A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
A Perfect Circle
“The Outsider” was the second single from APC’s second album Thirteenth Step. It reached the top 5 on both the Mainstream and Alternative Rock Charts, and crossed over onto the US Pop Chart as a minor hit, reaching #79 in May 2004.
In keeping with the album’s theme, where each song is from a differ...
[Verse 1]
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? You're
[Pre-Chorus]
Lying to yourself again, suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I wanna watch you?
[Chorus]
Disconnect and self-destruct
One bullet at a time
What's your rush, now?
Everyone will have his day to die
[Verse 2]
Medicated, drama queen
Picture-perfect, numb belligerence
Narcissistic, drama queen
Craving fame and all its decadence
[Pre-Chorus]
Lying through your teeth again, suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, why would I wanna watch you?
[Chorus]
Disconnect and self-destruct
One bullet at a time
What's your rush, now?
Everyone will have his day to die
[Bridge]
They were right about you
They were right about you
[Pre-Chorus]
Lying to my face again, suicidal imbecile
Think about it, you're pounding on a fault line
What'll it take to get it through to you, precious?
I'm over this, why do you wanna throw it away like this?
Such a mess, over this, over this
[Chorus]
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
The Outsider was written by Billy Howerdel & Maynard James Keenan.
The Outsider was produced by Billy Howerdel.
A Perfect Circle released The Outsider on Tue Sep 16 2003.
The songs on Thirteenth Step for the most part are about the various processes of addiction. And in the case of “The Outsider”, it’s sung from the perspective of a person who doesn’t understand at all what their friend is going through, what their loved one is going through, and they think that it’s...