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.
Neal Morse - Outside Looking In
Here I am more or less a man
Second rate
The last in line
One of life's little twists of fate
But here I stand the unaccepted man
At the temple gate...
Sometimes I sit and wonder why
I was born
When everything that I touch
Seems to turn out wrong
Though I'm a mistake
There must be a place I belong
But I'm outside looking in
(Life looks so easy, they all seem so happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
I'm all alone without a friend
‘Cause I'm outside looking in
The plan was laid I guess I was made this way
I've tried before but I just can't seem to change
Still my heart longs to belong
I wish there was a way
But I'm outside looking in
(The beautiful city, they all seem so happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
The celebration will begin
While I'm still outside looking in
Oh, I'm outside looking in
(They make it look easy to love and be happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(I'm cast out and ugly and nobody loves me)
Oh, nobody knows me now
I'm outside looking in
(The beautiful city, they all seem so happy)
Oh, nobody sees the ones
Outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
Oh, nobody knows me now
As life goes on for them
I will stay here in my sin
‘Cause I'm outside looking in
Here I am more or less a man
Second rate
The last in line
One of life's little twists of fate
But here I stand the unaccepted man
At the temple gate...
Sometimes I sit and wonder why
I was born
When everything that I touch
Seems to turn out wrong
Though I'm a mistake
There must be a place I belong
But I'm outside looking in
(Life looks so easy, they all seem so happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
I'm all alone without a friend
‘Cause I'm outside looking in
The plan was laid I guess I was made this way
I've tried before but I just can't seem to change
Still my heart longs to belong
I wish there was a way
But I'm outside looking in
(The beautiful city, they all seem so happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
The celebration will begin
While I'm still outside looking in
Oh, I'm outside looking in
(They make it look easy to love and be happy)
Yes, I'm outside looking in
(I'm cast out and ugly and nobody loves me)
Oh, nobody knows me now
I'm outside looking in
(The beautiful city, they all seem so happy)
Oh, nobody sees the ones
Outside looking in
(And everyone's pretty but I feel so ugly)
Oh, nobody knows me now
As life goes on for them
I will stay here in my sin
‘Cause I'm outside looking in
Lyrics submitted by felipe2netto
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