Out There
Masters & Nickson Ft. Suissa Lyrics
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They say it holds the secret
On how to live forever
They keep me in a dark room
Where I can have my visions
And show them to the treasure
Somewhere through a tear in the fabric of our universe
It's out there, it's out there, I can feel it
I can almost see it
Hiding in the ether
Somewhere
I can feel it
I can almost see it
Hiding in the ether
Out there
The first two lines of the chorus in Masters & Nickson feat. Justine Suissa's song "Out There" refers to a search for something special and elusive. "They're looking for the fifth here," captures the idea that humans are straining to find something that they know exists but they cannot see or touch, and that they already have identified the first four elements. The search for the fifth element could be an allegory for a quest for immortality. The lyrics suggest that this object holds the key to living forever, which mirrors the idea that humans are always searching for eternal life, even in modern medicine and technological innovation. The singer of the song is accepting of their isolation and willing to endure seclusion ("They keep me in a dark room"), which they view as a sacrifice that will enable them to experience their "visions" that will eventually guide the seekers to this hidden treasure.
In the second half of the song's chorus, the singer is enveloped in a transcendental atmosphere, expressing earnestly the possibility that this 'fifth' element, the key to eternal life, is out there, barely within reach. As the lines "It's out there, it's out there, I can feel it/ I can almost see it/ hiding in the ether" are repeated, we feel the singer's optimism slowly building. These lyrics also suggest an understanding of a reality beyond the physical one, as if the singer is grasping the concept that the answer to the quest lies beyond the earthly realm. The word "ether" signifies a medium that existed in antiquity, believed to fill the upper regions of space and transmit light, although subsequently disproved by modern physics. The singer believes the answer must come from something beyond the fabric of the known universe, which causes despair and loneliness, but also raises profound questions that can potentially bring people together in search of the truth.
Line by Line Meaning
They're looking for the fifth here
They are searching for something special, and they believe it is here.
They say it holds the secret
They believe that whatever they are searching for holds a secret to be discovered.
On how to live forever
They think the secret they are searching for involves immortality.
They keep me in a dark room
They have isolated the artist in a confined space for some reason.
Where I can have my visions
Despite the isolation, the artist is able to experience some psychedelic or intuitive experiences.
And show them to the treasure
The singer is expected to communicate or reveal what they experience to someone or something that is valuable.
Somewhere through a tear in the fabric of our universe
There may be another dimension or reality that exists beyond what we can perceive.
It's out there, it's out there, I can feel it
The artist is very confident that whatever they are searching for exists somewhere.
I can almost see it
The artist feels that they are very close to discovering what they have been searching for.
Hiding in the ether
Perhaps whatever they are searching for exists or is hidden in another plane of existence, beyond what we know.
Somewhere
The singer remains fixated on the idea that there is something more to be discovered, somewhere out there.
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Downtown Music Publishing, Cloud9, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: JUSTINE SUISSA, DAVID MASTERS, ROBERT D NICKSON
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