Outside
Calvin Harris;Ellie Goulding Lyrics


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Look at what you've done
Stand still, falling away from me
When it takes so long
Fire's out, what do you want to be?

Now I'm holding on
Myself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
Now every other day I'll be watching you

Oh-oh, oh-oh, I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, we did everything right
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, we did everything right
Now I'm on the outside

So you give me no reason
For me to stay close to you
Tell me what lovers do
How are we still breathing?
It's never for us to choose
I'll be the strength in you

Now I'm holding on (now I'm holding on)
Myself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
Now every other day I'll be watching you

Oh-oh, oh-oh, I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, we did everything right
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
Oh-oh, we did everything right
Now I'm on the outside

I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
I'll show you what it feels like

Oh, (oh, oh), I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside




(Oh, oh), we did everything right
Now I'm on the outside

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Calvin Harris's song Outside appear to be about a broken relationship. The opening line "Look at what you've done" may suggest that the singer blames the other person for the end of the relationship. The second line, "Stand still, falling away from me," evokes an image of someone standing still while their love interest is moving further away, implying that one person is losing interest while the other remains static. The lines "When it takes so long, Fire's out, what do you want to be?" may mean that the relationship was once passionate and fiery but has now died down, with each person trying to figure out what they want in life.


The chorus "Now I'm on the outside, Oh-oh, we did everything right" may imply that they put a lot of effort into making the relationship work, but still, it fell apart. The lines "So you give me no reason, For me to stay close to you, Tell me what lovers do" suggest that the singer is confused about what went wrong in the relationship since the other person did not give them any reason to stay. The line "How are we still breathing?" may mean that the relationship was toxic and that they should have ended it sooner, as they are still alive despite being in a dysfunctional relationship.


Overall, the lyrics of Outside are emotional and reflect the pain of a broken relationship, where one person is left wondering what went wrong, how he ended up on the outside, and what he could have done differently.


Line by Line Meaning

Look at what you've done
Reflecting on the actions that have brought this situation about.


Stand still, falling away from me
Standing still as everything else moves away.


When it takes so long
When it feels like time is dragging on.


Fire's out, what do you want to be?
Now that the passion has faded, what do you want out of this relationship?


Now I'm holding on
Reaching out for support.


Myself was never enough for me
Realizing that self-sufficiency is not always enough.


Gotta be so strong
Needing to be strong to face what's coming.


There's a power in what you do
Acknowledging the power and influence of the other person's actions.


Now every other day I'll be watching you
Keeping a close eye on the other person's actions and reactions.


Oh-oh, oh-oh, I'll show you what it feels like
Determined to make the other person feel what you've been feeling.


Now I'm on the outside
Feeling disconnected from the other person.


Oh-oh, we did everything right
Feeling like everything should have worked out, but it didn't.


So you give me no reason
Feeling abandoned and confused.


For me to stay close to you
Feeling like there's no reason to continue the relationship.


Tell me what lovers do
Questioning the meaning and purpose of love and relationships.


How are we still breathing?
Feeling like the relationship is suffocating and unsustainable.


It's never for us to choose
Realizing that some things are beyond our control.


I'll be the strength in you
Offering support and strength to the other person.


I'll show you what it feels like
Determined to make sure the other person understands your hurt.


Oh, (oh, oh), I'll show you what it feels like
Reaffirming the determination to make the other person understand.




Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Elena Jane Goulding, Adam Richard Wiles

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LYRICS:
Look at what you've done
Stand still, fallin' away from me
When it takes so long
Fire's out, what do you want to be?
Now I'm holdin' on
Myself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
Now, every other day I'll be watching you, oh, oh
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside, oh
We did everything right, now I'm on the outside, oh
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside, oh
We did everything right, now I'm on the outside
So you gimme no reason
For me to stay close to you, tell me what lovers do
How are we still breathing?
It's never for us to choose, I'll be the strength in you
Now I'm holdin' on (now I'm holdin' on)
Myself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
Now, every other day I'll be watching you, oh, oh
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside, oh
We did everything right, now I'm on the outside, oh
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside, oh
We did everything right, now I'm on the outside
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside, -ide
I'll show you what it feels like, ah-ah-ah-ah
I'll show you what it feels like, now I'm on the outside
We did everything right, now I'm on the outside



@goldentimes7731

I'm from her country village and I know a little bit about her struggles, highlighted here-
She doesn't get the recognition she really deserves ! Because she is extremely honest and true to herself in regard to her songwriting,which is evident in her first two albums. She was getting huge recognition just within a year of her career she topped the Prestigious BBC Sound Of ....2010 poll and bagged the BRITs Critic's Choice Award even before her debut album. Performing at huge venues like in British Royal Family, White House,Nobel Prize Concert, also invited in Russia but she boycotted in protest of some controversial laws. Her initial celeb fans include Beyonce and Rihanna herself ! Opening tours for Bruno Mars,Katy Perry, her fame shot up from a countrygirl to famous popstar just within few years of her debut. But after signing to her record label, she started to loose her independence which she once had in her early days of university.
" I was unprepared for success ", she told.
During her third album her label pushed her into the world of mainstream pop with big names like Max Martin, Greg Kurstin,Ryan Tedder.............and her album Delirium got a super huge success among the mass pop loving audience in both US and UK.(Debuted at #3 on Billboard and UK charts)
Unfortunately most of the album was not written by her and she was uncomfortable with that genre, " .......I knew in my bones it wasn’t right. I remember playing it to my family and friends: ‘Skip it, hate this one.’ I look back at pictures of myself performing and I just know I’m not happy. It’s in my face, it’s in my smile........ not an Ellie Goulding record."
Her fame suddenly skyrocketed in the circle of A-Line popstars like Taylor Swift,Katy Perry,Lady Gaga.
As she was a honest ,shy and quite naive countrygirl from Herefordshire,Britain she couldn't cope up with all this sudden fame & achievements and was also getting sick due to her Delirium World Tour ranging from London to NYC to Sydney to Toronto to Tokyo to Seoul to Moscow to Bejing everywhere , over 100 shows a year in 80+ countries !(She even started to suffer from severe insomnia,vocal chord disabilities,heart ailments due to exhaustion)
"I'd just become a robot ", she said.
Clearly she got pushed off beyond the limits.Once doctors said,"Ellie’s body clock is completely out of sync and she has found herself lying awake in bed most nights unable to get to sleep.All the travelling through random time zones has messed with her system. She just can’t get to sleep at night, and even when she’s back in England the insomnia is sapping her energy." Eventually she started to suffer from Imposter syndrome,Clinical Depression, Panic attacks ,Severe Insomnia - once thought to leave musical career !! This made her to take a five year long career hiatus (pause),she disappeared from the public media for a while & started to spend a normal life in her country home and New York, which I think caused the mass audience to divert into other singers. But whether you accept or not it's a fact that she gave life to the British Female Pop (also she holds the record for highest entries in Billboard Hot 100 by any British Female Artist in the History ). But all this fame was mercenary to her,it was literally destroying her inner peace.

Fortunately she recuperated and revived after the career hiatus and rexplored the world she knew by getting back into many philanthropic works with UN,WWF,.......... She was honored as UN Goodwill Ambassador by UN Secretary General Kofi Annan in UNGA, and also got the UN Global Leadership Award for her contributions in social justice activism. Actively involved in climate change, helping homeless people,victims of domestic violence,protecting wildlife,considers Dr Jane Goodall,Sir David Attenborough as her hero. Joined global summits like World Economic Forum at Davos,One Young World 2019, COP26 with Emma Watson as the only two female stars in the summit.............
Presently she's is in a happy state of mind,married and just had her baby month ago,now working on her upcoming 5th album.
Her struggles are not so highlighted and remains buried under, but she revealed many of her stories and even spoke up against the atrocities faced by female stars in the industry and even indirectly took part in the MeToo movement revealing her struggles in early days of her career.She is thinking about to create a documentary or write a book all about these!
Just listen to her 4th new album BRIGHTEST BLUE, a story of reinventing oneself from the dark,mercenary days of fame,glamour & fake relationships to a state of self reliant euphoria. Follow the lyrics of tracks like START,Cyan,Woman,Ode to Myself,............. 💙



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