| Collective Soul – Run Lyrics | 15 years ago |
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Okay. i like the diversity of the opinions and interpretations here, but i feel as if everyone is really missing the deeper meaning. the opening lyrics are saying that everyone, not just him, are going through a severe depression as a result of confused ideologies. People are just consumers and have no unique identity and he's upset that he sees it and it's wearing off on him as apposed to him making a difference or being unique. Then in the same opening verse he says what is there left for him to dwell on and he wants to move on but does not know how. and he, like everyone else, is waiting for someone to point him in the right direction. which, unfortunately, won't happen. but the messenger is not a woman necessarily. it's someone to open his eyes and snap him out of this depression out of this boredom. In verse two he starts with the same idea as i've already said. he wants to know if there is something to snap us out of this very generic lifestyle that most of us follow. and when he says "I weaken with each voice that sings" he is reiterating that most ppl might even believe they are on the right path and when they try to point others in the "right" direction, he makes him feel worse because he's heard it all before and the people that think they get it, don't really. Then he calls this a "world of purchase." i believe here he is referring to our very consumer oriented lifestyles. most people don't care about improving their lives, or bettering themselves as human beings; instead they define themselves by the things they "purchase." you are what you buy basically. it sounds, in these last few lines, that he is almost conceding that to be happy in this consumer culture he needs to get over his boredom and just step in line with the way of the majority. but that almost sounds sarcastic. but the chorus "i've got a long way to run" is the most telling part. and what he is saying that no matter what, he has a long way to go before he either finds the right answers or is able to conform to popular culture. This is my first time posting here so i hope ppl like my interpretation. thanks for reading :) |
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