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Day/Night
Outside

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Outside

Release date: 5th November 2021

From Day/Night

Track 9

7:13

Alternative Music Electronic

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About This Track

'Outside' by Parcels is a 2021 alternative track from the album 'Day/Night'. The lyrics sketch a restless spell outdoors, with fatigue and loneliness set against small, persistent hopes, including the wish for something better and the wait for a letter. A sense of being held together by effort recurs, alongside images of streets, an island, and remembered wedding bells. The song’s viewpoint stays intimate and a little strained, captured in the refrain-like return to exhaustion, as the narrator keeps going while expecting a reply, or some sign of change.

"Outside" is a track by Parcels, from the album Day/Night, released 5th November 2021. The track is 7:13 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 4 articles about Parcels.

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Parcels

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Lyrics

Outside

I've been outside
Hoping for something better
Holding my eyes
Holding myself together
And even on that island
Heard my mother's wedding bells
I've been so tired
I've been so tired
I've been alone
Walking those streets forever
Holding my phone
Wait to receive a letter
And I'm gonna see my father
Gonna ask him something else
Where did you go?
But everything's cool here, I don't want to ruin this party
Everybody's cool here, I don't want to ruin your party
Isn't that nice, what an old man can tell ya?
Ain't it just cruel, What your old ma remembers?
I don't want to be my father
But I don't want to be alone
How can I hide?
How can I know?
I've been alone, writing you songs and letters
I've been alone, feels like I might forever
I've been living on that island
But it's time to let it go
I've been so scared
I feel so alone
But everything's cool here, I don't want to ruin this party
Everybody's cool here, I don't want to ruin your party
Everything's cool here, I don't want to ruin this party
Everybody's cool here, I don't want to ruin your party

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Track details

From Day/Night

7:132021

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Album

5th November 2021

Track number

9

Release year

2021

1Light
6:14
2Free
5:28
3Comingback
5:11
4Theworstthing
3:04

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EverybodyelseLOVED

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EverybodyelseLOVED

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FinallyoverLOVED

ThinkaboutitLOVED

SummerinloveLOVED

IwanttobeyourlightagainLOVED

LeaveyourloveLOVED

Yougotmefeeling (PNAU remix)

Leaveyourlove (Instrumental)

Entrance (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

LordHennessy (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Ascend (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Iknowhowyoufeel (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Shadow (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Recast (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

React (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Transcend (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Gamesofluck (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Lightenup (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Thefear (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Reflex (Live from Le Palace, Paris)

Bootleg 1 (Live from Los Angeles) [aka "EDM"]

InsideDay/Night

DaywalkDay/Night

SomethinggreaterDay/Night

NightwalkDay/Night

NeverlovedDay/Night

ComingbackDay/Night

LordHenryDay/Night

ReflexDay/Night

Inthecity (Interlude)Day/Night

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Ascend (Live from Le Palace, Paris)
Bootleg 1 (Live from Los Angeles) [aka "EDM"]
ComingbackDay/Night
5:11
DaywalkDay/Night
3:40
Entrance (Live from Le Palace, Paris)
EverybodyelseLOVED
3:39
EverybodyelseLOVED
3:38
FinallyoverLOVED
3:12
FinallyoverLOVED
3:11
FreeDay/Night
5:28

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6NowIcaresomemore

7Somethinggreater

9Outside

7:13

—Free (Single Version)

—Famous (Single Version)

—Icallthishome

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Patrick Hetherington
Composer: Anatole Serret, Jules Crommelin, Louie Swain, Noah Hill, Patrick Hetherington
Producer: Parcels
Featured Artist: Julien Cavard, Petro Barrios
Percussion: Petro Barrios
Saxophone: Julien Cavard

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