Runaway
Yasmin Lyrics

Listen, yeah
Pay attention and understand

A lifetime of dreaming, visualizing paradise
Having spent years envisioning a perfect life

I woke up, rolled over and told my girl we're leaving
I woke up and immediately decided to leave with my partner

It's time to sacrifice a lot
We need to be prepared for significant sacrifices

'Cause you ain't happy with your job
Because you are not satisfied with your current job

And round here it's like nothin' seems appealing
In this place, nothing feels attractive or interesting

So let me know you feel the same
Let me know if you share the same sentiment

Throw your life into a case and we'll depart from Victoria this evening
Pack your belongings and leave from Victoria tonight

And then embark upon a path of rediscovery
Start a journey to rediscover ourselves

Searching for the fruits from the lost garden of Eden
Seeking happiness and fulfillment that seems lost

I'm wondering if I runaway and came back another day
I wonder if leaving temporarily and returning would change things

Then would the young men who roll with metal put the guns away
Would the youths involved in violence give up their weapons

And would the devil have took charge or would the slum be safe
Will evil prevail or will the neighborhood be protected

I pray the latter's right for everybody's mumsy's sake
I hope the latter happens to protect everyone's mothers

And if I disappear for years and reappear
If I vanish for a long time and then come back

Would my natural intuition still be crystal clear
Will my instincts still be sharp and clear

Or would I have lost clarity
Or would I have become confused

In this trivial pursuit we're walking through so casually
In this unimportant game we're casually participating in

I gotta leave, I gotta go
I must depart, I must leave

There's nothing here for me no more
There's nothing left for me here

I gotta be free, I gotta be
I need to be liberated, I need to be

Somewhere that I can just be me
Somewhere I can truly be myself

And I run run runaway, run run runaway
I escape, I flee

Run run runaway, I runaway
I escape, I flee

We share a last cigarette, then walk into the station
We smoke a final cigarette together and enter the train station

Purchase two tickets to an alien destination
Buy two tickets to an unfamiliar place

Board the train and witness pain on all the faces of multi-cultural races
Observe the suffering expressed by people from different backgrounds

But not me and my girl we're breaking free
Except for us, we are liberating ourselves

Like an escapist, 'cause we need to escape this
Similar to someone who escapes, because we need to leave this behind

And I for one have got my mind made up
I, without a doubt, have made a firm decision

Even if where we stay is make-shift
Even if our accommodation is temporary

I can't remain in this domain of semi ape shit
I cannot stay in this chaotic and insane environment

Because all I see is hatred
Because all I witness is intense hostility

I wonder if I disappeared how many men would miss me
I ponder how many people would notice my absence

Or would they all forget like I erased my name from history
Or would they all forget about me as if I never existed

I'm still trying yet to make a break within the chain of pain and misery
I'm still attempting to escape from the cycle of suffering

And vanish off the planet like a mystery
And disappear from the world like an enigma

And if I did return and things were the same or worse
If I were to come back and find things unchanged or even worse

You'd see the gear stick shift and
You would witness a significant change

Then the I would reverse and I'd be straight back on my travels
Then I would turn around and resume my journey

Burning rubber over gravel 'til we see the English Channel
Driving rapidly until we reach the English Channel

As the carriage pulls away
As the train departs

I pull my lady closer and I tell her she's okay
I hold my partner tightly and reassure her

'Cause if we never broke the barricades today we'd always be afraid
Because if we didn't escape today, we would always live in fear

And left to feel threatened in this dark and deadly maze
And left to experience danger in this oppressive and dangerous place

But now I've come of age
But now I have matured

And as the train starts enterin' suburbia a smile comes across my face
And as the train enters the suburbs, I can't help but smile

The unwinding of eternal rage
The release of long-held anger

That was locked up inside just like my mates behind prison gates
That was trapped within me, similar to my friends imprisoned

If I could runaway and come back another day
If I could escape temporarily and return later

I'd let the song play, on the summer's longest day
I would allow the music to play on the longest day of summer

Kick back and just enjoy the raves
Relax and fully enjoy the lively parties

With a lager and a spliff to blaze
With a beer and a joint to smoke

If I ever contemplate returning to this crazy place
If I ever consider coming back to this chaotic place

I'd leave it long enough so they don't recognize my face
I would stay away for a sufficient period to avoid being recognized

While I roll upon the roads along the motorway
As I journey along the highways

I gotta leave, I gotta go
I must depart, I must leave

There's nothing here for me no more
There's nothing left for me here

I gotta be free, I gotta be
I need to be liberated, I need to be

Somewhere that I can just be me
Somewhere I can truly be myself

And I run run runaway, run run runaway
I escape, I flee

Run run runaway, I runaway
I escape, I flee