The latter is categorized by getting a little bit lonely, a little bit tired, a little bit nervous, a little bit terrified, followed by falling apart.
When I sing it, I picture this person who's alone in their room, lonely, feeling a bit worthless, close to a depression – then getting up and going out on the street to be among other people who are perhaps feeling the same way.
That makes traveling alone a bit more lonely than it is in places like Turkey or Lebanon, where you might be invited to someone's house within minutes of being introduced, despite not speaking the same language.
Lonely, innocent, a bit magical.
His characters are often lonely and a bit self-conscious.
"Maybe I do play up the stereotypical lonely man a bit," he says, sounding a bit forlorn.
"If you ever feel lonely or a bit down," he says, "flick on the telly and watch some comedy.
Brand told Oprah that his personal battle with drink and alcohol stemmed from childhood when he felt "unhappy, lonely and a bit sad".
She seems lonely and a bit adrift even as she is able to articulate her longings in perfect prose in two languages, often appearing to speak directly into the camera, thanks to Mr. Green's habit of filming conversations like serial talking-head monologues.
And that, as Vlad has observed, can become "a little lonely … a bit like throwing stones into a quiet lake".
