Outside In lyrics
by Josh Radnor
[Verse 1]
Love yourself? Well, do I dare?
Cannot bear my moons and like my hair
I got this body, is it just a bag?
Gotta feed it everyday and that's a drag
[Verse 2]
Do I only trust what I can see?
Is this matter all that matters? Is it more to me?
Checkin' my reflection out a thousand times
Always have wondered who the hell's that guy
[Chorus]
I'm so sick of living from the outside in
Never goin' deeper than the outside in
How am I ever gonna love anything?
If I'm living from the outside in
[Verse 3]
I made some stuff, I got called a fool
There's no way to sidestep ridicule
By the lonely and the angry on the message boards
Makin' me nostalgic for being ignored
[Verse 4]
I wanna thicken my skin, stand tall and free
Build a house from the bricks people throw at me
You keep on cuttin' me down the sides
I'm not looking through your eyes
[Chorus 2]
You're only looking from the outside in
Aren't you sick of watching from the outside in?
How are you ever gonna love anything?
If you're living from the outside in
[Bridge]
I lost some friends along the way
They each had a piper they had to pay
My pal Erin claimed mastery
Ended up hangin' from the family tree
So we drove up north, got out of town
Often mourn a brother who got taken down
[?] for the grace of God, go high
I'm not wasting any more time
I tell you, darling, I'm not wasting any more time
[Chorus 3]
Living from the outside in
Seein' everybody from the outside in
How are you ever gonna love anything?
If you're living from the outside-
Outside in
Life's too short to live it from the outside in
How am I ever gonna love anything?
No more living from the outside in