A Perfect Circle Songs - The Outsider Lyrics

A Perfect Circle - The Outsider

A Perfect Circle - The Outsider Lyrics and Youtube Music Videos

Album: Thirteenth Step
Released: 2003

The Outsider Lyrics

Help me if you can
It's just that this is
Not the way I'm wired
So could you please,

Help me understand why
You've given in to all these
Reckless dark desires
Your
Lying to yourself again
Suicidal imbecile
You're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
Over this, why do you
Wanna throw it away like this
Such a mess, well I don't wanna watch you

Disconnect and self destruct one
Bullet at a time
What's your rush now, everyone will have his day to die

Medicated, drama queen,
picture perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic, drama queen, craving fame and all it's decadence

Lying through your teeth again
Suicidal imbecile
You're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
Over this, why do you wanna
Throw it away like this
Such a mess, well I don't wanna watch you

Disconnect and self destruct one
Bullet at a time
What's your rush now, everyone will have his day to die

They were right about you
They were right about you

Lying to my face again
Suicidal imbecile
You're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you precious
Over this , why do you wanna
Throw it away like this
Such a mess, over this, over this

Disconnect and self destruct,
One bullet at a time
What's your hurry, everyone will have his day to die
If you choose to pull the trigger, should your drama prove sincere,
Do it somewhere far away from here

Writer/s: KEENAN, MAYNARD JAMES/HOWERDEL, BILLY
Publisher: Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

The Outsider

This song is sung from the perspective of a parent or friend of someone who has a great life but it suicidal. The narrator knows this person is only acting suicidal to gain attention.

Another possibility: The song is about a guy killing himself with drugs and it's sung from a loved one's view: "If you choose to pull the trigger should your drama prove sincere do it far away from here." The trigger is the needle containing the drugs and the loved one wants nothing to do with that person killing himself.