“I Might As Well Be On My Own” is a haunting ballad of forbidden love and inevitable heartbreak. Two souls, caught in a moment of passion, find themselves torn between desire and duty. With aching verses and a chorus steeped in resignation, the song paints the picture of lovers who must return to their spouses—leaving behind nothing but longing and regret.

Layered with emotion, it captures the quiet tragedy of love that cannot last, where stolen nights fade into lonely dawns, and the gramophone of memory keeps spinning the same sad refrain: we knew it all along.

I Might As Well Be On My Own

[Verse 1]
Look at me, look at you
Look at us, what can we do?
How can we explain our love?

So unsure, so much pain
If we would do it all again
How could we deny our love?

[Chorus]
But you belong to someone else
And I'll be left here by myself
When you return back home
I'm here in the night
Without you to hold me tight
I might as well be on my own

[Instrumental]

[Verse 2]
If I said I never cared
Turned my back on all we shared
Hid my tears and ran away

Could we go on living lives
Of make-believe and telling lies
Wishing for a brighter day?

[Chorus]
For I belong to someone else
She's quietly crying to herself
Wondering where her love went wrong
Well I think we both know that it's time to kiss and go
I guess we knew it all along

[Instrumental]

[Chorus]
And I belong to someone else
She's quietly crying to herself
Wondering where her love went wrong
Well I think we both know that it's time to kiss and go
I guess we knew it all along

[Outro]
I guess we knew it all along

The Wind-Up Gramophone Company

I Might As Well Be On My Own

About

I’m Dean R. Chandler — a London based songwriter, recording artist, and storyteller. My music is rooted in a lifelong search for meaning, weaving together themes of love, loss, faith, alien contact, and humanity’s future.

My upcoming double concept album Human Odyssey (set for release in January 2027) is the culmination of decades of writing and reflection. It’s a narrative journey that begins with a search for God and ends with an encounter with extraterrestrial intelligence — exploring not only what it means to be human, but also where we might be heading as a species. Musically, it draws inspiration from the epic storytelling of Jeff Wayne’s War of the Worlds, the synth-driven edge of Gary Numan, and the emotional depth of artists like Tori Amos and Chris de Burgh.

I previously released Time Machine – Reflecting Shattered Dreams (2014) and continue to revisit my archive of songs written across 35 years, reimagining them with today’s tools and sounds. Some pieces remain intimate and acoustic, while others expand into dark rock, industrial, or orchestral landscapes — but all are connected by a focus on emotional honesty and cinematic storytelling.

Beyond music, I’m fascinated by the intersection of creativity and technology. I’ve been experimenting with AI-driven composition and production to bring old demos to life and to spark entirely new works. For me, these tools are not replacements for human artistry but extensions of it — ways of unlocking stories and emotions that otherwise might have remained hidden.

At its heart, my work is about connection: to the past, to the future, and to the unseen mysteries of existence. Music, for me, isn’t just entertainment — it’s a chronicle of transformation, a conversation between spirit, science, and sound.

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www.deanrchandler.co.uk