Around The World
F.O.U.R.S. Lyrics

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Six o'clock in the morning
You're the last to hear the warning
You've been tryin' to throw your arms around the world
You've been falling off the sidewalk
Your lips move but you can't talk
Tryin' to throw your arms around the world

Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you

Be still
Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Woman I will
Oh!

Sunrise like a nosebleed
Your head hurts and you can't breathe
You've been tryin' to throw your arms around the world
How far you gonna go?
Before you lose your way back home
You've been tryin' to throw your arms
Around the world

Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Woman be still
I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Woman I will

Yeah, I dreamed that I saw Dali
With a supermarket trolley
He was tryin' to throw his arms around a girl
He took an open top beetle (open top beetle)
Through the eye of a needle (eye of a needle)
He was tryin' to throw his arms around the world

Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Woman be still
I want to run to you, run to you, run to you
Oh, Woman I will

Ah,
And you just gotta, you just gotta make your faith, see
Ooh,
Ooh
Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah, yeah yeah

Nothin' much to say I guess
You're just the same as all the rest
Been tryin' to throw your arms around the world
And a woman needs a man
Like a fish needs a bicycle
When you're tryin' to throw your arms around the world

I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Woman be still
Woman be still
Be still

Woman be still
Woman I will

Overall Meaning

The song "Around the World" by F.O.U.R.S. is a pop-rock ballad about the complications of love and relationships. The first verse sets the scene of someone waking up early in the morning, feeling disoriented and unable to communicate properly. The person is trying to hold onto their relationship, represented by the act of trying to throw their arms around the world. However, the task proves difficult as they keep falling off the sidewalk, unable to keep their balance. The chorus repeats the line "Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you", which conveys the person's intense desire to be with their lover and steadies themselves.

The second verse uses the metaphor of a sunrise feeling like a nosebleed to convey the person's discomfort and disorientation. They question how far they're willing to go before they lose their way back home. The second chorus repeats the same desire to be with their lover, but this time, it's punctuated with "Oh!", emphasizing the intensity of their longing.

In the final verse, the singer reflects that there's "nothing much to say" about their situation, and that they feel just like everyone else who's "been trying to throw their arms around the world". The reference to "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle" is a nod to a quote by feminist Irina Dunn, which highlights the idea that women don't need men to support them, akin to a fish not needing a bicycle for transportation. The song's final repetition of "Woman be still" and "Woman I will" reiterates the singer's promise to be there for their lover, but it's also an acknowledgement that women don't need men to save them.

Overall, "Around the World" is a heartfelt song about longing, uncertainty, and the complexities of love. Through its vivid imagery and metaphors, it captures the dichotomy of wanting to be close to someone while feeling like it's an impossible feat.

Line by Line Meaning

Six o'clock in the morning
Waking up early in the morning when others have already started their day

You're the last to hear the warning
Feeling unaware while others know what is happening around

You've been tryin' to throw your arms around the world
Trying to embrace and understand the world completely

You've been falling off the sidewalk
Feeling unsteady and losing control

Your lips move but you can't talk
Feeling speechless and unable to express

Tryin' to throw your arms around the world
Continuing the pursuit to understand and embrace the world

Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Expressing the strong desire to reach out to someone

Be still
Asking the person to remain calm and composed

Woman I will
Ensuring that one will be there for the person

Sunrise like a nosebleed
The sun rising too quickly, causing disorientation and confusion

Your head hurts and you can't breathe
Experiencing intense pain and difficulty in breathing

How far you gonna go?
Asking how far one will go to reach their goal

Before you lose your way back home
Before getting lost and losing the way home

Gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Making a promise to reach out to someone

Yeah, I dreamed that I saw Dali
Recollecting a dream about Salvador Dali

With a supermarket trolley
Depicting Dali's surrealism in a mundane setting

He was tryin' to throw his arms around a girl
Imagining Dali trying to embrace a girl

He took an open top beetle (open top beetle)
Transporting the girl in a unique convertible car

Through the eye of a needle (eye of a needle)
Navigating through impossible situations

He was tryin' to throw his arms around the world
Depicting Dali's ambition to embrace the entire world

Woman be still
Asking the woman to stay calm and not worry

I want to run to you, run to you, run to you
Expressing the strong desire to reach out to someone

Oh, Woman I will
Ensuring that one will be there for the person

And you just gotta, you just gotta make your faith, see
Encouraging others to have faith and believe in themselves

Nothin' much to say I guess
Admitting that there is not much to talk about

You're just the same as all the rest
Feeling like everyone else and not unique

And a woman needs a man
Referring to the cliche belief that a woman needs a man in her life

Like a fish needs a bicycle
Drawing a comparison between the unnecessary need for a man in a woman's life to the absurdity of a fish needing a bicycle

When you're tryin' to throw your arms around the world
When trying hard to understand and embrace the world

I'm gonna run to you, run to you, run to you
Making a promise to reach out to someone

Woman be still
Asking the woman to stay calm and not worry

Be still
Asking the person to remain calm and composed

Woman I will
Ensuring that one will be there for the person

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: Adam Clayton, David Evans, Laurence Mullen, Paul David Hewson

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