I Am Out Here

from Something to Hold by Sarah Pinsker

/

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      $1 USD  or more

     

  • Buy the Full Digital Album

  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    CD in sleeve with cover art. Puppy not included.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Something to Hold via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    ships out within 5 days

      $12 USD or more 

     

lyrics

I am just the size of a half-finished thought
and most of my thoughts are on you
from the day that I arrived to be the only thing I can well
I have worked at being larger in your view
the sign out on the midway calls me ‘real life human doll’
but you’re the one whose name lights the marquee
people pay to look at me until the real show starts
that’s when I slip between the pegs so I can see

we’re more alike than different, you and i
I’ve got the ground, you’ve got the sky
yeah we’re more alike than different, you and i
I have the ground, you have the sky

my world is sawdust and tanbark and a crowded canvas tent
you live life fifty feet above the net
when they turn the spotlights on your body blazes like the sun
nobody watching dares to draw a breath
when I arrived, a freak, I just manipulate the circumstance
you’re the one who fashioned your own star
still we both know how to muster all the courage that it takes
when you first force yourself to let go of the bar

and we’re more alike than different, you and i
I have the ground, you have the sky
yeah we’re more alike than different, you and i
I have the ground, you have the sky

maybe you’re the substrate for a dream I can’t fulfill
another misplaced hope for a connection
I can’t help but wonder if we’re seeking the same thing
we just come at it from different directions

and I am just the dust that got trapped in your orbit
I got drawn in by the pull of your star
and I’m too insignificant for you to ever notice
but if you’re looking, I’m out here, I’m out here
I am out here

credits

from Something to Hold, released July 30, 2021
Backing vocals - Kate Maguire, Claudia SanSoucie
Percussion - Tony Calato
Everything else recorded by Sarah Pinsker & John Seay

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Sarah Pinsker Baltimore, Maryland

Sarah Pinsker is a singer/songwriter and fiction writer. Her rock dystopia novel A Song For A New Day won the Nebula Award in 2020 and her 50+ stories have been nominated for Hugos, Nebulas, World Fantasy Awards and more. She has two solo albums, one with her band, the Stalking Horses, and another on the way. She lives in Baltimore, MD with her wife and terrier. ... more

contact / help

Contact Sarah Pinsker

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this track or account

If you like Sarah Pinsker, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Featured guests are the golden-voiced Baby Rose and psyche soulsters Brainstory.
listen now