Someone Looking Out
Dancing Solo, Craving Connection
Lyrics
I see you dancing by yourself
I observe you dancing alone
You're not asking for someone else
You're not seeking companionship from another person
Why'd you have to go and sit right in my eye line
Questioning why you intentionally chose to be in my line of sight
You're at home with all our friends
You are with our mutual friends at home
Where I'm home I've never been
Where I am feels unfamiliar to me
They will tell you all themselves they want more from me
Others will share their desires for more from me
You can't be who you're not
It's impossible to be something you're not
Can't rewire all your thoughts
Unable to change or reconfigure your thoughts
I want a partner to my crazy
Desire for a partner who understands and complements your eccentricities
Who wants all the good bad and ugly
Seeking someone who accepts all aspects, good, bad, and ugly
I'll hold you up forever
Commitment to support indefinitely
But I need a lift right now or never
Requesting support right now or never
I need someone looking out for
Expressing the need for someone to watch over
Someone looking out for me tonight
Reiteration of the need for someone looking out for oneself tonight
So when I'm dancing by myself
When I'm dancing alone
I'm not asking for someone else
Not seeking another person's company
They say that's when she'll go and sit right in my eye line
Anticipating someone to intentionally be in my line of sight
We'll be at home with all our friends
We will be with friends at home
And still go places we've never been
Exploring new places together
They will brag to you themselves about how they told me
Others will boast about advising me
You can't be who you're not
Emphasizing the impossibility of being something one is not
Can't rewire all your thoughts
Highlighting the difficulty in changing one's thoughts
I want a partner to my crazy
Desire for a partner who complements one's uniqueness
Who wants all the good bad and ugly
Seeking someone accepting of all aspects, good, bad, and ugly
I'll hold you up forever
Commitment to offer support indefinitely
But I need a lift right now or never
Request for immediate support or never
I need someone looking out for
Expressing the need for someone to watch over
Someone looking out for me tonight
Reiteration of the need for someone looking out for oneself tonight
Someone looking out
Reiteration of the need for someone looking out
Don't let me fade away
Request not to be forgotten or overlooked
Fade away
Repetition of the plea not to fade away
C'mon and keep me in your limelight
Encouragement to keep the person in the spotlight
Tell me that we're alright
Seeking assurance that everything is okay
Don't let me fade away
Repetition of the plea not to fade away
Fade away
-C'mon and keep me in your limelight
Encouragement to keep the person in the spotlight
Tell me that you're looking out for me tonight
Assurance that someone is looking out for the person tonight
Woo
Expressing excitement or affirmation
I need someone looking out
Reiteration of the need for someone looking out
I need someone looking out for me tonight
Reiteration of the need for someone looking out for oneself tonight
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