On the Outside
Unrequited Echoes: A Tale of Longing in 'On the Outside'
Lyrics
She was a woman troubled like a river
Describing the woman as troubled, likening her to a river, suggesting emotional turmoil.
Trees all around her
Surrounded by trees, possibly symbolizing obstacles or challenges in her life.
But I only ever came near enough
The speaker only got close enough to hear her voice, indicating a distance or emotional barrier.
To hear her voice
Her voice is a significant aspect, emphasizing its impact on the speaker.
On the outside
Expressing a sense of separation or exclusion, being on the outside of her world.
She was a woman inside a castle
Depicting the woman within a castle with knights around, possibly symbolizing protection or inaccessibility.
Knights all around her
The speaker feels not strong enough to reach and touch her, indicating a perceived inadequacy.
And I never found myself strong enough
Highlighting the challenge of breaking through barriers to connect with her.
To reach and touch
Reiterating the difficulty in reaching and touching her from the outside.
From the outside
Emphasizing the external position of the speaker, unable to fully connect with her.
And every time I tried to swim across
Describing attempts to overcome obstacles, using swimming imagery, but with fear of failure.
I thought I'd drown
Expressing the fear of drowning when attempting to overcome challenges in the relationship.
And every time I tried to climb that wall
Continuing the imagery of barriers, this time a wall, with a fear of falling when trying to climb it.
I thought I'd fall
Highlighting the challenges and risks faced when trying to break through emotional walls.
On the outside
Reiterating the feeling of being on the outside, unable to fully connect with her emotionally.
She was a woman frozen in a picture
Depicting the woman as frozen in a picture, suggesting a sense of permanence or unchanging state.
Frozen there forever
Stressing the enduring nature of her frozen state and the impact it has on the speaker.
With a smile that keeps me so warm inside
Her smile, frozen in time, provides warmth to the speaker despite the emotional distance.
But still I hide
Despite the warmth, the speaker hides emotions and remains on the outside.
On the outside
Reiterating the emotional distance and the speaker's external position in relation to the woman.
She was a woman farther than forever
Describing the woman as distant, emphasizing the lack of closeness or connection.
Nearer not together
Expressing the emotional distance, being near but not together.
And I only wish I was back in time
Expressing a desire to go back in time, possibly to change the course of the relationship.
'Cause she'd be mine
Expressing a sense of regret, wishing that the woman could have been his in the past.
On the outside
Reiterating the theme of being on the outside, unable to be with the woman.
But every time I tried to find the love
Describing attempts to find the love left behind, suggesting a lost connection.
I left behind
Reiterating the challenge of trying to reclaim a lost love.
But every time I tried to make her mine
Expressing the recurring difficulty in making the woman his own.
Again I'd find myself
Acknowledging the repeated failure to fully possess or connect with the woman.
On the outside
Concluding with the recurring theme of being on the outside, emphasizing the persistent emotional distance.
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