Out of This World
Mel Tormé & George 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 big
No armored knight out of a book
Then I
After waiting so long for the right time
After reaching so long for a star
All at once from long and lonely night time
And despite time, here you are
I cry, 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
After waiting so long for the right time
After reaching so long for a star
All at once from long and lonely night time
And despite time, here you are
I cry, 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
Clear out of this world
Clear out of this world
Clear out of this world
Clear out, clear out
The lyrics of Mel Tormé and George Shearing's song Out of this World depict a deep admiration and love towards someone who is simply extraordinary - almost as if they are from a completely different realm. The singer is mesmerized by the person in question, to the point that they feel like they are hearing a unique melody that has never been heard before. The singer also draws a comparison between this person and the fairytale world, expressing how they are like an enchanted creature who cannot be found in reality - a Loralei.
As the song progresses, the listener gets a sense of how the singer has longed for someone like this for a very long time. They have been waiting for the right time to meet someone special, and after reaching for a star, they finally find this extraordinary person, here and now. The singer acknowledges that they feel so much for this person that if they were to ever leave, they would feel as if they were out of this world, and express their willingness to spend an eternity or two with them.
The lyrics of Out of this World are indicative of a deep longing for a love that is beyond rational thought, a love that is almost impossible to explain. The song talks about how someone can be so extraordinary that they feel like they are out of this world, and how that person can make everything else around them seem pale in comparison. It is a beautiful and poetic description of the feeling of falling in love, describing it in terms of something almost supernatural or otherworldly.
Line by Line Meaning
You're clear out of this world
You are so extraordinary and special.
When I'm looking at you
Every time I see you.
I hear out of this world
I feel like I'm hearing something beyond human comprehension.
The music that no mortal ever knew
It's like a unique and unknown melody.
You're right out of a book
You're like a character from a fairy tale.
The fairy tale I read when I was so big
The one I read when I was older and understood the world in a different way.
No armored knight out of a book
Not even the bravest of heroes from a storybook.
Could find a more enchanted Loralei
Could find someone as magical as you.
After waiting so long for the right time
After dreaming and hoping for this moment for so long.
After reaching so long for a star
After pursuing an unattainable goal for so long.
All at once from long and lonely night time
Suddenly appearing in my life after spending so much time lonely and isolated.
And despite time, here you are
Despite how much time has passed, you're finally here with me.
I cry, out of this world
I would be devastated if I ever lost you.
If you said we were through
If you ever wanted to end our relationship.
So let me fly out of this world
I would rather leave this world than live without you.
And spend the next eternity or two with you
I want to spend forever and beyond with you.
Clear out of this world
Completely and utterly beyond human.
Clear out of this world
Exceedingly beyond compare.
Clear out of this world
Unfathomably extraordinary.
Clear out, clear out
Incomparably exceptional.
Lyrics © Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: COLE PORTER
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