The Outside

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This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's a positive story and I think it worked out nicely, the lyrics as well as the music.

(Arthur, singer / songwriter People You Know)

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The Outside

She saw it coming from a mile away
Ten trebuchets in a tight array
And then, when they came over the hill
An army of thousands

Knights in shining armour
Fighters, farmers
Lieges, vassals
Coming to siege the castle

O, it’s a wonder how
She made it to the outside
Straight into the sunlight
The places where she hid
She bid farewell
When the bomb fell

The whole thing didn’t take too long
less than a day, they were way too strong
But then, when they went in for the kill
And up to the tower

They stood nailed to the ground
Pale around the nose
And read the little note they’d found
Thanks for getting me out

O, it’s a wonder how
She made it to the outside
Straight into the sunlight
The places where she hid
She bid farewell
When the bomb fell

Knights in shining armour
Fighters, farmers
Lieges, vassals
Coming to siege the castle

O, makes you wonder how
She made it to the outside
Straight into the sunlight
The places where she hid
She bid farewell
When the bomb fell

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from People You Know, released September 23, 2008

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