Out Here

KV Schaefer

Original song about being in a transitional place: the hope and excitement for a different future, but before you’ve been able to fully grieve your past.

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OUT HERE

Out here we’ll be
Out here we’ll see
Out here we’ll breathe
Out here we’ll be

What was the thing you said to me
Just now, it was a moment ago
I forgot when I left my body
I forgot to listen, oh no
Oh no, oh no,
Oh no, oh no
Oh no, oh no

More to say than the noise outside my window
Wakes me up when they’re cutting down trees
Let it spill, let it leak, let it bleed
I thrive on these twisted sheets
I thrive, I thrive
I thrive, I thrive (though I rip my sheets)
I thrive, I thrive
I thrive, I thrive

Out here we’ll be
Out here we’ll breathe (our words away)
Out here we’ll see (when the time comes)
Out here we’ll be

My pants are plastic, that’s fucking fantastic
No biodegrading
Snag a deal when you buy yourself purpose
Don’t drown under waiting for it
Don’t drown under waiting
Don’t drown under waiting for it
Don’t drown under waiting

Out here we’ll be
Out here we’ll breathe (our words away)
Out here we’ll see (when the time comes)
Out here we’ll be

What is the season for being sure
We were meant to be
Take a deep breath to break the past
In case of emergency
In case of emergency, out here
In case of emergency
In case of emergency, out here

Out here we’ll be
Out here we’ll breathe (the world away)
Out here we’ll see (when the time comes)
Out here we’ll be

Out here we’ll be
Out here we’ll breathe (the world away)
Out here we’ll see (when the time comes)
Out here we’ll be together

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Released June 1, 2023
REM Challenge (May 2023)
Written by KV Schaefer
All vocals, instrumentation & production by KV Schaefer