Out There

"Out There" is the second song from Disney's 1996 animated feature The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It is sung by Quasimodo as he dreams about walking among the common man.
==Background==
It began with a dark introduction by the main villain and antagonist, Claude Frollo, telling Quasimodo to stay up in the bell tower where he will not be reviled as a monster. This introduction featured a weaving of two counter melodies sung by them, with the use of the phrase "Stay in Here" bringing the text of the rest of the song into contrast, "Out There."
Once Frollo left the scene, everything seemed so much brighter and Quasimodo sang about his dreams of leaving the bell tower and leading a normal life among the people he saw every day. This song may have been what finally convinced him to escape down into the Festival of Fools.
==Lyrics==
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Film Version=
Frollo:
The world is cruel
The world is wicked
It's I alone whom you can trust in this whole city
I am your only friend
I who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you
I who look upon you without fear
How can I protect you, boy, unless you always
Stay in here,
Away in here?
(spoken) Remember what I've taught you, Quasimodo.
You are deformed
Quasimodo:
I am deformed
Frollo:
And you are ugly
Quasimodo:
And I am ugly
Frollo:
And these are crimes for which the world shows little pity
You do not comprehend
Quasimodo: You are my one defender
Frollo:
Out there, they'll revile you as a monster
Quasimodo:
I am a monster
Frollo:
Out there, they will hate and scorn and jeer
Quasimodo: Only a monster
Frollo:
Why invite their calumny and consternation?
Stay in here
Be faithful to me
Quasimodo:
I'm faithful
Frollo:
Grateful to me
Quasimodo:
I'm grateful
Frollo: Do as I say
Obey
Both:
And/I'll stay in here
Quasimodo:
Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone
Gazing at the people down below me
All my life, I watch them as I hide up here alone
Hungry for the histories they show me
All my life, I memorize their faces
Knowing them as they will never know me
All my life, I wonder how it feels to pass a day
Not above them
But part of them
And out there, living in the sun
Give me one day out there, all I ask is one
To hold forever
Out there, where they all live unaware
What I'd give
What I'd dare
Just to live one day out there
Out there among the millers and the weavers and their wives
Through the roofs and gables I can see them
Every day they shout and scold and go about their lives
Heedless of the gift it is to be them
If I was in their skin
I'd treasure every instant
Out there, strolling by the Seine
Taste a morning out there, like ordinary men
Who freely walk about there
Just one day and then, I swear
I'll be content
With my share
Won't resent
Won't despair
Old and bent
I won't care
I'll have spent one day out there!
|-|Demo Version=
Frollo:
The world is cruel 
The world is wicked 
It's I alone whom you can trust 
In this whole city 
I am your only friend 
Remember what I taught you, Quasimodo. 
You are deformed 
Quasimodo:
I am deformed 
Frollo: 
And you are ugly 
Quasimodo:
And I am ugly 
Frollo:
And these are crimes for 
Which the world shows little pity 
You do not comprehend 
Quasimodo:
You are my one defender
Frollo:
You are such a monster they would hurt you if they could
They would call you you hideous and hateful
Quasimodo:
I am a monster
Frollo:
Everything I tell you boy I do for your own good
I'm surprised to find you so ungrateful
Quasimodo:
Only a monster
Frollo:
Out there you'd become their prey
Quasimodo:
Master I am sorry I've offended you this way
Frollo:
But they can't hurt you out there
Not if you obey and stay 
In here
Quasimodo:
Safe behind these windows and these parapets of stone
Gazing at the people down below me
All my life, I watched them as I hide up here alone
Hungry for the histories they show me
All my life I memorize their faces
Knowing them as they will never know me
All my life, I wonder how it feels to pass a day
Not above them but part of them
And out there
Living in the sun
Give me one day out there
All I ask is one
To hold forever
Out there
Where they all live unaware
What I'd give, what I'd dare
Just to live one day out there
Out there among the millers and the weavers and their wives
Through the roofs and gables I can see them
Every day they shout and scold and go about their lives
Heedless of the gift it is to be them
If I was in their skin
I'd treasure every instant
Out there, strolling by the Seine
Give me one day out there
Like ordinary men
Who freely walk about there
Just one day and then I swear
I'll be content with my share
Won't resent, won't despair
Old and bent, I won't care
I'll have spent one day out there
|-|German Musical Version=
Frollo: 
The world is cruel 
The world is wicked 
It's I alone whom you can trust 
In this whole city 
I am your only friend 
I who keep you, teach you, feed you, dress you 
I who look upon you without fear 
How can I protect you boy 
Unless you always stay in here 
Away in here...? 
Remember what I taught you, Quasimodo. 
You are deformed 
Quasimodo:
I am deformed 
Frollo:
And you are ugly 
Quasimodo: 
And I am ugly 
Frollo:
And these are crimes for 
Which the world shows little pity 
You do not comprehend 
Quasimodo:
You are my one defender
Frollo:
Out there they'll revile you as a monster 
Quasimodo: 
I am a monster
Frollo: 
Out there they will hate and scorn and jeer 
Quasimodo:
Only a monster
Frollo: 
Why invite their curses and their consternation? 
Stay in here!
Here you will be happier by far 
You don't know how fortunate you are... 
Once I was as blessed as you, 
A novice priest in service to 
This holy church which was, I knew 
My sanctuary
Oh, then my duty called 
Paris was burning 
Sin, vice, corruption ev'rywhere 
For me to rout 
Out there... 
Quasimodo:
You are good to me, master. I'm sorry. 
Frollo:
I see the great unwashed are beginning to congregate. It appears that I will have to dip my handkerchief in perfume and hold it to my nose to get me through this day. Well then, I must be off.
Out where it's dark 
Loni: 
Out where it's bright 
Frollo: 
Out where it's dirty 
Charles:
Out where it's busy 
Frollo: 
Out in that morally debauched 
And putrefied world 
Gargoyles:
There's such a wide world to share 
Frollo:
I am so thankful for our sanctuary 
Antoine:
If you go out, it can remain our secret 
Frollo: 
Our secret sanctuary 
Gargoyles: 
Oh, if this once you go 
Frollo:
I've kept you pure 
Gargoyles: 
Out in the air 
Frollo:
Year after year 
Antoine: 
It may be right... 
Charles:
It may be wrong... 
Loni: 
But you will know... 
Frollo: 
Knowing that you're... 
Gargoyles: 
How you would fare... 
Frollo: 
Always 
In here... 
Gargoyles: 
Out there...
Quasimodo:
Safe behind these windows 
And these parapets of stone 
Gazing at the people down below me 
All my life I watch them 
As I hide up here alone 
Hungry for the histories they show me 
All my life, I memorize their faces 
Knowing them as they will never know me 
All my life, I wonder 
How it feels to pass a day 
Not above them 
But part of them 
And out there 
Living in the sun 
Give me one day out there 
All I ask is one 
To hold forever 
Out there 
Where they all live unaware 
What I'd give 
What I'd dare 
Just to live one day out there 
Out there among the millers 
And the weavers and their wives 
Through the roofs and gables I can see them 
Ev'ry day they shout and scold 
And go about their lives 
Heedless of the gift it is to be them 
If I was in their skin 
I'd treasure ev'ry instant 
Out there 
Strolling by the Seine 
Taste a morning! 
Out there 
Like ordinary men 
Who freely walk about there 
Just one day and then 
I swear, I'll be content 
With my share 
Won't resent, won't despair 
Old and bent, I won't care 
I'll have spent one day 
Out there!
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==Video==
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==Trivia==
*This song was comparable to "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid, as they're both about the protagonists' struggle with living in their own little purgatory and wanting to explore the outer world. The first half of the song also shared similarities to "Mother Knows Best" from Tangled and "Stay With Me" from Into the Woods, where the film's antagonists/parental figures lecture the protagonist on the importance of staying secluded from the world and always listening to their every word.
*At one point during the song, Belle from Beauty and the Beast, the Magic Carpet from Aladdin, and Pumbaa from The Lion King can be seen in the village.
*The Spanish group Ketama made a version of this song, deleting Frollo's part.
*This song was included on the tape, Disney Sing Along Songs: Topsy Turvy; however, the serious and dark introduction with Frollo warning Quasimodo was edited out and skips right to Quasimodo's "I want" part, to make the song seem less darker for younger audiences.
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