Outsider
Janelle Kroll Lyrics
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Heard you cut your hair but the hurt is deeper
You should know by now I'm a bad pretender for you
Nobody's perfect, always deserved those brighter days you made
What if I work it? Would it be worth it?
Would it change a thing? Secrets whispering
Time won't help, I'm on the outside
Words get old, I need a minute just to get by
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
Day becomes the night and the night gets longer, longing for you
Only yesterday we were gold in Summer, wanna use them out but we can't recover the hue
Nobody's perfect, even I miss those brighter days in vain
What if it's working? What if we're worth it?
Would it change a thing? Secrets whispering
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
Time won't help, I'm on the outside
Words get old, I need a minute just to get by
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
Carry on
And I look for you in the corridors, but alone
Carry on
To every streetlights of this civilization
Carry on
And I wonder, only wonder
Are we chasing each other like a compass?
Feels like I've been here before
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
Time won't help, I'm on the outside
Words get old, I need a minute just to get by
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
THE END
In Janelle Kroll's song "Outsider," the lyrics express the feelings of heartbreak and longing for love that has been lost or is unreachable. The first verse sets the tone for the song, as Kroll laments a missed connection with someone she could have known better. She has heard that this person has cut their hair, which seems like a trivial detail, but the hurt runs much deeper. Kroll acknowledges that she is not good at pretending, especially when it comes to matters of the heart. The chorus echoes the sentiment of feeling outside of a relationship, as time moves slowly and words become old. Kroll needs a minute to just get by, but time won't help her escape the feeling of being on the outside.
The second verse expresses a sense of nostalgia for a past relationship that had brighter days. Kroll wonders if working on the relationship would be worth it and change anything. But there are secrets whispering in the background, hinting at a deeper complexity that makes progress difficult. The bridge of the song takes on a more philosophical tone, as Kroll wonders if she and her lost love are chasing each other like a compass. The song ends with a repetition of the chorus, emphasizing the feeling of being an outsider in matters of love.
Line by Line Meaning
Coulda been you, coulda known you better, oh, oh, oh
I could've had a chance to know you better
Heard you cut your hair but the hurt is deeper
I heard about your haircut but I still feel hurt about what happened
You should know by now I'm a bad pretender for you
You should know by now that I'm not good at pretending to be something I'm not
Nobody's perfect, always deserved those brighter days you made
Nobody's perfect, but you always deserved the bright days you had
What if I work it? Would it be worth it?
What if I try to fix things? Would it be worth it?
Would it change a thing? Secrets whispering
Would it make a difference? Secrets still exist
Time moves slow, I'm on the outside
Time feels slow, and I feel like an outsider
Day becomes the night and the night gets longer, longing for you
As days turn to night and night feels endless, I miss you more
Only yesterday we were gold in Summer, wanna use them out but we can't recover the hue
Just yesterday, we were shining brightly like gold in the summer, but now we can't seem to find that brightness anymore
Nobody's perfect, even I miss those brighter days in vain
Nobody's perfect, and I also miss those brighter days, even if it seems useless
Carry on
And I look for you in the corridors, but alone
I keep going and searching for you, but I'm alone in this
To every streetlights of this civilization
I search for you under every streetlight in the city
And I wonder, only wonder
Are we chasing each other like a compass?
I wonder if we're both trying to find each other like two magnets that always point in the same direction
Feels like I've been here before
It feels like I've experienced this before
Writer(s): JANELLE KROLL, BRIAN ANTHONY KIERULF
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