The Loneliest Number (2026 Remaster)

Oh, one is a lonely
Lonely little number
'Cause three is a trio
And two is a crime
I can't decide–
Whether or not to intervene after such time
But when I try to think of pros and cons
There's not one single reason not to try

A fight, a war
I notice everything
I watch, afar
Never to notice me
A sudden lunar discrepancy
Don't avoid me
I will be the sugar to your tea
(Get it?)
Put everything in its place
Make everything go okay
I can do everything and anything at all
But there's one thing that I need
To make this even, you see?
But I'm not one to go and spoil a surprise

One day, that kind of power will be mine

One is a lonely
Lonely little number
'Cause three is a trio
And two is a crime
No wonder why they never talked about me
Busy all the time
I can take some trouble off your hands, but
Everything you sign comes with a price

Unsightly
Unlikely
It's only scary slightly
I know it's not ideal
But sometimes, this is necessary
Contorting
Distorting
You could be home by morning
But I am petty, taking
Actions to prolong the mourning
The weak and
The frightened
The ones I aim my sights on
Collecting fragments of the
Past I couldn't dare look back on

(And finally)
(The ending)
(Red threadbare curtains closing)
(The final fracture)
(To repair the
(One that I left broken)
They won't miss you
You're just a pawn
They only want you gone
My dear, your time is up

One is a lonely
Lonely little number
'Cause three is a trio
And two is a crime
So tell you what
I will succeed whether you're dead or you're alive
You've only got so long until I'm right
I'm sure you'd rather be the one, the one–
Oh, one

One is the loneliest number, after all
Wouldn't you rather save the world
Than be the one
To watch it fall?