Upon moving to New York, Katie decided to forgo University in order to pursue her art and music full-time. Since self-releasing her first album at 17, Katie has performed, composed, co-produced, and collaborated on many records. Katie's artistry has continued to evolve with every new release, while always staying true to her classic songwriting, authentic musicality, raw emotion, and honest lyrics.
Katie's discography includes: 2 full-length albums (Kaleidoscope Machine, Lamplight); 3 EPs (The City In Me, Follow Your Every Beat, Impossible Things); various Singles, and most recently, New World. Stay tuned for her coming release. Katie's music is available in Digitial and Audio CD format on iTunes + KCM STORE. Katie is also a contributing songwriter on many other artist's projects.
Katie has been featured by Vogue, Teen Vogue, Marie Claire, BlackBook, Paste, Billboard, KCRW and more. Her music can be heard in many television shows and films such as: Private Practice, Pretty Little Liars, Switched At Birth, Vampire Diaries, One Tree Hill, 90210, Home and Away, Rookie Blue, Brooklyn Brothers Beat The Best, Craigslist Joe, and more...
When she's not writing, recording, and performing, she's practicing yoga and meditation at Bodhisattva Yoga in Park Slope, Brooklyn - which keeps her looking, feeling, and creating at her best. She teaches a class there - Virya (Basics II) - on Saturdays.
As both an Independent Artist and Yoga Instructor, her passion to share her music and budding yoga instruction is in wish to help others on their journey to rock self-love, health, fulfillment and rebel-hearted freedom.
Stranger
Katie Costello Lyrics
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I found you lost with a compass in the fog
Stranger you know me too much
Illusionary self had not been touched, until you
Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Stranger you've followed me so far
Until the roads converged, as did the stars
Stranger the moon looks blue tonight
Your photo phramed, raw within my mind, not night
Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall
Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah
Humming Hallelujah in the dark
Whispered poems leave you to be
Humming Hallelujah in the night
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall
Hallelujah.
The lyrics to Katie Costello's song "Stranger" are introspective and reflective. The song speaks of a long-standing relationship with someone who has been around for a while but feels like a stranger. The "Stranger" knows the singer well and has touched the singer's illusionary self, bringing out a deeper understanding of oneself. The use of a compass in the fog to represent finding the "Stranger" suggests that the relationship may have formed unexpectedly.
The repeated phrase "humming Hallelujah in the dark" implies that the relationship, despite being powerful, is shrouded in mystery and may not be understood by those outside of it. The "Stranger" leaves whispered poems, further illustrating the mystery that surrounds them. The line "the sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall" speaks to the ebbs and flows of the relationship and how it may not always be stable.
Overall, the song is about the complexity of relationships and how they can change over time. The relationship with the "Stranger" is deep and meaningful, but also difficult to understand and navigate.
Line by Line Meaning
Stranger I've known you for so long
I have been familiar with you, unknown person, for a significant amount of time
I found you lost with a compass in the fog
I encountered you when you were disoriented and uncertain about your direction in life
Stranger you know me too much
You, stranger, possess a level of knowledge about me that is surprising
Illusionary self had not been touched, until you
You are the only one who has been able to penetrate the facade of my false self
Humming Hallelujah in the dark
I am softly singing a religious praise in the midst of obscurity
Whispered poems leave you to be
Poetry that I have shared in secret is left to your interpretation and understanding
The sun might rise, as sometimes does it fall
The unpredictable nature of life means that there are highs and lows
Hallelujah, hallelujah
Repeated religious praises
Stranger you've followed me so far
You have accompanied me on my journey thus far, unfamiliar individual
Until the roads converged, as did the stars
Our paths coincided and aligned, just as constellations do in the sky
Stranger the moon looks blue tonight
The moon tonight appears to be a color not traditionally associated with it, stranger
Your photo phramed, raw within my mind, not night
I have a vivid mental image of you that is uncensored and exists not only in darkness
Hallelujah.
Closing religious praise
Contributed by Jeremiah F. Suggest a correction in the comments below.