In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
You can run you can hide
But you can't escape my love
Here's how it goes
You and me
Up and down
But maybe this time
We'll get it right
Worth the fight
'Cause love isn't something you can shake
When it breaks all it takes is some trying
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
So if you go
You should know
It's hard to just forget the past
So fast
It was good
It was bad,
But it was real
And that's all you have
In the end our love mattered
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run, you can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
Here's how it goes
All it takes is some trying
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay (I won't make you stay)
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run, you can hide
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
But you can't escape my love
Here's how it goes
You and me
Up and down
But maybe this time
We'll get it right
Worth the fight
'Cause love isn't something you can shake
When it breaks all it takes is some trying
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
So if you go
You should know
It's hard to just forget the past
So fast
It was good
It was bad,
But it was real
And that's all you have
In the end our love mattered
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run, you can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
Here's how it goes
All it takes is some trying
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay (I won't make you stay)
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
If you feel like leaving
I'm not going to make you stay
But soon you'll be finding
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
You can run, you can hide
You can run
You can hide
But you can't escape my love
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this is another fucking beautiful song.
I was in the car with my mother one day and this song was on the radio. I wondered outloud why the title "escape" sounded so negative when the song is so loving. My mother said that maybe it was like my ex-boyfriend who liked me although I didn't want him to. At the time I thought that was terrible and also rather amusing. That summer my ex killed himself. Now I understand what the song really means. Even thought he's gone, what happened between us still exists. "So if you go, you should know/ it's hard to just forget the past, so fast/ It was good, it was bad, but it was real /and that's all you have/ in the end, our love mattered"
personally, i find this song freaky. here is this man telling a woman "if you want to leave it is okay, cuz i will find you, you cant escape." now, if a man told me this, i would be very afraid probably try to run and hide. but than he procedes to inform this worried woman "you can run you can hide but you cant escape my love" ouch. the freakiness of this song just went up ten points. this reminds me of pepe la pew (the skunk) who constantly chases after that poor cat. she runs "up and down" but cant get away, HE IS ALWAYS THERE. as my good friend says "some people call it stalking, i call it love" well here is a prime example.
I think the lyrics to this song are so perfect. It's my best friend and mine's fav song. My just dance to it and stuff when we're feeling down cuz guys suck lol. I think it means that this guy loves this girl and he knows if she wants to leave, she can but she cant escape his love.
this is the cutest song, i agree that its about a guy tellin his girl that she can leave, he's not gonna try and make her, but she cant ever get away from his love, which would really be hard to do, considering love is a feeling and as long as that person is feeling it, its always around. dur. this is gonna be me and my boyfriend's song, once i find one, lol.
this is actually a cool song, hot video too, anna kournikova is sooo hooootttttt! enrique is such a pimp, i wish i could be him for a day!
i think this song is way better than hero..... i dunno why its buzzin i love it......... he looks well sexy in the video too i hope it gets to no1 here in the uk xxxxxxxx
My X-boyfriend dedicated this song to me, It took me almost 3 weeks to figure out what it ment. But now that I know what it means I realized how much I realy do love him.
I dunno why but I like this song
I love this song! The lyrics are so perfect, and the video was just amazing! (especially the kissing scenes!)