...
... and you are feeling nervous, inadequate, worried, and like it’s all insurmountable...
I want you to stop for a moment and really listen to this.
I don’t know a single comics creator worth a damn who never felt those things. Almost all of us STILL feel those things, either a little or a lot.
Those things can only stop you if you let them. They do not mean you aren't a "real" creator, because most "real" creators have those feelings ALL THE TIME.
Take them as what they are, a perfectly understandable reaction to the daunting task of trying to put your art, heart and soul into a very public space, in a much-scrutinized media, where criticism comes from many angles.
It's all right to be scared, it's all right to be worried. It's understandable to get down, or feel like it's not possible.
Those feelings are part of it. They don't have to be your roadblocks. You can make them your houseguests, because the odds are you will see them again once in a while, no matter how many awards you win or how many books you sell.
They are part of being an artist.
You are not alone. You are not unqualified just because you have doubts and worries.
Making art is a wonderful, rewarding thing. Part of why it’s so rewarding is because there are so many people and factors in the way of making art in the first place.
Don't let the biggest roadblock be yourself. Your inner critic is often a liar and a jerk. But you can have the last laugh by doing what you love anyway.
Go make some art.
... and you are feeling nervous, inadequate, worried, and like it’s all insurmountable...
I want you to stop for a moment and really listen to this.
I don’t know a single comics creator worth a damn who never felt those things. Almost all of us STILL feel those things, either a little or a lot.
Those things can only stop you if you let them. They do not mean you aren't a "real" creator, because most "real" creators have those feelings ALL THE TIME.
Take them as what they are, a perfectly understandable reaction to the daunting task of trying to put your art, heart and soul into a very public space, in a much-scrutinized media, where criticism comes from many angles.
It's all right to be scared, it's all right to be worried. It's understandable to get down, or feel like it's not possible.
Those feelings are part of it. They don't have to be your roadblocks. You can make them your houseguests, because the odds are you will see them again once in a while, no matter how many awards you win or how many books you sell.
They are part of being an artist.
You are not alone. You are not unqualified just because you have doubts and worries.
Making art is a wonderful, rewarding thing. Part of why it’s so rewarding is because there are so many people and factors in the way of making art in the first place.
Don't let the biggest roadblock be yourself. Your inner critic is often a liar and a jerk. But you can have the last laugh by doing what you love anyway.
Go make some art.
Many people need desperately to receive this message: "I feel and think much as you do, care about many of the things you care about, although most people do not care about them. You are not alone."
— Kurt Vonnegut, TimeQuake
The science known as SETI deals with searching for messages from aliens. METI science deals with the creation of messages to aliens. Thus, SETI and METI proponents have quite different perspectives... In contrast to Active SETI, METI pursues not a local and lucrative impulse, but a more global and unselfish one – to overcome the Great Silence in the Universe, bringing to our extraterrestrial neighbors the long-expected annunciation "You are not alone!"
— Alexander Zaitsev, regarding the difference between SETI and METI (Messaging to Extra-Terrestrial Intelligence)
What do you see when you look up into the sky? Do you feel small and lonely, just like us? From now on, I can assure you one thing: you are not alone. Be happy.
— One of the messages submitted for "Hello From Earth", a collection of messages beamed to Gliese 581d, a possibly Earth-like planet 20.3 lightyears away.
"That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you're not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong."
