Story Behind The Song
An extreme version of my thoughts and sense of self.
Song Description
Music has a light, hopeful feel playing against rather dour lyrics. Subject starts by blaming others for their exclusion only to admit their isolation comes from within.
| Song Length |
3:56 |
Genre |
Rock - General, Rock - Progressive Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Troubled, Uptight |
Subject |
Philosophy, Shyness |
| Similar Artists |
Phil Collins, Yes |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
You torture me
With your apathy
A hapless exile
A casualty
I want inside but the boundary's wired
Slashing, searching madly through the undergrowth
Through smoke and mirrors
And sliding doors
You grant me access
But the door is closed
It's no mistake
You keep me locked up on the Outside
And it's so cold
How you keep me locked on the Outside
It's clear to me now
I am my own sentry
I'm bound and gagged inside
My own insanity
But the jailor's asleep
Drunk on navel-gazing
And fermenting waste
I should overcome
But I never escape
It's my mistake
Got caught up looking from the Outside
I'm numb and dumb
How'd I find myself kept on the Outside
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