
On The Inside
WELCOME TO THE WORLD · Released 29 October 2025
Lyrics
Every once in a while, everybody must smile on the inside. After all of the miles, after all of the styles, still the inside. Some say it’s only a game, but it’s never the same on the inside. It’s too late for guilt or for shame, or to change your name on the inside. You know seeing is believing, but looks can be deceiving You can miss what’s most revealing on the inside. If you’ve got something to say, you can throw it my way on the inside. It’s tomorrow, it’s not yesterday, you know there’s still a way, from the inside. One word in the words that you heard, something suddenly stirred on the inside. You’ve sketched out your private fate, hopefully not too late on the inside. You know seeing is believing, but looks can be deceiving You can miss what’s most revealing on the inside. I’m soaking in my self-reflection that whisper’s now a shout. I’m locked inside my introspection And I can’t seem to find my way out. Every once in a while, everybody must smile on the inside. After all of the miles, after all of the styles, still the inside. You know you know, you know you know you know on the inside.

About the song
A song about reflection and introspection, about masking our true feelings and hiding what’s really going on behind the façade that the world sees…about what’s actually happening on the inside.
Words & Music by Michael Larkings
Players
Michael Larkings Main vocals, backing vocals, guitars, bass
Michael Carpenter Drums, percussion, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Recorded
Violet St Studio, Miranda, May 2024
The House Studio, Haberfield, November 2024
Engineered by Michael Larkings & Michael Carpenter
Produced by Michael Larkings & Michael Carpenter
© Michael Larkings