Come Out – English Lyrics

• By: Lucy Dacus
• Album: Forever Is A Feeling

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

I missed your call because I was in a board room

Full of old men guessin' what the kids are getting into.

There was a cardboard cutout of a cowboy in the corner,

Pointing his gun in my face.

I don't belong here, nobody does.

Except maybe those old men, collecting dust.

Why am I not wherever you are?

There is no distance that wouldn't be too far.

Even on opposite sides of the room,

I am orbiting you.

So come out, come out, wherever you are.

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you in my arms.

I wanna be the man on Main Street with a megaphone

Screaming obscenities to the toddlers and their scandalized mom.

I wanna scream from the bottom of my lungs.

I wanna scream my throat raw.

And if that means I never sing again.

At least I'll know I went out with a bang.

Screaming my favorite things about you,

Screaming your name, your name, your name.

So come out, come out, wherever you are.

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you in my arms.

Come out, come out, there's no need to hide.

I want you, I want you, I want you by my side.

Waking up in a new city every day

Makes me believe more and more that they're all the same.

It's just a pharmacy, coffee shop, bookstore, and bank,

And a tourist attraction that most locals hate.

I hike up a hill where they say there's a view

'Cause the sky around five might remind me of you.

There's a couple divorcees on a bad first date

And an elderly couple with nothing to say.

I used to think that'd be the worst,

To grow old and run out of words.

Now I have seen some incredible things

I could never describe if I tried.

So come out, come out, wherever you are.

I miss you, I miss you, I miss you in my arms.

Come out, come out, there's no need to hide.

I want you, I want you, I want you by my side.

C'mon, c'mon, I'm ready for you.

I can wait, I can wait, but I don't want to.

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
miss mɪs A1	verb - to fail to catch or hit something verb - to feel sad about the absence or loss of someone or something
board bɔːrd A1	noun - a flat, thin piece of wood or other material noun - a group of people who manage or supervise something
guess ɡɛs A1	verb - to form an opinion without certain knowledge
cardboard ˈkɑːrdˌbɔːrd A2	noun - a stiff material made of paper pulp, used for packaging
cutout ˈkʌtˌaʊt B1	noun - a shape cut from a material, especially for decoration
cowboy ˈkaʊbɔɪ A1	noun - a man who herds and tends cattle, typically on horseback
orbiting ˈɔːrbɪtɪŋ B2	verb - to move in a circle around an object in space
obscenities əbˈsɛnɪtiz B2	noun - offensive or taboo language
toddler ˈtɒdlər A2	noun - a young child who is just learning to walk
scandalized ˈskændəlaɪzd B1	adjective - shocked or outraged by something considered morally wrong
hike haɪk A2	verb - to walk a long distance, especially for pleasure or exercise
divorcees dɪˈvɔːrsiz B1	noun - a person who is divorced
incredible ɪnˈkrɛdəbəl A2	adjective - difficult to believe; extraordinary

Key Grammar Structures

• I missed your call because I was in a board room

  ➔ Past Perfect (was/were + verb-ing)

  ➔ The phrase "was in" indicates an action in progress in the past, showing the reason for missing the call.

• There was a cardboard cutout of a cowboy in the corner

  ➔ Past Tense (There was)

  ➔ "There was" is used to describe a past situation, emphasizing the existence of the cardboard cutout.

• I don’t belong here, nobody does

  ➔ Present Simple with emphasis (do/does)

  ➔ The use of "does" after "nobody" adds emphasis to the statement, reinforcing the idea of exclusion.

• Why am I not wherever you are?

  ➔ Present Simple in questions (am not)

  ➔ The question uses "am not" to express a current state of being, highlighting the speaker's longing.

• I am orbiting you

  ➔ Present Continuous (am + verb-ing)

  ➔ The phrase "am orbiting" describes an ongoing action, emphasizing the speaker's constant focus on the other person.

• I wanna scream my throat raw

  ➔ Informal contraction (wanna = want to)

  ➔ "Wanna" is a colloquial contraction of "want to," commonly used in informal speech.

• Screaming your name, your name, your name

  ➔ Gerund (Screaming)

  ➔ The gerund "screaming" functions as a noun, describing the action of shouting the person's name.

• I could never describe if I tried

  ➔ Modal Verb (could)

  ➔ "Could" expresses possibility or inability in the past, indicating the speaker's limitation in describing something.