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I Ran
Grand Theft Auto Lyrics

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I walked along the avenue
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you,
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Hypnotize me through

And I ran

I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away

A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away

Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
Appearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day

And I ran
I ran so far away

I just ran
I couldn't get away

Overall Meaning

The song "I Ran" by A Flock of Seagulls, which gained renewed popularity after it was featured in the video game Grand Theft Auto, is about a man who meets a woman he is immediately drawn to. The singer describes how her "auburn hair and tawny eyes" hypnotize him. This fascination leads him to run away from her, as he is afraid of getting too close and becoming too involved. However, the woman is still in his thoughts, and he sees her in his mind's eye as if she were a beam of light shining down on him. He reaches out to touch her, but she fades away, leaving him feeling empty and alone.

The song's lyrics can be interpreted in a number of ways. Some have suggested that it's about how difficult it can be to connect with others in today's fast-paced, technology-driven society. Others have seen it as a metaphor for the challenges of love and relationships. The repeated refrain of "I ran so far away" could be seen as a sign that the singer is unable to fully commit or that he is running away from his problems.

Line by Line Meaning

I walked along the avenue
I was walking down the street

I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
I was surprised to encounter someone like you

Meet a girl like you,
Encountered someone special

With auburn hair and tawny eyes
You had attractive features

The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Your eyes were so captivating

And I ran
I tried to escape

I ran so far away
I went as far as I could

I just ran
I didn't stop running

I ran all night and day
I ran for a very long time

I couldn't get away
I couldn't escape my feelings

A cloud appears above your head
A sight towering over you is visible to me

A beam of light comes shining down on you
You see a bright light coming your way

Shining down on you
Light illuminating you

The cloud is moving nearer still
The sight is getting closer

Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora Borealis is visible

Aurora comes in view
A magnificent sight is seen

Reached out a hand to touch your face
I extended my hand to touch you

You're slowly disappearing from my view
You are gradually becoming less visible

Appearing from my view
Becoming more visible

Reached out a hand to try again
I tried once more to touch you

I'm floating in a beam of light with you
I feel like I'm in a magical moment with you

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

Julio Bardalez Vela

7y↑79

Lyrics

I walk along the avenue
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you

With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
You hypnotize me through

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away

A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you

The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away

Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
Disappearing from my view

Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
A beam of light with you

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day

And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day

All comments from YouTube:

The Boone

9y↑2.1K

I feel like GTA wouldn't have been half the game it is without the music.

green Street elite

9y↑18

aye also wiv gta for me its not about graphics

Conan the Librarian

8y↑9

Absolutely

Mister Vicio Games

8y↑67

+The Boone You are right, the music gives it the epic 80's atmosphere that we all love

Ginsuma

8y↑1

+The Boone bingo

Junkyard Dog V8s Only

+The Boone ooh hell yeah

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Roland Latore Speed

9y↑1.3K

Vice CIty has the best soundtrack of any GTA game, hands down...

Brandon .Chitica

8y↑28

And GTA Sanandreas

A k i s h o t

8y↑49

+Brandon Chitica no

godtlik

8y↑2

thank you

Grumpydrawer

8y↑55

+Brandom Chitica Other than K-DST and Radio X most of the stations were meh. Vice City on the other hand had fantastic music on almost every station, all of which gave it that perfect 80s feeling.

A k i s h o t

8y↑13

Grumpydrawer I liked every station unlike most other gtas constanly changing stations

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Interzone79

7y↑101

Love how this game introduced so many people to great 80s music who weren't around for that time.

Pink

7y↑158

This game introduced me to good music at a young age. I was 12 when vice city came out.

Sanket Sanket

7y↑3

amen

LeandroBRC47

7y↑10

Nicks Corvette Stop Me too dude, i started liking 80s music because of this game.

Arran Boon

7y↑3

LeandroBRC47 Same here! I was about 8 and it completely helped shape my musical tastes and still does to this day! It's good having '80s music that gives you nostalgia while remaining a '90s kid.. and all because we had a great game like VC to give us the songs to have memories to! Peace.

Ktina Taylor

Nicks Corvette Stop me too nicks ?

Jesse Stinson

I was 6 years old crazy man still remember the memories

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Chris Mulligan

4y↑20

Its 2020, and in my memory i am still driving my cheetah sports car over to starfish island with the song on full blast !!!! The memories !!!

Julio Bardalez Vela

7y↑79

Inu

9y↑408

I remember blissfully listening to these songs and mowing down civilian bots, inputting cheats and repeating.

Oh to be 12 years old and playing VC for hours, good times,

Nexen4Games

9y↑9

great times... man... I miss that shit

Vegeta DBZ

9y↑1

Nexen4Games see you're my fan hahaha Balkan. Best songs have gta vice city and this is the best song

Markx

9y↑2

Bret Monroe ikr I was about 14-15 at the time was so much fun playing VC for hours without a care in the world.

sawser sagas

9y↑5

Bret Monroe i was 6 years old playing this Gta great time its now old

SuperDuper Nick

+Bret Monroe To get VC on Oct 30 the day before Halloween and then I'm playing on Halloween, good times.

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Rocky Ramotar

37w↑5

Almost 21 years later and this song still sends chills down my spine, can’t think of this song without thinking of Vice City

the soup

9y↑850

There is no doubt that this GTA is the BEST one in the entire series.

jake 8Bit

9y↑2

Derpy guy I know, 5 gets almost as good as saints row!

the soup

9y↑38

Every GTA is good, they either excel at story or gameplay, but this one excels at both (at some point)

the soup

9y↑16

Vice City excels at having a nice story (since I like mafioso stories) and that you can be a business man and conquer the entirety of Vice City by buying properties and making thousands of cash, there isn't many places to go to sure, but business management is what I care about in this game.

jake 8Bit

I was being sarcastic BTW kek

the soup

9y↑2

I guess we gotta wait until the story DLC or GTA 6, hopefully one of them will be set in the 80s.

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Key_03

7y↑166

Nostalgia is strong in this one

Cynthesizer

7y↑5

i feel ya man

80s

Hell yeah, dudes!

Michel Alves

8y↑19

Nostalgia do Gta Vice City. Infância inesquecível.

juan21pclopez

1y↑5

Yup this game was the reason I started to love 80s music. Now on my 30s and this game brings so much beautiful memories. Beautiful music

Roy Anderson

2y↑8

I know I’m not the only one who had this on repeat for an hour

Snake

4y↑16

This song hit me right in the feels

Bird Gang

50w↑2

I remember the first time I saw Vice City’s trailer on TV. I wasn’t older than 8 but I knew immediately that I wanted to play that game! I don’t think I had ever felt that way about a game before that!

Otis Smith

34w↑3

Happy ten year's anniversary vice city well done GTA and awesome trailer with this music bumming ❤ doing vice city like so I run so far away vice city Action 😊😊👍👆

Kiss me on my hot mouth I’m feeling romantical UwU

31w

Vice city is 20

hamodi

9y↑8

Omg the memories I was 9 when I played GTA Vice city and now I'm 22 soon 23!
It's just incredible how a game can wake an old life in your memory. God bless Rockstar, Tommy veracity and Vice City radio!
It's been 13 years! Omg!

Poor Ford transit owner

1y↑2

You must 30 now

Ryan Baumann

9y↑106

Got this game when it came out. It's been my favorite gta and still is. I hope they go back to Vice City for GTA VI

Red Mushroom

+Ryan Baumann my first game ever its so nice compared to any other gta the music is also the best of allwell i enjoyed v-rock the most but there were some nice other songs aswell

Cory Kozlowski

8y↑2

I agree,this game was awesome when it came out. Hopefully they do a Vice City update to GTAV or do something with it in GTA6. They did a good job portraying the 80's. Good music but I must say I honestly loved the radio in San Andreas. It was the best and last for me, GTA IV blew and GTAV is alright I guess. They could have done more but they didn't.

Red Mushroom

8y↑1

Cory Kozlowski yeah i surely hope they'll sometime remaster gta vice city and dont touch anything but the graphics but for me gta vc had the best radio but gta sa was also quite nice

GarrettGames

Absolutely!

DonutWizard

this post I agree with

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A piece of Broccoli

7y↑8

Old days will never die.

NoGoodNerd

10y↑34

Grand Theft Auto: Vice City is my all time favorite video game. It's what made me a gamer, it was my first "obsessive" game that I just had to play through and finish. I'd rather not see it featured again. We don't need more, we don't need to follow perfection, we shouldn't know what happened next or later. It happened, it was glorious, let it live on in our memory and not try to recapture the magic or brilliance that was VC. It would only ever be an imitation.

Chris Mulligan

Amen !!!

toxikskull258

10y↑71

Out of all the GTA's I've played (all except 1,2 and the london expansion pack) this is by far the best soundtrack out of them all.

D Massey

10y↑21

Without a doubt. Went with the scenery well too.

NARUTO_UCHIHA

10y↑5

This song is in the top 100 best songs of the 80s in bill board.

Gerson Monroy

2y↑1

When I first saw the vice city trailer as a kid with this song playing with it, I knew I was going to enjoy the game

Alex Mierzynski

10y↑207

I know this may sound crazy but this game shaped me into the person I am today. When I first started playing vuce city in 2002 (I was 4), I loved the classic soundtrack. I started singing the songs watching as my older brother played. The eighties songs made me appreciate and have a fondness for the great songs of the past. Unlike modern day songs which I find terrible (my opinion). Because I played this game it influenced my music taste, to this day I listen to music from the fifties all the way to the eighties. :)

John Woo

10y↑22

I completely understand what you are saying, last year I got way too deep into all ranges of classic form the 50's (mafia 2) to 80's (GTA VC & GTA V's rock radio), its just great times you know, happy times, and you can just feel it so easily through the music but then it gets too intense and you wish you could live it too

Morgan E

10y↑7

Yeah same here i started to play gta vice city when i was 5-6 years old and from there it all started its so awesome when i think about it :-)

BestDucky RBLX

10y

i love you, lol.

TheDanzomanzo

10y↑3

Happy ending aside, I'm worried about how your family let you witness this game at such an age. Jesus Christ.

Carnageloser7

10y

Word I played III at 3 VC at 4

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SveKell

9y↑2

The good old times playing this... there were still some good radio stations you could listen all day because all of them are sooo AWESOME! :D

DonutWizard

8y↑8

I'm always going to love this song!!

Bövrar 2nd

5y↑5

Memories hit harder with time... I miss this game.

Dre

26w

I remember watching the trailer for this game and this was the song playing in the background. Gave me goosebumps as a kid.

Ruan Machado

10y↑2

saudades da epoca q a rockstar fazia seus jogos bem antigos

Aaron Roy

4y↑21

Every time I ran from the cops, this song would come on. Lol

E3

3y↑1

lol

ZelenkaGuru

@E3 lol

Matthew Wheeler

2y↑2

This will always be my all time favorite childhood game and song from gta vice city for life

Deevon

9y↑5

Memories ! Remember seeing this song on the commercial in 2002 :D I get goosebumps everytime . AND I RUNNNNNN

TheRemover

8y↑59

Back when I was a kid me and my brother would play vice city on the ps2 and sing along to this song .

Ballin Balgruuf

8y↑9

same here. only we gamed in pc. pc and consoles unite

dawood rangam

8y↑1

naw dude I use to play tic tac toe on the walls in cave man times

im2roflz

8y↑1

+Ballin Balgruuf d onely pc player that dosnt say he is master race finally you sir are a god

Apple Pie

8y↑6

You're doing it wrong, you have to sing along to every song.

Ballin Balgruuf

8y↑1

im2roflz
Gaming IS the master race

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Treasure Trails

4y↑2

Still enjoying this masterpiece in 2020 thanks to Vice City one of the best games of my childhood, thanks for being a bad parent mum haha

Lex Yumul

7y↑1

This should be the next movie made by the actual game. Dope sound track and really good story lines. Hollywood make it happen!!!!

BlackieCrue

12y↑1

The ultimate Heaven for all the 80s music fans. Happy 10 Birthday and Long Live Vice City, the game with the best soundtrack, atmosphere, feeling, and time & location setting EVER

ChristmasTrax

11y

A night of listening to Vice City songs! A night well spent!

Lucas Alexandre PP2LA

8y↑1

muito ,bom!! tanto o jogo q e um classico , quanto a musica ,muito bom !!!!!

Genkia87

7y↑5

The greatest Open World game I've ever played honestly!

Alexander Lytviak

12y↑2

Bad ass song for when you're drunk. There are so many different things happening at the same time in eighties music. So many different melodies and beats. This era is almost unmatchable arrhythmical wise. On to the Doors!

Pendragon1989

4y↑1

I remember seeing the trailer on TV with this song playing. I got so stoked, I wanted this game, man. And I got it, the Christmas after it came out (:

Bmore_ Reckless18

10y↑6

One of the best songs on gta vice city.

DUBZYXXIV

12y

I hope I live through a time in my life, a time that was like the eighties, where all is well. I am a 90's kiddo and I enjoy this era of music above it all. just brilliant.

Kevin Broderick

3y↑13

Me (Playing GTA Vice City, commits carjacking): Gimme the car, dude! (This song plays) Aw, sweet man! I love this song!

Mighty_Duck_Rios

8y↑10

I just wanna run back to the 80s.

jesus miser

8y↑3

linda canción

sgtraytango

11y

It was great growing up with this song and others in the 80s then hearing it again in 2001 when I was in my second year of college playing GTA:VC (the best GTA game in my opinion). Even better that this song is about alien abduction.

Sylvia Castillo

4y↑2

Soundtrack is amazing

IshikawaGoemon

8y↑46

And now I can't help but feel there's something missing from the song without Dunkey's vocals.

Wrath of the Buff

7y↑5

IshikawaGoemon haha damn, he could be anywhere in there

kus

8y↑26

The iconic GTA Vice City song

weed75 Black

8y↑2

Not really.

Synthnation

5y↑3

what about Self Control ?

r011ing_thunder

It's actually is self control it was even in the trailer

AmueXO

8y↑18

My childhood game.. ahh i remember going inside the club and killing everybody dancing with a mini-gun and then fending against the police. One of my my favorite GTA's ever.

Noe Saenz

4y↑2

Truly grateful that I grew up with the double pack being my first games on the xbox, vice city put me on to so much music and influenced who I am today, My kids will do the same when they’re about the age I was! They playing the every gta from 3 to whatever’s out at that time, in order

WanteD1

Masterpiece!

Luis Thiago

8y↑3

música muito fodaaa ela tambem toca no guittar hero... mds como eu queria ter vivido os anos 80!!!:(

Power Gamer Br

É nois! Queria muito ter vivido os anos 80 só pra curtir essas músicas internacionais. São muito FODAS =)

CARLOS MAGNATA

eu também

Falling In Reverse

Luis Thiago tirei foto ontem do Guitar Hero só pra ver aqui kkkj muito linda

MariH

Eu tbm

Agustin Lyon

One of the best gta i played . Music is perfect and I am pleased to have it back again in my One Plus 3T :)

Spartan Kong Country

2y↑2

This song played when the other taxi drivers were trying to kill me. That is one of the most memorable parts for me.

Rawbeard

10y↑15

Still the best GTA setting ever

Dennis Schöler

8y↑13

I'm playing it again on my PS4, just for the music, the feeling!!! I'm addicted! ;)

r011ing_thunder

It's on PS4????

Marek Kumitsu

@r011ing_thunder yep

Courtney Jade

Aaaah, driving down the city in my blue infernus listening to this song. best memories :D

IGOR

7y↑4

Хочется стереть память и пройти её заново :)

Алексей Поднебесный, подписывайтесь на него

Mark Coggins

I remember getting this game for Christmas 2002 (aged 15) it's now my favourite game in the series

MegaZombieBeast

11y

If only radios like these existed everywhere.

Darth Vader

5y↑3

The world is frothing at the mouth for a next gen vice city set in the 80s with all the 80s power bangers ..It's Time Rockstar reminded the world how awesome the 80s were again ...the new Casino DLC has an 80s bangers in the trailer and it's got that vice city feel to it I hope it's a clue to GTA 6 Vice City

setdrift

they could simply remaster the original game and make a killing.

Yago Soares de Amurim

Nostálgico

Stream Spoart!

2y↑1

I remember heard this song again on regular show and it bring me back to my childhood playing GTA VC

Wild West

This is always the song I think of when I think about driving in vice city.

Chris Figueredo

2y↑1

I was literally getting chased by cops, tanks, helicopters with 6 stars while this song was playing…. EPIC 😂🙌🏼

𝑹𝒆𝒕𝒓𝒐𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒊𝒔𝒕

2y↑1

The perfect track to blare out while escaping a police chase!

Kevin Traberg

8y↑454

He was running away from all these gangsters and decided to stop and try catch a bus.

Panu Nurmilaukas

8y↑19

came to listen to this song after that video as well xD

AwThatsClass

8y↑31

Videogamedunkey

Porkpie Johnny

8y↑11

He ran so far awayyyyyyyyy!

GhostHunter YT

8y↑5

not a bus .... a train cj

ADAM MARS

8y↑4

XD Dunkey was here! You got that from Dunkey didn't you?

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Vel Plays!

10y

One of my favourite songs from the '80s. So gnarly, lol.

Faisal Mangal

3y↑2

Damn.. I remember how STRESSED and scared I would get in missions that involved guns.

Sadly, I didn't get to finish the game as a kid because I didn't know how to progress further. I later found out that I had to do all the phone call missions to get to the final part.

Martin Moyer

I'm old enough to remember this song first playing on the radio

Marcin Filipkiewicz

The nostalgia is killing me...

en0r

I like how the soundtrack of Vice City fits in with the actual game.

Augustine Ramos

4y↑6

This is the song you play when you make your first million.

purple rose

This song (along with songs from "The Guest" and "Drive") got me, a black woman who only listened to hip hop, rap and r&b into into different types of music. Now it is extremely rare for me to listen to rap, most of it is horrible, I only will listen to a song or two for nostalgic purposes but now I love indie, 80s, soft rock, synth wave, retro wave, type music. Got this song on repeat.

LJK Designs LTD

Epic how my grandparents got to live through all these eras.

James Dean

This GTA had the best playlist even to this day👌

NobleDemonTim

Ah, gotta love Vice City for kicking in the 80s nostalgia last decade.

Escape The Rules

10y↑1

Ah memories, got VC for my 11 birthday in March 2003 & created so many awesome memories that spring & summer.

Jack Kath

10y↑620

Pls remake vice city on next gen and take my money!

NameGoes Here

10y↑34

Theyll probably screw it up and fuck shit up

donscottr

10y↑14

I actually wanted gta 5 to be set in vice city and surrounding area I wouldn't mind to be modern day then again that be like liberty city.let but in in 80s would been great

Marc Belo

10y↑10

There already making a gta hd collection its been confirmed by rockstar. Hells YEAH.

The Flamin' Cheetoh

9y↑2

actually rockstar said they wouldnt rule out an hd collection due to the fact that bungie is making the master chief collection so they noted on that saying they wouldnt "ruleout" an hd collection but they arent working on one as of right now because they already have two games in the works probably max payne and a new red dead but im sure in the near future we will be hearing about a collection being in the works soon

TKoMEaP

9y↑4

Marc Belo Take Two saying they won't rule out the possibility of repackaging the older games for the XB1/PS4 is pretty far away from R* confirming it and on top of that fully remaking the games.

I'm sure GTA 3/Vice City/San Andreas will eventually be available on the PS4/XB1, but I highly doubt they will be remakes.

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eddie molina

11y

Muy buena rola

Harry Kozlov

42w↑2

Funny how Wade brought it up on the distractible podcast and now I'm back to this gem of a song.

Sebastian Sandoval López

4y↑2

The best game and the best radio stations❤❤

C

10y↑2

No doubt in my mind that vice city is the best GTA game to the date and with the best music tracks..just like this one

PrometheusTV

11y

Just let the nostalgia sink in...

Malcolm Ness Granger

9y↑5

Oh, look! A 80s party! Just when you think you've left Flock of Seagulls behind in your rearview mirror, suddenly it's up ahead like an undead hitchhiker.

Let's see if anyone gets this.

Radical Ed

8y↑3

+Malcolm Ness Granger House!

Lars

10y

The music in vc is so damn good
Best music in a video game ever

Antonio Guijarro

10y

Awesome. The soundtrack from vc is the best. I like it so much, also because it is from the 80,s

Davian Thule

2y↑2

Best GTA game with the best radio .. Change my mind if you can

Cristian Gutiérrez

9y↑1

We don't need more modern shit like GTA 5, we need another GTA in the 80's!
Best GTA ever, memories ;)

Jesse Preciado

7y↑2

This is the best GTA song I ever heard in 2017

Arquimedes Cobarrubias

2y↑7

R.I.P Ray Liotta🙏🏻

Omar

2y↑1

Every time this song came on in Vice city. I HAD to get into a high speed police chase. Just felt appropriate

Nine-S

11y

When I hear to this game I remember the 80's. Well back in the old days!

Bom pollo

7y↑1

This song is what i always hear in my head when my mom wants to hit me with the
slipper.

Christopher Hendrix

9y↑1

Love the game and the song

Connor Herrera

I think everyone just took a memory trip to better days..I miss just coming home from school and putting this game on..

Świętosław Peruński

Well, I used to that somedays. And keep it going all night long :)

journeymanX

8y↑5

vice city,sleeping dogs,regular show,love this song

Number 69

7y↑1

Man, why are there no songs like this in GTA V, it would have been so fun..

kidsIIIII009

2y↑1

Legend says, Pops is still up flying in the skies getting carried by birds

Walterine Joseph

This was my first game for PS 2! I was hooked!

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