Outside the Lines

This is a song about breaking out of the mold society has set for us, and standing up and fighting for what you believe in. It’s about singing the song that only you were born to sing, and living the life that only you can live. It’s about living out your passions and offering the world something that only you can give.

I originally wrote it last year as an acoustic song, but we reworked the lyrics to fit the awesome piano piece Paul came up with during a jamming session with our friend Aodhan (the short acoustic part at the start was the bridge from the original song).

Since I first heard it I’ve always loved this quote from G.K.Chesterton’s book, The Everlasting Man; “A dead thing can go with the stream, but only a living thing can go against it.” I hope this song inspires you to go  against the stream and live outside the lines right here and now in this moment, cause life is too short to wait for tomorrow.

Special thanks to our friends Susanna, Aodhan and Bridget for making this such a fun performance.

 

Lyrics:

V1.

Don’t wanna play it safe tonight

I wanna live outside the lines

Don’t box me in, or make me stay in place

You know I wanna break these chains

 

Give me some time just to work it out

cause I don’t wanna be part of the crowd

I know I’ve got something I can give

but sometimes I’m too afraid to live

 

Chorus.

But life is too short to wait for tomorrow

Make my choice and take a stand

wanna fight for what I believe

cause this moment is all that I have

 

V2.

There’s a song you were born to sing

a part that only you can play

Don’t tell yourself that you’re not enough

You know your future starts today

 

And don’t you conform to the mold they’ve made

cause that’s not who you’re meant to be

you could shine like a fire bright

so don’t be afraid to dream

 

Chorus.

Cause life is too short to wait for tomorrow

make your choice and take a stand

You can fight for what you believe

cause this moment is all that you have

 

Chorus.

Life is too short to wait for tomorrow

make a choice and take a stand

We can fight for what we believe

cause this moment is all that we have