Outside

and you bring me to my knees again all this time that I could beg you please in vain all the times that I felt insecure for you and I leave burdens at the door

(This says to me he's with a woman already. However she know how to wrap him around he finger and hurt him at a whim (you bring me to my knees again) and he just wants to please her and the pain of her wods stop (I could beg please please in vain) and he feels he can't (hence insecure for you) and yet he leaves his burdens at the door to be with her (trying to push his weakness to the door and carpet over it).

(Chorus) I�m on the outside. I�m looking in. I can see through you. See your true colors. 'Cause inside you�re ugly. You�re ugly like me. I can see through you. See to the real you.

(He's started realising that he's not accepted by her (I�m on the outside). He's looking in on 'their' relationship (I�m looking in.). But he's started to look thro the pretty visage on her (I can see through you.)and see's her how she truly is. On the inside, she's just like him ('Cause inside you�re ugly)and hates herself just like she's made him hate hiself (You�re ugly like me.)and is projecting out on him, and he's realised this now he's since the real her (hence See to the real you) )

All this time, that I felt like this won�t end. Was for you.

And I taste, what I could never have. It�s from you.

All those times, that I tried, My intentions, full of pride And I waste, more time than anyone

(He was trying despite everything to make things work because he cares and put lots of effort to do so (All this time, that I felt like this won't end. Was for you) and loves her but realises he won't be loved back (And I taste, what I could never have, It's from you) and he tried repeatedly to make her happy and proud (All those times, that I tried, My intentions, full of pride) and it was all thrown back in his face over and over doing so (And I waste, more time than anyone).)

(Chorus) I�m on the outside I�m looking in I can see through you See your true colors 'Cause inside you�re ugly You�re ugly like me I can see through you See to the real you

All the times, that I�ve cried All that�s wasted, it�s all inside

(He's totally in love, but its wasted as she doesn't want/can't accept the love he gives (All that�s wasted, it�s all inside)

And I feel, all this pain Stuffed it down, it�s back again

(He's pushed down his pain he had before her (eg with his mum) and suffering to be with her, but its surfacing again because of her)

And I lie, here in bed All alone, I can�t mend

(He's defeated and retreating to a 'safe' place (And I lie here in bed) to try to mend but he realises he can't and he's alone (All alone, I can�t mend))

And I feel, Tomorrow will be okay

(Trying to be positive)

But I know..

(Chorus) That I�m on the outside I�m looking in I can see through you See your true colors Cause inside you�re ugly You�re ugly like me I can see through you See to the real you

(See above for this).

Thats my take on it. He's been hurt over and over by this girl and he's not really in control or with her, he's an outsider on the relationship despite doing everything he possibly can, over and over and pushing his own pride and pain to the back to be with her. But she's as damaged as he is and despite all this, come the end of the song he's with her but he knows the real her (and you'd suspect someone singing this is on the verge of ending things between them...).

This song makes me feel so much pain. I'm in love with someone who doesn't know it and they're all I think about. However there are days when they let me down and finally I get to see them for real instead of how I see them.

"And you can bring me to my knees... again." [I don't know how many times they've let me down in some way and I just feel like giving up]

"I'm on the outside and I'm looking in. I can see through you, see your true colors" [When the haze of love finally goes away, I can see how not perfect they are.]

"Inside your ugly, your ugly like me." [Cause really, what makes someone better than you? Everyone has their faults]

"And I feel tomorrow will be okay." [After the disappointment and pain, I let it all go by tomorrow morning. I don't want to be angry at them because it will ruin the memory. Tomorrow is another day, and everything will be alright.]

I had been with the same girl for three years, and she was so manipulative because she was attractive... I rememgber staring at her whenever I heard this song... God I'm glad I left her... Staind Rocks

This song and the whole damn album helped me through some of the darkest days of my life.

this song is so good.the first time i heard it i had 2 stop what i was doing coz there is just summat about it that really hits ya.it is 1 of my greatest songs ever

This song is great, i can totally relate to everyword of this song, i met a nice girl, well she seemed nice when we first met, then i don't know after awhile she just changed, i had feelings for her, and i still do deep down, i remember tasting her kiss for the first time, that is the thing i tasted but i can't have, it was from her, how i long to feel her body and her kiss again, but i doubt i ever will, she's ugly on the inside, i thought she was different. Actually every song that staind has, reminds me of her, like most guys this song say ex-girlfriend all over it. all the pain that they cause is sooo unbearable for us guys, sort of. this song says everything a guy wants to say to an ex-girlfriend.

hey no fighting, we r meant to give opinions on the songs, not the people who sung it

This song kicks ass!

hey fred does suck, he ruined the live version of the song, and if Staind really is this amazing band every makes them out to be then they wouldn't have needed Fred's help, they would have made it eventually.

FRED DURST BLOWS!