"On the Other Side" oleh The Strokes adalah lagu yang mengeksplorasi tema alienasi dan ketidakamanan. Sang penyanyi mengungkapkan rasa muaknya terhadap masyarakat dan dirinya sendiri, mengungkapkan perasaan terisolasi dan tidak disukai. Dia beralih ke alkohol untuk mengatasinya, namun menyadari bahwa itu hanya memperburuk keadaan. Seiring bertambahnya lagu, penyanyi itu mengenang masa lalu yang lebih bahagia ketika seseorang mengajarinya cara bernyanyi. Hal ini mengilhaminya untuk berusaha mengatasi sikap menghakiminya dan menjadi lebih terbuka terhadap dunia.
On the Other Side Lyrics
The Strokes
I'm tired of everyone I know
Of everyone I see
On the street
And on TV, yeah
On the other side
On the other side
Nobody's waiting for me
On the other side
I hate them all, I hate them all
I hate myself
For hating them
so I'll drink some more
I'll love them all
I'll drink even more
I'll hate them even more than I did before
On the other side
On the other side
Nobody's waiting for me
On the other side
Here we go
I remember when you came
You taught me how to sing
Now, it seems so far away
You taught me how to sing
I'm tired of being so judgemental
Of everyone
I will not go to sleep
I will train my eyes to see
That my mind is as blind as a branch on a tree
On the other side
On the other side
I know what's waiting for me
On the other side
On the other side
On the other side
I know you're waiting for me
On the other side
Of everyone I see
On the street
And on TV, yeah
On the other side
On the other side
Nobody's waiting for me
On the other side
I hate them all, I hate them all
I hate myself
For hating them
so I'll drink some more
I'll love them all
I'll drink even more
I'll hate them even more than I did before
On the other side
On the other side
Nobody's waiting for me
On the other side
Here we go
I remember when you came
You taught me how to sing
Now, it seems so far away
You taught me how to sing
I'm tired of being so judgemental
Of everyone
I will not go to sleep
I will train my eyes to see
That my mind is as blind as a branch on a tree
On the other side
On the other side
I know what's waiting for me
On the other side
On the other side
On the other side
I know you're waiting for me
On the other side