Outside In

Love yourself? Well, do I dare?
Cannot bear my moons and like my hair
I got this body, is it just a bag?
Gotta feed it everyday and that’s a drag
Do I only trust what I can see?
Is this matter all that matters? Is it more to me?
Checkin' my reflection out a thousand times
Always have wondered who the hell’s that guy
I’m so sick of living from the outside in
Never goin' deeper than the outside in
How am I ever gonna love anything?
If I’m living from the outside in
I made some stuff, I got called a fool
There’s no way to sidestep ridicule
By the lonely and the angry on the message boards
Makin' me nostalgic for being ignored
I wanna thicken my skin, stand tall and free
Build a house from the bricks people throw at me
You keep on cuttin' me down the sides
I’m not looking through your eyes
You’re only looking from the outside in
Aren’t you sick of watching from the outside in?
How are you ever gonna love anything?
If you’re living from the outside in
I lost some friends along the way
They each had a piper they had to pay
My pal Erin claimed mastery
Ended up hangin' from the family tree
So we drove up north, got out of town
Often mourn a brother who got taken down
for the grace of God, go high
I’m not wasting any more time
I tell you, darling, I’m not wasting any more time
Living from the outside in
Seein' everybody from the outside in
How are you ever gonna love anything?
If you’re living from the outside-
Outside in
Life’s too short to live it from the outside in
How am I ever gonna love anything?
No more living from the outside in