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Run Lyrics
I'll sing it one last time for you
Then we really have to go You've been the only thing that's right In all I've done And I can barely look at you But every single time I do I know we'll make it anywhere Away from here Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear Louder, louder And we'll run for our lives I can hardly speak I understand Why you can't raise your voice to say To think I might not see those eyes Makes it so hard not to cry And as we say our long goodbye I nearly do Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear Louder, louder And we'll run for our lives I can hardly speak I understand Why you can't raise your voice to say Slower, slower We don't have time for that All I want is to find an easier way To get out of our little heads Have heart my dear We're bound to be afraid Even if it's just for a few days Making up for all this mess Light up, light up As if you have a choice Even if you cannot hear my voice I'll be right beside you dear
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04-13-2004
"Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Makin' up for all that's less"
it reminds me of a girl i liked but due to complications with other people it never happened.. and we both liked each other at different times.. it was jus crap but i always remembered that line as if we could jus run away for a wee while and realise how much we seemed right for each other.. its a bit sad i know! but thats life
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06-03-2004
i think we have all been at that situation where we are afraid to love because of the pissible outcome.
"Snow Patrol" is a great band.
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06-10-2004
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06-26-2004
it reminds me of breaking up with someone you were never with.
(agrees with TheresNoiINteaM)
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09-18-2004
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09-20-2004
"Slower slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads"
09-01-2009
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09-22-2004
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09-24-2004
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09-25-2004
I agree with g4m8i7, I always thought the song was about leaving someone you really care for, but still having hope that in the end it will all work out ('I know we'll make it anywhere'). I think they're getting ready to leave each other and won't meet again for a while ('Then we really have to go' ... 'We don't have time for that'). And also, when he sings 'Louder, louder, we'll run for our lives' it's like they are wanting to escape from everything else and just stay how they are at that moment, like their lives will not be the same without each other.
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09-27-2004
"To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we said our long goodbyes
I nearly did"
This to me is saying that because they still really love each other, it really hurts having to say goodbye, but in this case they have no choice. For me the chorus is basically saying no matter what happens, there'll always be a place in my heart for you, and I'll always think about you.
"Louder, louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say"
I think that is the dude's thoughts on like running away together, but really deep down they know that they can't do that, as much as they'd love to.
Pfff...Totally love this song, brings back good and bad memories for me. Still not bored of it, never will be
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09-28-2004
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09-30-2004
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10-05-2004
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10-06-2004
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10-07-2004
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10-11-2004
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10-15-2004
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10-16-2004
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10-18-2004
if you look up other song lyrics from Snow Patrol, you'll see that they reference drug addiction a LOT.
And with that in mind, taking another look at these lyrics makes you kinda wonder...
"Light up, light up"...hmmmm, what could he be referencing here...??
In any case...as much as I'd like the lyrics to be something of deep, moving, qua-qua, good ol' fashion love song value...I kinda think that it mixes in the message of drugs into it.
Now, I could be wrong...but if you think I am, please look at at least 5 of their other songs' lyrics, and see just how often they reference drugs. Then think of a few different effects of drugs, think of some different terms or lingo people use to describe drugs and their effects, then take another look at these lyrics.
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we said our long goodbyes
I nearly did
-"I nearly did"...I nearly did What? I think he means he nearly did, as in, he nearly said his final goodbye...as in, he had an overdose and almost died.
Even if you cannot hear my voice, I'll be right beside you...(possibly due to the effects of drugs? - hey, it's possible.
Louder, louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
-deppressants/tranqulizers, maybe?
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
-Looking back on life...almost as if it's over...eh?
Well, sorry to ruin the joy of the song if that's what I did. But hey, I LOOOVED the song before, probably as much or more so than you, but after looking into their other songs' lyrics, I saw this song from a new perspective. Now, I could be wrong, and it would be cool if I knew I was wrong for sure, as I'd gain some more appreciation for the song. But I still love the song for how it sounds and the ability of his voice to make a deep connection to the listener.
Great song...but I dunno, does anyone see it the way I do?
08-17-2009
"Light up, light up" Is merely saying, be happy again.
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we said our long goodbyes
I nearly did
"I nearly did" means he nearly cried because he mentioned it makes it hard not to cry when they said good bye but he "nearly did".
Louder, louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Is followed directly by:
Slower, slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
So its saying why didn't you tell us to stop wasting our time? Its looking back on the relationship and wondering why they did what they did.
You've been the only thing that's right
In all I've done
Its just saying that she was the best thing in his life. And as mentioned above this song was written for a dying friend. Making the past tense and looking back at their lives becasue one of them is ending. Not drug related.
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
Even if it's just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Especially this verse, it sounds like they have has problems in the past but now when they are confronted with the possible death, they want to spend the next few days together. And it will be "making up for all this mess"
I think you can look at it from the perspective or drugs and addiction but it makes more sense in another :)
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10-20-2004
in regards to your first argument the line "light up light up" could be taken as a drug reference but is actually along the lines of "be happy" just like the phrase used by many "lighten up"
as for the "i nearly did" part, could you honestly not figure out what he nearly did?.... he nearly cried, i thought that was just a given though.
im not going to bother with the last few lines you mentioned because i have the true meaning of the song right from the songs composer/writer Mr. Lightbody, here are a few paragraphs from an interview/article on snow patrol including direct quotes:
But back to new single Run with lyrics like ''Light up, light up, as if you have a choice, even if you cannot hear my voice, I'll be right beside you dear.'' A love/break-up song maybe? Gary explained: ''It's really about family. It's wanting to protect them from all the people in the world that want to destroy. It's about running away and keeping them safe not about fighting which perpetuates the violent cycle. It's a hopeful song.''
The flares are a rather literal but effective interpretation of the chorus: “Light up, light up/ as if you had the choice/ Even if you cannot hear my voice/ I’ll be right beside you, dear.” It is, says, Lightbody, “a song about family, and wanting to protect them from all the bad things in the world. It’s an apocalyptic song. Can we go somewhere safe when everything goes mad? The opening line, ‘I’ll sing it one more time for you’, is about singing my kid to sleep. I don’t have a kid, but I hope I do one day”.
i hope this clears everything up
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10-21-2004
but it still itches my mind that a good portion of his other songs are about drug addictions and problems associated with them.
How do you know, that, only in order to get better publicity, he didn't just come up with new meanings that could very well fit that very loosely interpreted song? I mean, the lyrics are not by any means concrete, and singers have often been known to downplay the true meanings of their songs in order to get good publicity. All the time, when popular bands with really hateful lyrics are interviewed, they tend to downplay the negative message of their lyrics. They give interviewers completely different explanations of their songs than they do the audiences at their concerts.
Unfortunately, I have not been to a Snow Patrol concert...anybody ever been to one, and had the meaning of the song described to them by the band?
03-06-2009
I would also say: This song never references drugs. Ever.
21 hr 25 min ago
Something along the lines of a girlfriend/significant person killing themselves with drugs and the narrator having to watch them die.
Like Suezzle says, Snow Patrol's other work has a lot of references to drug use and this interpretation seems to fit with the rest.
A romantic view of the song is fine, of course, but I'm not convinced somehow.
Plus what an artist says their songs are about means nothing because they often lie, for personal reasons or just for kicks or to be pc or whatever. Look at half the things Bob Dylan said his music was about.
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10-27-2004
Makes it so hard not to cry And as we said our long goodbyes I nearly did" to me shows that this person is sayin goodbye to someone for the last time and how hard it is for them to let go...
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10-30-2004
To think I might not see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we said our long goodbyes
I nearly did
Light up, light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
Have heart my dear
We're bound to be afraid
that's where i get my opinion from
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10-30-2004
The real meaning doesn't matter, it's what you get from it that's the important thing
11-30-2008
I personally feel that it is about losing or leaving someone you love. Until this year though, I really didn't appreciate how moving this song is.
Having lost my father in the summer, i can see the lyrics from that point of view. I imagine it is exactly how my Mother feels or felt on the day it happened, wanting him to wake up (light up) and speak but understanding why he can't. Saying long goodbyes, being afraid, being right beside you.
I also can see how it can be about the breakup of a long term relationship. Having done this myself only two weeks ago, I think it could be about a couple who still love each other but have to break up because of their situation, maybe long distance or whatever. It makes me think of our last moments at the airport saying our long goodbyes wondering if it will be the last time we ever see each other
To think I might no see those eyes
Makes it so hard not to cry
And as we say our last goodbyes
I nearly do
Looking in to each others eyes thinking it could work but not here. Wondering deep down inside if you are making the right choice and wanting the other person to speak up and say lets run away from here but understanding why they do not speak as they know they are doing the right thing.
Louder Louder
And we'll run for our lives
I can hardly speak, I understand
Why you can't raise your voice to say
Wanting to slow the last moments down as there isn't enough time for all that needs to be said. But talking pointless things to try and take your minds of the enormity of what is happening and confusion in our hearts.
Slower, Slower
We don't have time for that
All I want is to find an easier way
To get out of our little heads
Being afraid because you don't know how it will be without each other. Knowing it will get easier.
Have heart, my dear
we're bound to be afraid
Even if its just for a few days
Making up for all this mess
Still loving and caring for each other and that you will always be in each others hearts and thoughts. Wanting the other person to be happy and get through this.
Light up, Light up
As if you have a choice
Even if you cannot be hear my voice
I'll be right beside you dear
A song that can evoke so much emotion in everyone who hears it, and bring all these people to comment on it here, surely means it has to be one of (if not 'the' one) the best written songs ever.
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10-31-2004
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