Stranger In A Room
Stranger In A Room

Jamie xx ft. Oliver Sim - Stranger In A Room Lyrics

This piece explores the allure and anxiety of anonymity within a crowd, and the desire to remain unattached yet yearn for connection. The lyric "Wanna change your colors just for the night" suggests a longing for temporary transformation, an escape from one's… Read more

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May 29, 2015
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Stranger In A Room Lyrics

You wanna disappear in a crowd
Just a stranger in a room
Wanna change your colors just for the night
With no word of it following you, oh
No word of it following you, oh
No word of it following you, oh
No word of it

Ooh, ooh, ooh
You're just a stranger in a room
Ooh, ooh, ooh
You're just a stranger in a room

Tonight I fell for the outline
Of someone I've wanted to know
'Cause here under the blue lights
There's always someone I've wanted to know
With no way of it working back home
No way of it working back home
No way of it working back home
No way of it

And I don't wanna waste my time
On an unfamiliar ride
Been looking in from the outside
Are you coming in?

Ooh, ooh, ooh
You're just a stranger in a room
Ooh, ooh, ooh
You're just a stranger in a room

Writer(s): Oliver David Sim, James Thomas Smith, Romy Anna Madley Croft
Copyright(s): Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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What is the Meaning of Stranger In A Room?

This piece explores the allure and anxiety of anonymity within a crowd, and the desire to remain unattached yet yearn for connection. The lyric "Wanna change your colors just for the night" suggests a longing for temporary transformation, an escape from one's identity, while remaining independent. Yet, there is also a sense of isolation and distance in the lines "Tonight I fell for the outline/Of someone I've wanted to know." The repeated phrase "You're just a stranger in a room" underscores this tension between anonymity and intimacy. The song ultimately captures the paradoxical human desire to be both known and unknown, seen yet unseen, suggesting that our identities are fluid and complex. #Anonymity #IdentityParadox

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