In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Feeling like a loser, feeling like a bum
Sitting on the outside observing the fun
Don't get on my bad side, I can work a gun
Hop into the backseat baby
I'll show you some fun
All I know is I cannot pretend
I'm sitting on the outside again
I've got the energy to blend
So I'm sitting on the outside again
These people are really weird
And they're giving me the fear
Just because you know my name
Doesn't mean you know my game
All of us are in your face
And whisper I'm in the wrong place
Is there more to lose than gain
If I go on my own again, on my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside
People are connecting, don't know what to say
I'm good at protecting what they want to take
Spilt the milk at breakfast, hit me double hard
And I grinned at you softly
Because I'm a f***ing wild card
All I know is I cannot pretend
I'm sitting on the outside again
I've got the energy to blend
So I'm sitting on the outside again
These people are really weird
And they're giving me the fear
Just because you know my name
Doesn't mean you know my game
All of us are in your face
And whisper I'm in the wrong place
Is there more to lose than gain
If I go on my own again, on my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside
On my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside (again)
Sitting on the outside observing the fun
Don't get on my bad side, I can work a gun
Hop into the backseat baby
I'll show you some fun
All I know is I cannot pretend
I'm sitting on the outside again
I've got the energy to blend
So I'm sitting on the outside again
These people are really weird
And they're giving me the fear
Just because you know my name
Doesn't mean you know my game
All of us are in your face
And whisper I'm in the wrong place
Is there more to lose than gain
If I go on my own again, on my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside
People are connecting, don't know what to say
I'm good at protecting what they want to take
Spilt the milk at breakfast, hit me double hard
And I grinned at you softly
Because I'm a f***ing wild card
All I know is I cannot pretend
I'm sitting on the outside again
I've got the energy to blend
So I'm sitting on the outside again
These people are really weird
And they're giving me the fear
Just because you know my name
Doesn't mean you know my game
All of us are in your face
And whisper I'm in the wrong place
Is there more to lose than gain
If I go on my own again, on my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside
On my own again
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside the outsider (on my own again)
Inside (again)
Lyrics submitted by jo_taylor_joe, edited by tiatbh, Gideonator, lemmetellyou, Mellow_Harsher
The Outsider Lyrics as written by Marina Lambrini Diamandis Marina Diamandis
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