Away
Maarten Peters & The Dream Lyrics

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Back on the road with friends
Living on my own again
Turning nothing into fun
This is how we celebrate our young
We won't live forever, no
Will we go to heaven,
Only heaven knows
So let's just run around till we lose our minds

Never ever lose our souls
Crowded in the Subaru
Headed up to mountain tops
Watching water fall from the morning dew
Not a single cloud in sight
Living like a pharaoh I
Won't come down
Won't come down
Come and look at this view
Isn't it wonderful
With you
Tell me
Maybe, would you love to hang out
Tell me
Baby, don't be scared to come around
Today
We should get away
We should get away
We should get away
I just wanna make your day
I just wanna make your day
I just wanna make your day
I just wanna make your day
If you let me
If you let me
We could be those kids again
We could be those kids again
We could know what freedom is
We should get away

We should get away
We should get away

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maarten Peters & The Dream's "Away" capture the joy of being young and carefree with friends. The singer is back on the road with friends, living on their own once again, and turning nothing into fun. The song celebrates the freedom of youth, acknowledging that we won't live forever and that only heaven knows where we will end up. The group continues to run around, refusing to lose their minds or souls, and takes a trip in a crowded Subaru up to mountain tops. They marvel at the view, suggesting that maybe, just maybe, they could be those kids again and know what it means to feel truly free.

The song's lyrics paint a vivid picture of the journey of youth and the joy of youthful freedom. The group on this trip seems to be nostalgic about the past, and they find themselves wanting to relive it. They are travelling in a car, which is a classic metaphor for the journey of life, and they are headed to the top of a mountain, symbolizing the ups and downs we all experience in life. The song encourages us to celebrate the joy of youth and go on adventures with our friends while we are still young.

Line by Line Meaning

Back on the road with friends
I am travelling again with my friends

Living on my own again
I am enjoying my independence

Turning nothing into fun
We are having fun doing simple things

This is how we celebrate our young
We celebrate life by having fun

We won't live forever, no
We know that life is short

Will we go to heaven,
We wonder about the afterlife

Only heaven knows
No one really knows what happens after we die

So let's just run around till we lose our minds
We will have fun until we are exhausted

Never ever lose our souls
We will not lose our true selves in the process

Crowded in the Subaru
We are travelling in a crowded car

Headed up to mountain tops
We are going up to the mountains