Looking Out Lyrics
And never left my town
I'm no good at understanding
But I'm good at standing ground
And when I asked a corner preacher
I couldn't hear him for my youth
Some people get religion
Some people get the truth
I never get the truth
I never get the truth
But it's just a point of view
When you're outside looking in
You belong to someone
And when you feel like giving in
And the coming of the end
Like your heart could break in two
Someone loves you
So I could feel somebody's weight
And I laid you to rest
Just to feel the give and take
I've got a new interpretation
And it's a better point of view
While you were looking for a landslide
I was looking out for you
Someone's looking out for you
But it's just a point of view
When you're outside looking in
You belong to someone
And when you feel like giving in
And the coming of the end
Like your heart could break in two
Someone loves you
I am afraid of flying blind
Afraid of inquiring minds
Afraid of being left behind
I close my eyes, I think of you
I take a step, I think of you
I catch my breath, I think of you
I cannot rest, I think of you
My one and only wrecking ball
And you're crashing through my walls
When you're outside looking in
You belong to someone
And when you feel like giving in
And the coming of the end
Like your heart could break in two
Someone loves you
look at the lyrics! they're so beautiful (:
I'm not sure that this one needs a ton of 'interpretation'. It's pretty straight-forward. Anyone else have some deep, hidden meaning in here?
I dunno, I've listend to this song a hundred times and I'm still not sure what it means. Is she presenting religion as an "either/or" in her comment about the truth, or is she saying some people "get religion" as in the classic sense of the word ( meaning "learning from a mistake" ) and the truth being also attainable through what the preacher said? I would think it was an either/or but then she says that she knows the "darkness pulls on you", suggesting the darkness is lack of faith or doubt. I know that religion features in a lot...
I dunno, I've listend to this song a hundred times and I'm still not sure what it means. Is she presenting religion as an "either/or" in her comment about the truth, or is she saying some people "get religion" as in the classic sense of the word ( meaning "learning from a mistake" ) and the truth being also attainable through what the preacher said? I would think it was an either/or but then she says that she knows the "darkness pulls on you", suggesting the darkness is lack of faith or doubt. I know that religion features in a lot of Brandi's songs and her struggle with being a former Baptist, though I'm not sure what she considers herself now.
Or the darkness could be people's judgmental opinions regarding homosexuality and how she reminds the person who is suffering from those comments that it's just a point of view and not to give it too much weight. And that she has found a new interpretation in her life ( that not all Christians are so judgmental or perhaps a comment about religion in general )
She then goes on reassure the subject of the song that she is afraid of things too, and that he/she serves as an inspiration to her constantly keeping him/her on her mind. Then possibly the "wrecking ball" comment is further saying how much that person affects her ( in positive ways ) taking down her natural barriers and affecting how she thinks and feels.
To me much of this is pretty ambiguous... I can't help but feel it's beautiful no matter what it truly means. So much of Brandi's songs are so subtle. I'm always in awe of her. And this is coming from a former metal head!
Well I'm not sure if it's a religious thing or a cheer up song to a distressed love interest, but my favorite line is "While you were looking for a landslide, I was looking out for you"
Stevie Nicks-- The reflection on the snow covered hill until the landslide comes and erases you. While this person was looking for their own reflection and attempting self-preservation, Brandi (or whomever) was looking out for them.