Runaway
Eric Nam [feat. Steve James] Lyrics
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Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back
I coulda guessed you would
You're predictable
So predictable
That you don't think I could
Like a cigarette
I gave you everything you ever wanted
You left me behind
Now you wanna come back and jump on it
No, not, not this time
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh, ooh)
Keep blowing up my phone
Do you think that I'm picking up this time?
You push and pull me
Think you control me, no
But you don't but you don't
I gave you everything you ever wanted
You left me behind
Now you wanna come back and jump on it
No, not, not this time
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh)
You could go
You could stay
But you should know
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh, ooh)
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh)
You could go
You could stay
But you should know
If you runaway, runaway
Don't tell me that you want
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh, ooh)
The lyrics of "Runaway" by Eric Nam (feat. Steve James) express the frustration and refusal to accept the return of a person who has previously left. The singer is addressing someone who ran away and left them behind, but now wants to come back into their life. The singer acknowledges that they could have predicted this person's actions because they are so predictable. They compare the person to a cigarette, something that can be easily discarded or left behind. The singer asserts that they have given this person everything they wanted in the past, but now they have moved on and are not willing to let this person back into their life.
The chorus emphasizes the singer's stance of not accepting the person's desire to return. They are telling this individual not to tell them that they want them back because it is not going to happen this time. The second verse highlights the person's continuous attempts to contact the singer, but the singer is not willing to entertain the idea of reconciliation. They assert that the person does not control them, despite their attempts to manipulate and push/pull them.
Overall, the lyrics of "Runaway" showcase a strong sense of self-worth and determination to move forward without allowing someone who has previously left to re-enter their life.
Line by Line Meaning
If you runaway, runaway
If you choose to leave and cut ties with me
Don't tell me that you want
Do not claim or express a desire
Don't tell me that you want me back
Do not tell me you regret leaving and want to return
I coulda guessed you would
I could have easily predicted that you would behave this way
You're predictable
Your actions and decisions are easily foreseen
So predictable
Truly predictable and unsurprising
That you don't think I could
You underestimate my capability to
Put you out like that
Completely discard or eliminate you from my life
Like a cigarette
Similar to how one would dispose of a finished cigarette
I gave you everything you ever wanted
I provided you with everything you desired
You left me behind
You abandoned and left me in the past
Now you wanna come back and jump on it
Now you desire to return and take advantage of the situation
No, not, not this time
No, it will not happen, not this time
Keep blowing up my phone
Continuously contacting me, sending messages
Do you think that I'm picking up this time?
Do you believe that I will answer or respond now?
You push and pull me
You manipulate and sway me emotionally
Think you control me, no
Believe that you have power over me, but in reality
But you don't but you don't
But you actually do not possess that control
You could go
You have the option to leave
You could stay
You have the choice to remain
But you should know
However, it is important for you to understand
If you runaway, runaway
If you decide to escape and distance yourself
Don't tell me that you want
Do not claim or express a desire
Don't tell me that you want me back (ooh, ooh)
Do not tell me you regret leaving and want to return
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Peermusic Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Ari Leff, Emma Lov Block, Eric Nam, Flow Blow, Jackson Foote, Jay Jangup Kim, Michael Pollack
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@paulinam1417
I love how Runaway korean version is about sweet love and romance and running away together and English version it's about the girl leaving. Eric who hurt you?!!!!
@mystarx6919
Probably Solar 😭
@indahmuslimawati
@@mystarx6919 😭😭😭
@irenes6thsense502
I still watch we got married and still wish them to get together 😭
@AdzBala
And the background music Is slightly different
@mystarx6919
@@irenes6thsense502 Me too, and it makes me really sad to see how they are now 😭
@sangsangi1675
I want to listen to this song while going on a roadtrip with wind in my hair and without a care of my hardships
@irenes6thsense502
Same
@maryamravat3822
Mood
@shreyosibanerjee4906
Such a mood