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Outside Looking In Lyrics by Fates Warning

Inside Out

1994

[Intro]
Staring... staring

[Verse 1]
Staring, silent, naked and cold
Outside looking in
Peeling away this fragile shell
To face the fear within

[Pre-Chorus]
As the man in the mirror looks on
As the cuts begin

[Chorus]
Outside looking in
Getting over my fears and under my skin
Tearing myself apart
To feel whole again, outside looking in

[Verse 2]
Running, tired, tortured and torn
Outside looking in
Clawing away these open scars
To heal the wounds within

[Pre-Chorus]
As the man in the mirror looks out
As he reaches in

[Chorus]
Outside looking in
Getting over my fears and under my skin
Tearing myself apart
To feel whole again, outside looking in

[Chorus]
Outside looking in
Getting over my fears and under my skin
Tearing myself apart
To feel whole again, outside looking in

[Guitar Solo]

[Bridge]
Too many things left undone
Too late to turn back
I could change course before the end
But when all is said and done
All I really want
Is a chance to start again

[Verse 1]
Staring, silent, naked and cold
Outside looking in
Feeling my way through this wilderness
For a place to begin

[Pre-Chorus]
As the man in the mirror reaches out
To the man within
(Ahh)

[Chorus]
Outside looking in
Getting over my fears and under my skin
Tearing myself apart
To feel whole again, outside looking in

[Chorus]
Outside looking in
Getting over my fears and under my skin
Tearing myself apart
To feel whole again, outside looking in

[Instrumental Outro]

About “Outside Looking In” by Fates Warning

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"Outside Looking In" is credited to Fates Warning. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Outside Looking In" appears on "Inside Out" in 1994.

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