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==General information==
'''''Lonely is the Muse''''' is a song by American singer, [[Halsey]], that was released as the second single from her fifth studio album, ''The Great Impersonator'', on August 15, 2024.

The song includes elements of alternative rock, hard rock, gothic rock, and grunge song led by guitar and drums, with lyrics that focus on self-worth and resilience. [[Amy Lee]] of [[Evanescence]] inspired the track, whom Halsey impersonated as part of the album's promotion.<ref>https://www.instagram.com/p/DBCGGMgSuon/</ref> Amy Lee responded to the post saying, "High compliment coming from you, my dear".<ref>https://loudwire.com/halsey-recreates-evanescence-album-cover-amy-lee-responds/</ref>

On February 13, 2025, Evanescence announced that they will be opening for Halsey at her show at the Hollywood Bowl on May 14, 2025.

Halsey posted a silhouette photo of herself with Amy Lee to her Instagram story on May 4, 2025. Amy then reposted the same image to her Instagram story.<ref>https://x.com/EvaWebsite/status/1918896887844708840</ref>

==Lyrics==
I spent years becoming cool
And in one single second you
Can make a decade of my efforts disappear

I’m just waiting at the bar
And you rip open all my scars
By saying something like "didn’t know you were here…"

I always knew I was a martyr 
And that Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces
That I learned how to unscrew
So I can always reassemble
To fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides
That I’m of use…
Lonely is the muse

Lonely is the muse

So where do I go in the process?
When I’m just an apparatus
I’ve inspired platinum records
I’ve earned platinum airline status
And I mined a couple diamonds
From the stories in my head
But I’m reduced to just a body
Here in someone else’s bed

I always knew I was a martyr 
And that Jesus was one too
But I was built from special pieces
That I learned how to unscrew
So I can always reassemble
To fit perfectly for you
Or anybody that decides
That I’m of use…
Lonely is the muse
Ah, ah
Lonely is the muse

And I will always be a martyr 
I will fill your life with sounds
I’ll be a wind chime in the window
Catching light to throw around
I will tear apart your bedroom
I’ll call you in the night
I will exist in every second 
Just to decorate your life
And when you’re done you can discard me
Like the others always do
And I will nurse my wounds until
Another artist needs me new
I will always reassemble to fit perfectly in view
For anybody that decides that I’m of use

Lonely is the muse
Lonely is the muse

Lonely and forgotten is the...

==References==
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