The Outside – English Lyrics

• By: Twenty One Pilots
• Album: Scaled And Icy

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I'm already bored

I'm pretty sure I've seen this one before

I've got a long drive, I'll tape my eyes

So I don't fall asleep again

Singing out

Up and down

They're nodding

Heads are moving up and down

You got it

Everybody stand in line

One by one, take a hit, join the club

Kids will try to take my vibes

Or am I on the outside?

I've got a long drive, I'll tape my eyes

So I don't fall asleep again

Singing out

Up and down

They're nodding

Heads are moving up and down

You got it

Everybody stand in line

One by one, take a hit, join the club

Kids will try to take my vibes

Or am I on the outside?

I am a Megalodon, ocean's feeling like a pond

Swimming like a beast, underneath they be clinging on

Meteoric rise, in prehistoric times

Now that meteor is coming, coming

I am Megatron, cogs I'm stepping on

Then the little cogs got together, start a renaissance

Switch it up on me, fuel efficiency

On fumes I am running, running, running

Up and down

They're nodding

Heads are moving up and down

You got it

Everybody

Up and down

They're nodding

Heads are moving up and down

You got it

Everybody stand in line

One by one, take a hit, join the club

Kids will try to take my vibes

Or am I on the outside?

In the summer, in the summer heat

I'm in the street, I'm in the street

I'm on the outside in the summer heat

You can pay the cover charge, I'm in the street

Little do they know, that they can't touch me

I'm vibin', vibin'

I'm on the outside in the summer heat

You can pay the cover charge, I'm in the street

Little do they know, that they can't touch me

I'm vibin', vibin'

(Yeah)

(Yeah)

(Yeah)

(Yeah)

...

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
bored /bɔːrd/ A1	adjective - feeling tired and impatient because something is not interesting
drive /draɪv/ A1	verb - to operate a vehicle noun - a journey in a vehicle
asleep /əˈsliːp/ A1	adjective - in a state of sleep
nodding /ˈnɒdɪŋ/ A2	verb - to lower and raise the head slightly, often to show agreement
vibes /vaɪbz/ B1	noun - a person's emotional state or the atmosphere of a place
outside /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd/ A1	noun - the outer part or exterior of something adjective - not inside; in or into the open air
Megalodon /ˈmɛɡələdɒn/ C1	noun - a large prehistoric shark species
swimming /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ A1	verb - to move through water by moving the body or parts of it
beast /biːst/ A2	noun - a large or dangerous animal
meteoric /mɪˈtiːəriˌɒk/ C1	adjective - like a meteor; sudden and spectacular
cogs /kɒɡz/ B2	noun - a wheel with teeth that engages with other wheels to transmit motion
renaissance /rɪˈneɪsəns/ C1	noun - a revival of art, culture, or learning
efficiency /ɪˈfɪʃənsi/ B2	noun - the state or quality of being efficient
fumes /fjuːmz/ B1	noun - gases or smoke, especially when harmful
summer /ˈsʌmər/ A1	noun - the warmest season of the year
street /striːt/ A1	noun - a public road in a city or town
vibin' /ˈvaɪbɪŋ/ B1	verb - to have a good feeling or positive energy

Key Grammar Structures

• I'm pretty sure I've seen this one before

  ➔ Present Perfect

  ➔ "I've seen" (I have seen) indicates an action completed at an unspecified time in the past, with relevance to the present.

• I've got a long drive, I'll tape my eyes / So I don't fall asleep again

  ➔ Purpose Clause with "So"

  ➔ The clause introduced by "So" ("So I don't fall asleep again") states the purpose or intention of the action in the main clause ("I'll tape my eyes").

• Kids will try to take my vibes

  ➔ Future Simple (will + base verb)

  ➔ "will try" expresses a future action or prediction about what children might attempt.

• Or am I on the outside?

  ➔ Inversion in Questions

  ➔ In yes/no questions, the auxiliary verb ("am") comes before the subject ("I").

• Swimming like a beast, underneath they be clinging on

  ➔ Present Participle Phrase (Adverbial)

  ➔ "Swimming like a beast" is a participial phrase that describes the manner in which the subject (implied "I") is acting.

• cogs I'm stepping on

  ➔ Omission of Relative Pronoun (Object)

  ➔ The relative pronoun "that" or "which" is often omitted when it refers to the object of the relative clause (e.g., "cogs [that] I'm stepping on").

• Now that meteor is coming, coming

  ➔ Present Continuous for Future Events

  ➔ "is coming" uses the present continuous tense to indicate a future event that is definite, planned, or imminent.

• Little do they know, that they can't touch me

  ➔ Inversion with Negative Adverbial ("Little do")

  ➔ Starting a sentence with a negative adverbial like "Little do" creates inversion (auxiliary verb "do" before subject "they") for emphasis.

• You can pay the cover charge

  ➔ Modal Verb "Can" (Permission/Ability)

  ➔ "can" expresses the ability or possibility to perform an action, or in this context, the option to pay.