She was thrust into the limelight after appearing on the reality series The Osbournes with her family, for which they won a 2002 Emmy award for Outstanding Reality Programme. She has also appeared on Dancing with the Stars, in which she and professional dance partner Louis van Amstel took third place, and has made forays into music, acting, theater, fashion, writing, radio agony aunt, columnist and television presenting.
Her debut album, Shut Up!, was released in 2002 to moderate American sales, but good European sales, which was debuted with Houston rock band Pure Rubbish at the 2002 MTV Movie Awards. Osbourne's 2002 debut with Epic Records, "Shut Up!", debuted at #1 on Billboard's Heatseekers chart. The album was met with mixed critical reviews and, by May 2003, Osbourne was dropped from Epic Records. By autumn she was on the Sanctuary label, later recording a duet of "Changes" (a Black Sabbath song) with her father. The duet hit #1 on the UK charts. Changes was one of a few tracks to have fallen down the charts (From 1 - 3) whilst selling more copies than the week it reached number 1. Osbourne was the first artist to top all three of the Billboard charts dance surveys in the same week with the "Chris Cox Club Remix" of "One Word". The album "Sleeping In The Nothing" was not without controversy, due to its reportedly heavily-altered album cover, in which Osbourne appeared slimmer, despite her previous assertions of being happy with her size.
During an interview in late 2005, Osbourne denied reports she was ending her music career, saying: "I don't know where the quit rumours came from - I've just recorded a version of "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" with Cyndi Lauper".
Osbourne was forced to back out of her final performance in West End musical Chicago after the 31 October 2007 incident that injured her back. She later went on to win theatre actress of the year at the glamour awards in the UK. On the same night, she attended the Sony Radio Academy Awards, where she was nominated for the Rising Star Award, which she did not win.
On the Run
Kelly Osbourne Lyrics
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Cause we won't be found
Don't blame yourself
When we turn you down
Whatever you do
Don't believe
That it's about you
And it's running for us
I've only begun
And I'll never be done
On my own where I know
And nobody can hold
Me down when we come
Cause my head's on the run
And what you think
Doesn't matter much
I do my thing
And you're not that tough
Whatever you do
Don't believe I'm changing for you
Kelly Osbourne's song On the Run speaks to a desire to break free from the expectations and limitations that others may try to impose on us. The verses warn others not to try and find the singer, as she has already escaped and turned her back on their expectations. The chorus speaks to a near-constant state of motion, with her "head on the run" and always striving for more. The words "on my own where I know" suggest a desire for self-discovery and a break from outside influences that might stifle growth.
The singer seems to be singing from a place of confidence and self-assuredness, as evidenced by the lines "whatever you do, don't believe it's about you" and "what you think doesn't matter much." She knows herself and is not going to change for the sake of others. This is a song about individuality, determination, and perseverance.
Line by Line Meaning
Don't look for us
You won't be able to find us
Cause we won't be found
We are untraceable
Don't blame yourself
You are not responsible
When we turn you down
We may reject your advances
Whatever you do
No matter your actions
Don't believe
Do not be deceived
That it's about you
This is not about you
My head's on the run
My mind is preoccupied
And it's running for us
Our interests are motivating us
I've only begun
I've just started
And I'll never be done
This will not end
On my own where I know
I will be in familiar territory
And nobody can hold
No one can restrain me
Me down when we come
I am unstoppable when I decide to act
Cause my head's on the run
Our interests are motivating us
And what you think
Your opinion
Doesn't matter much
Is not important
I do my thing
I am independent
And you're not that tough
You can't stop me
Whatever you do
No matter your actions
Don't believe I'm changing for you
My actions are not influenced by you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC., PFIVE Entertainment Mexico, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: MARTIN PETER HARRINGTON, ASH HOWES, NATALIE JANE IMBRUGLIA, KARA E. DIOGUARDI
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