Outside
Harris Calvin; Goulding Ellie Lyrics
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Stand still, falling away from me
When it takes so long
For I desire, what do you want to be?
I'm holding on
Yourself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
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
Yourself was never enough for me
Gotta be so strong
There's a power in what you do
Now every other day I've been 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
I'll show you what it feels like
Now I'm on the outside
We did everything right
Now I'm on the outside
The song "Outside" by Harris Calvin and Goulding Ellie is a powerful and emotional piece that speaks to the feeling of being an outsider in a relationship. From the very first lines of the song, the listener can sense the deep sense of disappointment that the singer feels. She laments over how she and her partner have drifted apart, and how she feels like she no longer knows him. She longs for a deeper connection but knows that this is impossible at this time.
The chorus of the song is particularly powerful. The singer declares that she will show her partner what it feels like to be on the outside, implying that she feels isolated and disconnected from him. She admits that they did everything right, but now she is lost, and she doesn't know how to get back to where they were before. The feeling of sadness and futility is palpable, as the song plays on and the singer continues to express her pain.
In keeping with the theme of being an outsider, the music video for "Outside" features Harris and Goulding performing against a backdrop of cold, blue light. They are surrounded by a large cage, suggestive of the sense of being trapped and unable to connect with one another. The video is emotional and poignant, and it perfectly captures the mood of the song.
Line by Line Meaning
Look at what you've done
Reflecting on the consequences of your actions
Stand still, falling away from me
Being left behind while things change around you
When it takes so long
Time drags on when you're waiting for something
For I desire, what do you want to be?
Expressing a desire for someone to have a clear sense of purpose
I'm holding on
Hanging on despite difficulties
Yourself was never enough for me
Not being satisfied with what one has to offer oneself
Gotta be so strong
Need to have strength to get through an ordeal
There's a power in what you do
Recognizing the strength and influence of another's actions
Now every other day I've been watching you
Observing someone from afar, possibly in admiration or longing
Oh oh, oh oh I'll show you what it feels like
Vowing to make someone understand what they've done to you
Now I'm on the outside, oh oh
Feeling excluded or alienated from a situation or relationship
We did everything right
Believing that you did everything according to plan
So you give me no reason
Feeling ignored or taken for granted by someone
For me to stay close to you
Feeling no compelling reason to maintain a close relationship with someone
Tell me what lovers do
Questioning the nature of romantic relationships and what they entail
How are we still breathing
Expressing disbelief that something has not yet killed or ended a particular situation
It's never for us to choose
Acknowledging that some things in life are beyond our control
I'll be the strength in you
Offering support and encouragement to someone who needs it
I'll show you what it feels like
Reiterating the desire to make someone understand how their actions have affected you
Now I'm holding on
Continuing to persevere in the face of adversity
I'll show you what it feels like
Repeating the promise to make someone understand the impact of their actions
Now I'm on the outside
Re-emphasizing feelings of exclusion or alienation from a situation or relationship
We did everything right
Reasserting the belief that everything was done according to plan
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, GLOBAL TALENT MUSIC PUB INC
Written by: ELLIE GOULDING, ADAM WILES
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
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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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