Run Away
Sivert Høyem Lyrics

How I long to get away
Expressing the desire to escape from the present situation or circumstances.

I felt so lost today I almost prayed
Indicating the feeling of hopelessness and the temptation to turn to prayer for help.

The children needed someone to go out with
Stating that there were children who required company to go out with.

But I was still a child and stayed inside
Implying a sense of immaturity and reluctance to shoulder responsibility.

And we all cried
Describing collectively the emotional pain and distress experienced by those involved.

Run away, run away - meet me at the dawning of the day
Repeatedly urging each other to escape and meet at a specific time in the morning.

With roses of neurosis on our cheeks
Metaphorically portraying a symptom of anxiety seen in the form of redness on one's face.

For weeks and weeks
Emphasizing the duration of the situation being referred to.

Oh, the sad life of the rich!
Ironically referring to the troubles of being wealthy.

Oh, the restraints of any life's a bitch
Reflecting on the challenges and limitations of existence, regardless of one's financial status.

The ties that bind, the bonds that hold you down
Referring to the emotional and social connections that can restrict one's freedom.

Come and side with your house-terrorist
Asking someone to align themselves with the person who challenges or opposes the rigid and oppressive status quo of their home environment.

Let's co-exist
Proposing that people with different views and lifestyles can live together peacefully despite their differences.

Meet me with your best I love you still
Asking the other person to show themselves at their best, while expressing continued affection towards them.

Time has a will and a mind of its own
Acknowledging that the passage of time can be unpredictable and uncontrollable.

Choose to choose, or you loose, when it moves you along
Encouraging one to make clear and active choices in life, or else risk losing opportunities and control when events move them forward without direction.

When the day was still new and you'd still hear me sing
Recalling a past time when the other person was more present and attentive.

We did brave and terrible things
Looking back on past actions, which may have been both courageous and destructive.

Untie for me these knots of ill communication
Metaphorically requesting to undo the knots that have tied up their ability to communicate well.

And run a woman's hand across my face
Asking to be physically soothed and refreshed by the touch of a woman's hand.

And see me change
Suggesting the possibility of transformative emotional or mental changes occurring as a result of the interaction.

The coast is clear and no one's seen us
Indicating a moment of opportunity during which they can escape without being seen or interrupted.

Something always comes between us
Lamenting an ongoing obstacle or difficulty that keeps them apart despite their wishes to be together.