She was the singer and a co-writer for the band Rose Chronicles, which was signed to Nettwerk in the ’90s. Rose Chronicles released two full length albums: Shiver (1994), which won a Juno Award for Best Alternative Album, and Happily Ever After (1996). The band split up in 1997.
Thirsk's first released solo track was "Bounds of Love," which was on the soundtrack of the movie Kissed in 1997. This song received a Genie Award nomination for Best Movie Theme.
In the years that followed, Thirsk was featured as a guest vocalist and co-writer on albums by Delerium and Balligomingo. She sang the vocals in Front Line Assembly's cover of Madonna's "Justify My Love" and Mystery Machine's cover of Blondie's "Heart of Glass."
She worked on her own material throughout this period and released her first full length solo album, Souvenir, in 2003. Souvenir was produced by Eric Rosse (Tori Amos, Lisa Marie Presley).
Thirsk and fellow Delerium singer Shelley Harland were the two lead vocalists for Delerium's first US tour in 2003.
The Sleepthief album The Dawnseeker, released June 2006, features Thirsk's vocals in the song "Sublunar (Sweet Angel)." Sleepthief's second album Labyrinthine Heart, released in 2009, also contains two tracks that feature Kirsty's vocals, "A Cut From the Fight" and "Reversals".
Run Away
Kristy Thirsk Lyrics
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You are living in someone else's world
If you let go of yourself
You are tripping as someone else in someone else's, someone else's world
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
They won't know what you never tell
Scared your heart will burn
You have built a sunless world, it's your design, not someone else's mind
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself now
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
In Kristy Thirsk's song "Run Away," the lyrics depict the idea of not being true to oneself and living in someone else's world. The first verse explains that when someone lets go of their true self and starts living as someone else, they begin to trip and lose themselves. The chorus repeats the lines "you run away from the sun" emphasizing the act of running away, avoiding facing oneself and staying true to who they are.
The second verse shifts the focus onto the idea that no one really knows what someone is going through or their true pain, as it's not always easy to articulate emotions. The fear of vulnerability and getting hurt stops people from expressing themselves, making it easier to build a world that doesn't have any light or happiness ("sunless world").
Overall, the song depicts the struggle of being true to oneself versus living a life to please others, and how it ultimately leads to feeling lost and unfulfilled. The constant running away serves as a reminder that it's easy to escape one's problems, but it's important to face oneself and live authentically in order to find true happiness.
Line by Line Meaning
You don't know yourself
You have lost touch with your true self
You are living in someone else's world
You have let others shape your reality
If you let go of yourself
If you relinquish control of your own life
You are tripping as someone else in someone else's, someone else's world
You are living as a different person in a foreign landscape
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You avoid facing your problems and fears
They don't know your hell
Others do not understand your own personal struggles
They won't know what you never tell
They cannot comprehend what you haven't shared
Scared your heart will burn
You are afraid of getting hurt emotionally
You have built a sunless world, it's your design, not someone else's mind
You have created a life of isolation and sadness, it was your own doing
Oh you don't face yourself
You are avoiding confronting your own issues
Contributed by Carter G. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@mariomarianof
You don't know yourself
You are living in someone else's world
If you let go of yourself
You are tripping as someone else in someone else's, someone else's world
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
They don't know your hell
They won't know what you never tell
Scared your heart will burn
You have built a sunless world, it's your design, not someone else's mind
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself now
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
@ongamex
I love her voice in trance songs ... damn... that beautiful melody and that angelic voice is the best combination
@mosriteluv
I love the last moments of this video when Kristy is holding herself & she's in full color. Breathtaking. Absolutely beautiful. Kristy conveys such a sadness in these scenes. Amazing. As always great vocals. Kristy is my all-time fave vocalist!
@mariomarianof
You don't know yourself
You are living in someone else's world
If you let go of yourself
You are tripping as someone else in someone else's, someone else's world
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
They don't know your hell
They won't know what you never tell
Scared your heart will burn
You have built a sunless world, it's your design, not someone else's mind
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself now
Run, run, run, run, run
Oh you don't face yourself
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run away, run away
You run away from the sun, you run, run, run
@morticia21
I love this.💜
@dwd603
Kristy Thirsk a DELERIUM vynikajÃcÃ!!!!!Byl jsem na koncertÄ› v Praze.
@taylorsmits
hey Kristy never heard this tune before last night and now i cant get it out of my head! i love it!
@apawstate
My favorite song from Souvenir!
@mentalmortiis
thank you for posting this, u are so brilliant and cannot wait for your new album
@gohan5400
sad
@christhefugitive
i can feel you perfectly... her music is my life, my love, my everything... there's no day without her music and her voice.. i will always tied up every single feeling of mine on... her music.