Out of This World
KING'S SINGERS / SHEARING Lyrics
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When I'm looking at you,
I hear out of this world
The music that no mortal ever knew.
You're right out of a book,
The fairy tale I read when I was so high;
No armored knight out of a book
After waiting so long for the right time,
After reaching so long for a star,
All at once from the long and lonely night time,
And despite time, here you are!
I'd fly out of this world
If you said we were through,
So let me fly out of this world
And spend the next eternity or two with you;
I'll spend the next eternity or two with you.
These lyrics are about being completely enamored with someone and feeling like they are otherworldly or not of this world. The singer is so taken by this person that they hear music that is not of this world when they look at them. The person they are describing is also like a fairy tale character, the Lorelei, who is a siren or mermaid who lures sailors to their deaths with her song. The singer is essentially saying that they are willing to give up anything and everything just to be with this person for eternity.
The song "Out of This World" was written by Harold Arlen and Johnny Mercer in 1945 for the musical "Out of This World". It has since been covered by many artists including Tony Bennett, Ella Fitzgerald, and Nat King Cole. The version by King's Singers and George Shearing is a more contemporary arrangement, featuring vocal harmonies and a jazz piano accompaniment.
Line by Line Meaning
You're clear out of this world
Your beauty and uniqueness are beyond the realm of ordinary reality.
When I'm looking at you,
I hear out of this world
The music that no mortal ever knew.
Looking at you fills me with a sense of wonder and amazement, and I hear a kind of music that is otherworldly and unattainable by any mortal.
You're right out of a book,
The fairy tale I read when I was so high;
Your existence in my life feels like a character straight out of a fairytale that I read when I was young and full of imagination.
No armored knight out of a book
Could find a more enchanted Lorelei than I.
Even the most valiant knight from a book could not find a more beguiling and captivating enchantress than you.
After waiting so long for the right time,
After reaching so long for a star,
After a long period of waiting and hoping that the right person would come along and make life special, and after striving so hard to reach a high and unattainable goal,
All at once from the long and lonely night time,
And despite time, here you are!
Suddenly and unexpectedly, after a long and lonely period of searching, you have come into my life, defying the passage of time and making everything worthwhile.
I'd fly out of this world
If you said we were through,
So let me fly out of this world
And spend the next eternity or two with you;
I'll spend the next eternity or two with you.
If you were to leave me or end our relationship, I would feel so heartbroken that I would want to escape reality entirely. Instead, I want to spend the rest of my existence with you, experiencing an everlasting love that transcends normal life.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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