From The Outside – English Lyrics
Lyrics & Translation
[English]
Swallowing the feeling, counting cracks across the ceiling
Never reached the depths of them before
Finding flaws in every format, I know but haven't shown that
I could pick myself up of the floor
I'll fill my glass to take the edge off
The choice is mine
From the outside, I seem fine
On the inside, I'm still sick
The pill's a temporary fix
From the outside, I seem fine
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Redefine rock bottom with these empty orange bottles
Never felt so paralyzed before (Never felt this paralyzed)
We're all looking for some answers with the hangman's broken lantern
Growing ever closer to the floor
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I'll fill my glass to take the edge off
The choice is mine
From the outside, I seem fine
On the inside, I'm still sick
The pill's a temporary fix
From the outside, I seem fine
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Why do I, why do I feel so damn cold?
Why am I, why am I still so low?
Why should I, why should I get up or get out?
Why should I? Why?
From the outside, I seem fine
On the inside, I'm still sick
The pill's a temporary fix
From the outside, I seem fine
I seem fine
On the inside, I'm still sick
The pill's a temporary fix
From the outside
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Key Vocabulary
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feeling /ˈfiː.lɪŋ/ B1 |
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crack /kræk/ B2 |
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depth /dɛpθ/ B2 |
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flaw /flɔː/ B2 |
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floor /flɔːr/ A2 |
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glass /ɡlæs/ A2 |
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fix /fɪks/ B2 |
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paralyzed /ˈpærəlaɪzd/ C1 |
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answers /ˈæn.sərz/ A2 |
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broken /ˈbroʊ.kən/ B2 |
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answers /ˈæn.sərz/ A2 |
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answers /ˈæn.sərz/ A2 |
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tell /tɛl/ A2 |
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get /ɡɛt/ A1 |
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Key Grammar Structures
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Swallowing the feeling, counting cracks across the ceiling
➔ Gerund phrases
➔ The phrase starts with the gerund "Swallowing" which acts as a noun.
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The choice is mine
➔ Possessive pronouns
➔ The word "mine" indicates possession.
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From the outside, I seem fine
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The verb "seem" is in the present simple tense, indicating a current state.
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The pill's a temporary fix
➔ Contraction
➔ The contraction "pill's" stands for "pill is".
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Why do I feel so damn cold?
➔ Interrogative form
➔ The sentence is structured as a question, starting with "Why".
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We're all looking for some answers
➔ Present continuous tense
➔ The phrase uses the present continuous tense to indicate an ongoing action.
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I could pick myself up off the floor
➔ Modal verbs
➔ The modal verb "could" expresses possibility.
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On the inside, I'm still sick
➔ Present simple tense
➔ The verb "am" is in the present simple tense, indicating a current state.
