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When I’m with Him Lyrics

“It’s a song about not being present, about not being fully invested in a relationship. It’s falling out of love. It’s something that I went through in a relationship that really stuck with me, the feeling of… Read More [Verse 1]You found me lostLoved me like a desert rainI tried, I foughtBut I just don't feel the sameI feel possessedI speak but can't expressI lay in bedReplaying life we once lived[Pre-Chorus]Dime dónde voyDime dónde fuiI'm going back and forthLike branches in the breezeDime dónde voyDime dónde fuiI don't know how to tell youTell you[Chorus]I feel like I'm the outside looking inWhen I'm with himI don't know how to love now, I pretendWhen I'm with himYou might also like[Verse 2]Querías más de lo que podría serMe alejo más y tú no lo puedes verI feel possessedI can't help but repressAll of the signsTelling me that I'm not fine[Pre-Chorus]Dime dónde voyDime dónde fuiI'm driving myself crazy sitting silentlyDime dónde voyDime dónde fuiI don't know how to tell youTell you[Chorus]I feel like I'm the outside looking inWhen I'm with himI don't know how to love now, I pretendWhen I'm with him[Bridge]I'm sleepwalking every timeTrying, but don't know whyOn the outside looking inWhen I'm with himI'm playing a partBut it's getting too hardAwake in the darkIt's too late to tell youTell you[Chorus]I feel like I'm the outside looking inWhen I'm with himI don't know how to love now, I pretendWhen I'm with himI feel like I'm the outside looking inWhen I'm with himOh I, on the outside looking inWhen I'm with him4EmbedCancel

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“It’s a song about not being present, about not being fully invested in a relationship. It’s falling out of love. It’s something that I went through in a relationship that really stuck with me, the feeling of growing out of a relationship, and your partner not noticing or not knowing. It’s an internally lonely song, because you’re with someone else, but you’re not present.” -Lorely Rodriguez (EmpressOf), SongExploder

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CreditsReleased onAugust 22, 2018ProducersDan Nigro, Jim-E Stack & Empress OfWritersDan Nigro, Jim-E Stack & Empress OfLabelTerrible RecordsWhen I’m with Him RemixesWhen I'm With Him (Perfume Genius Cover) by Empress Of, Perfume Genius & Jim-E StackTagsPopExpand CommentsAdd a commentSign Up And Drop Knowledge 🤓Genius is the ultimate source of music knowledge, created by scholars like you who share facts and insight about the songs and artists they love.Sign Up