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I went out looking for the answers
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

I know the darkness pulls on 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 laid a suitcase on my chest
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

I know the darkness pulls on 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 crossing lines
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
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schildpaddo On Oct 06, 2009
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Cover art for Looking Out lyrics by Brandi Carlile

look at the lyrics! they're so beautiful (:

Cover art for Looking Out lyrics by Brandi Carlile

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...

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Cover art for Looking Out lyrics by Brandi Carlile

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.