Outside
Calvin Harris feat. Hurts Lyrics
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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
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
The song "Outside" by Calvin Harris featuring Ellie Goulding is a breakup song about a couple who did everything right but still ended up falling apart. The lyrics reveal that the singer is feeling hurt and betrayed by their former partner. The opening lines, "Look at what you've done, stand still, falling away from me" express the singer's disappointment in their ex-partner's actions. The singer is holding onto their former partner, but they are not enough for them. The singer wants their partner to be strong and wants to show their partner what it feels like to be left alone.
The chorus of the song highlights the feeling of being left out or rejected. The repeated line "Now I'm on the outside" emphasizes that the singer feels like they have been left on the outside looking in. The feeling of rejection is further highlighted in the line "So you give me no reason for me to stay close to you." The singer wants to know what their partner wants from them and how they can make things right.
In the bridge of the song, the singer expresses their willingness to be the strength for their ex-partner. It is clear that the singer is hurt but still emotionally invested in the relationship.
Overall, "Outside" is a powerful song that expresses the pain of a broken relationship and the need for acceptance and understanding.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at what you've done
Reflecting on the impact of someone's actions
Stand still, falling away from me
Feeling a sense of distance and disconnection with someone
When it takes so long
Being patient and waiting for something
For I desire, what do you want to be?
Wondering about someone's aspirations and goals
I'm holding on
Trying to maintain a connection with someone
Yourself was never enough for me
Feeling unfulfilled by someone's efforts
Gotta be so strong
Needing to show resilience
There's a power in what you do
Acknowledging someone's ability to influence others
Now every other day I've been watching you
Keeping a close eye on someone's actions
Oh oh, oh oh I'll show you what it feels like
Expressing a desire to make someone understand how you feel
Now I'm on the outside, oh oh
Feeling excluded from someone's inner circle
We did everything right
Having done things the right way, according to expectation
So you give me no reason
Feeling uncertain about why someone is pushing you away
For me to stay close to you
Desiring intimacy with someone
Tell me what lovers do
Asking someone to define a relationship
How are we still breathing
Surviving despite the challenges faced
It's never for us to choose
Accepting that some things are out of our control
I'll be the strength in you
Offering support and encouragement to someone
I'll show you what it feels like
Reiterating the desire to help someone understand a feeling
Now I'm holding on
Determined to maintain a connection with someone
I'll show you what it feels like
Reiterating the desire to help someone understand a feeling
We did everything right
Having done things the right way, according to expectation
Lyrics © Global Talent Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Elena Jane Goulding, Adam Richard Wiles
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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The 2011-2015 period were the golden era of EDM. Lots and lots of quality electronic songs week after week.
The era was ignited by the Swedish DJ's like Avicci, Axwell, ingrosso etc.. their songs started to get huge airplays in USA, thus started to take over the mainstream music, competed with pop music and at a point of time even mainstream pop music was losing to edm. That was the standard of these DJ's.
The era was dominated by mostly European producers like Avicci, Calvin Harris, Martin Garrix, Hardwell, Tiesto, Afrojack, Robin Schulz, Alesso, showteck, Nicky Romero and many other.
Avicci and Calvin Harris seemed like the flag bearers of the era with their many smash hits.
Swedish House Mafia dissolved before Axwell and ingrosso started making music as duo, they were also one of the key figures of the era.
Dutch DJ's Hardwell, Afrojack and Tiesto had huge success with their songs getting in to Billboard charts and New faces like Martin Garrix and Alesso were big hit from the very start and went on to become so huge by the end of the era.
Music festivals like Tomorrowland and ultra music festival became the biggest festivals of the decade which helped edm to become a culture worldwide and helped to regain its long lost glory.
House music was the king. Electro, progressive, bigroom, deep and tropical house songs were all over the charts.
New artist kygo from Norway increased the legacy of the era by give great tropical house classics .kygos arrival was during the last year's of the golden age and continued his success past the era
The era also had great number of Drum n bass,Dubstep, hardstyle hits which showed the diversity of golden age.
The golden age came to an end when producers started featuring for mainstream pop artists for dance pop songs which have mostly a future bass or trap drop eg: Martin Garrix, Dimitri Vegas and chainsmokers whose new hits which were mostly future bass and trap which were well recieved .
The shift from the major house sound to the hip-hop trap, future bass kind of sound was evident. There were many good artists in these like chainsmokers but all producers somehow tried different styles which were not as catchy or impactful as their previous hits.
Still, Calvin Harris enjoyed success with club edm sound, kygo was becoming huge but the huge number in dutch and Swedish House songs declined and the industry was inclined towards a different sound
Mumble rap came in to scene and a horrific trap sound ruled the industry for some years . Only a few artists like Alan Walker, kygo and new artists like marshmelo was able to hit some sweet spot.
Marshmello sucsses proved that trap and future bass sounds are now the ruling sound of the industry during late 2010s .
But by then the golden age signature house sound faded away. If you ask a music critics of 2010 that what was the highlight of the decade, you most probably get the answer EDM
Definitely edm was the gamechanger ,an explosion in to the scene which wa predicted by many artists a long time ago, And the result was gold. The era gave great memories to music fans especially electronic music fans to cherish forever.
Hardcore edm fans believe that the era is not at all dead and it's in it's dormant stage and waiting for a huge comeback♥️ hope so😊
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@djbela
I want another EDM golden era like this
@Marcus-gh8bh
Same. Aviici in his prime. Armin van buuren who still made trance. Back before the edm industry got taken over by pop artists.
@PikaQPika
Honestly its still in the golden era, Kygo, Martin Garrix etc. you just dont see it :)
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