Outsiders – English Lyrics

• By: Against The Current
• Album: In Our Bones

Lyrics & Translation

Learn English with Against The Current's 'Outsiders,' an empowering anthem about embracing what makes you different. The song's clear and repetitive chorus, with powerful lines like 'We are outsiders, but we're not hiding anymore,' makes it great for language learners to sing along and build confidence. Its message of finding strength in being different is a universal and inspiring theme that makes learning the lyrics a rewarding experience.

[English]

Outside we're lonely but we are free

...

We're misfits, rebels, we're creeps and freaks

...

How come they've got it figured out

While we're lost, waiting to be found?

Maybe we need something different now

For every broken bone and every lie you've told

Every time you're lost and you can't find home

This is for the ones who always feel alone

We are outsiders

Living inside a broken world

We are outsiders

And I know sometimes it can hurt

But it gets better yeah we'll make it through

We'll stay golden when we're black and blue

We are outsiders

But we're not hiding anymore

This is who we really are

Inside they talk about all their plans

Must be nice to have someone light your path

...

But inside their hearts are breaking

Cause they don't know what they're missing

Outside we're lonely but we are free

For every broken bone and every lie you've told

Every time you're lost and you can't find home

This is for the ones who always feel alone

We are outsiders

Living inside a broken world

We are outsiders

And I know sometimes it can hurt

But it gets better yeah we'll make it through

We'll stay golden when we're black and blue

We are outsiders

But we're not hiding anymore

This is who we really are

...

For every broken bone and every lie you've told

Every time you're lost and you can't find home

This is for the ones who always feel alone

We are outsiders

Living inside a broken world

We are outsiders

And I know sometimes it can hurt

But it gets better yeah we'll make it through

We'll stay golden when we're black and blue

We are outsiders

But we're not hiding anymore

This is who we really are

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
reject /rɪˈdʒɛkt/ B2	verb - to refuse to accept or consider noun - a person who is rejected
rebel /ˈrɛbəl/ B2	noun - a person who resists authority or control verb - to resist or defy authority
freak /friːk/ B2	noun - an unusual or unexpected event or person verb (informal) - to behave abnormally or eccentrically
figure /ˈfɪɡjər/ B1	noun - a number or symbol representing an amount verb - to visualize or imagine
broken /ˈbroʊkən/ A2	adjective - damaged or no longer in working order
lie /laɪ/ A2	noun - a false statement verb - to be in a horizontal position
found /faʊnd/ A2	verb - to discover or come upon unexpectedly
hurt /hɜrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain noun - physical pain
stay /steɪ/ A2	verb - to remain in a place
hurt /hɜrt/ A2	verb - to cause pain

Key Grammar Structures

• Outside we're lonely but we are free

  ➔ Contraction (we're)

  ➔ The word "we're" is a contraction of "we are", which is commonly used in spoken and informal written English.

• This is for the ones who always feel alone

  ➔ Relative clause (who always feel alone)

  ➔ The phrase "who always feel alone" provides additional information about "the ones".

• But it gets better yeah we'll make it through

  ➔ Future simple (we'll make it through)

  ➔ The phrase "we'll make it through" indicates a future action or event.

• This is who we really are

  ➔ Present simple (This is)

  ➔ The phrase "This is" states a fact about the current situation.

• For every broken bone and every lie you've told

  ➔ Present perfect (you've told)

  ➔ The phrase "you've told" indicates an action that has relevance to the present.

• But inside their hearts are breaking

  ➔ Present continuous (are breaking)

  ➔ The phrase "are breaking" describes an ongoing action in the present.

• We are outsiders

  ➔ Simple present (We are)

  ➔ The phrase "We are" states a fact about the identity of the subject.