I Ran
Savlonic Lyrics


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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

Overall Meaning

The song "I Ran" by Savlonic is a love story with a twist, featuring a man who meets a girl with captivating features and falls under her spell. The song begins with the singer walking along the avenue and meeting a girl with distinctive features such as auburn hair and tawny eyes, which he finds hypnotizing. The chorus of the song repeats "I ran so far away" which is repeated to emphasize the extent to which the singer was impacted by the girl in question.


As the story progresses, the man describes how a cloud appears above the girl's head and a beam of light comes shining down on her. The cloud moves closer, and the Aurora Borealis comes into view, which suggests a surreal or otherworldly setting. This otherworldliness is further emphasized when the girl slowly disappears from his view, and the man reaches out his hand to try once more. Suddenly, the man finds himself floating in a beam of light with the girl, and the song ends.


The lyrics of this song can be interpreted in different ways as it has a surreal and dreamlike quality. One interpretation is that the girl is a metaphor for the man's dream or goal. The Aurora Borealis and the beam of light could represent the path that leads to achieving his dreams. The extensive repetition of "I ran so far away" could represent the notion of chasing dreams relentlessly, even when it seems impossible to achieve, just like a beam of light that seems unreachable.


Line by Line Meaning

I walk along the avenue
I was strolling down the street


I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
I didn't expect to come across someone like you


Meet a girl like you
Find a girl with your qualities


With auburn hair and tawny eyes
You have red-brown hair and golden-brown eyes


The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Your eyes have a mesmerizing effect on me


You hypnotize me through
You put me in a trance with your gaze


And I ran
I fled


I ran so far away
I ran a great distance to get away from you


I just ran
I only ran


I ran all night and day
I ran non-stop for a long time


I couldn't get away
Despite my best efforts, I couldn't escape


A cloud appears above your head
A mist forms over your head


A beam of light comes shining down on you
A ray of light shines upon you


Shining down on you
Illuminating you


The cloud is moving nearer still
The fog is getting closer


Aurora Borealis comes in view
The Northern Lights become visible


Aurora comes in view
The natural light display can now be seen


Reached out a hand to touch your face
I extended my arm to feel your cheek


You're slowly disappearing from my view
You're gradually vanishing from my sight


Disappearing from my view
Fading from my perspective


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


I'm floating in a beam of light with you
I'm levitating with you in a ray of light




Writer(s): Francis Maudsley, Michael Score, Alister James Score, Paul Reynolds

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