The Streets – The Escapist

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All these walls were never really there
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
These walls you find - they're yours and mine
Confined not by them I
I am in times that lie behind my eyelids
The sunsets steal the rising silence

I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here

There's no rain on roof that grates and beats me
My favorite tree breaking lights to pieces
Sprinkling, shaded light on me
Throw a stone as high as you can
And hearing with hand not hear it land
Nothing taxing, dusting sand
My window and world spins and twirls
The walls then fall, I recall the sore
White clouds white wash faded spotless
The weighty shadows, ranges of rocks
The cold is all illusion thought up
The stroll on the shore, snooze and explore
All possibilities in each new morning
Until satisfied reaching out, yawning
Fish in a big dish, some rice and spice
Salt over shoulder never (?)
The truth I've told was silence sometimes
But who soul does not hide any crimes
Wrapped in walls, encircled by work
The walls fall - this story occurs
No barrier, no boundary, all hours I please
The freedom to stay all stray
Be fiend or friend, cause no harm but charm - the peaceful end

I'll not feel no fear
'Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near here

Pale ancient woods, strewn white sandy bays
This ugly room pales away today
I am swimming, in the ocean
I sink slow motion
Fingers, toes floating
Every year 'til yesterday
Seeing the eternal setting sea
I compare all this to me
Little fleeting momentary me
I blink my eyes, this is reminding me
Life lies in the blink of an eye
The old die for reasons, new tide, four seasons
New life born is like changing
All these walls were really never there
Nor the ceiling or the chair
I am eking weeks of peace on a beach
I see the breezes weave the trees
I am not here at all
You dearly fooled
I see busheling trees, the shush at the sea
The mischievous
Fluttering seagulls
No!
I'm not trapped in a box, I'm glancing at rocks
I am dancing off docks
Since this dance began
That's where I am

I'm not feel no fear
Cause I'm not really here
I'm nowhere near

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Track duration: 05:16

"The Escapist" as written by Michael Geoffrey Skinner

Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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    My Interpretation:Sometimes you just want to be away from everything that's going on; sometimes you need to be the escapist to save your own sanity.
    Flag psully26on October 19, 2012   Link
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    General Comment:"im not really here..."
    "thats where I've been, this this stance began"

    is all relevant that the world around him doesnt affect his inner peace with himself, he doesnt let shit (the world for that matter and all its contents) filter into his inner peace of his soul, his soul is watching clouds and sitting on shores; Since he's discovered how to handle life as a man. awesome awesome awesome. growing up following skinner as an artist through his albums really lead me to a great appreciate of poetry, and this album is just that
    Flag agentsbon April 22, 2012   Link
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    Song Meaning:According to an interview given by Mike Skinner to NME.com the song was written for a film, also called The Escapist. The film makers eventually picked a Coldplay song instead.
    nme.com/news/the-streets/…

    After seeing the film, i think this song would have been perfect.
    Flag mackiezron January 09, 2011   Link
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    My Interpretation:a declaration of spiritually induced freedom, and a word of advice that the walls were never really there. There is no way to make sense without asking Mike precisely what some of this means. However, I think its really a song about letting things be peaceful, or running away, and he also lets us in on the fact that he is an escapist with life, and maybe this is what all great songwriters are...the act of listening to a song deeply is an escape.

    Some of the song is just poetic fluff, but it sounds exceedingly beautiful. The metaphors are dripping with creativity, and they are improvised so try not to stare for an interpretation, What I can say is that when he says "no...I'm not trapped in a box...im glancing at rocks...im dancing off docks."
    its a slight reference to things going away when he says dancing off docks...like you cant dance off a dock, you need to sail from one in a boat, so hes making fun of the escapism he has personified, having a bit of fun with it, and letting you all know how he feels about super serious things. He's an escapist... Mike has some floppy tracks yes but this one makes up for ALL of them. I'd buy an album for this single tune
    Flag astral1on November 30, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:This song has been one of my favs since this album came out. It reminds me now so much now of my gf, not sure why, maybe cause she's like, the last kind of person I would have seen myself going out with, shows that your life can be anything you want it to be, you're not "trapped in a box"
    Flag xalmostbrokenxon January 18, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:"I am dancing off docks" - And what does this line mean? Is it some idiom or what?

    Thanks in advance. :)
    Flag Macuon October 20, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:I think the last verse is about death/after-life/heaven or whatever. When he dies he aint gonna be "trapped in a box" he is gonna be somewhere nice which is what he is describing, also "I'll not fear no fear"..whats there to fear after you die?

    Dont mean to put a black mark on a fucking beautiful n happy song tho haha!
    Flag 5upanov4on September 10, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:god... i wish i could just escape sometimes....... this is amazing. i listen to this and i just fade.... my desktop background.... my fucking life......im sorry im crazy. the way he says "im not really here" with all my problems just listening to this.... it saves me..... the greatest way to end an album so amazing.....
    Flag thenumber1guyon April 29, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:well this is basically the last album that mike skinner will release under the streets name.

    so i've heard.
    Flag mysleadon October 27, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:this song describes what mike thinks about when he closes his eyes an escapes the typical city life. he describes the natural beauty of the earth - plain and simple things which we often take for granted and which is often forgotten when living in a city environment.


    'im so done' at 4mins 42 seconds. what do u think this means?
    i herd that mike skinner was going into acting after his tour for the new album is over, does anyone think this is connected?
    Flag jackmxwaldenon September 18, 2008   Link

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