Man on the Run
Desert Wanderer's Quest: A Man on the Run
Lyrics
Verse 1:
Opening Verse 1
I've got the desert in my eyes
Feeling a sense of vastness and emptiness
And the western skies on my mind
Thinking about the western horizon
Everywhere I look I see
Observing wide-open landscapes
Wide open country for miles
Surrounded by expansive, unoccupied country
Out in the distance,
Spotting a distant mountain
A mountain the size of the sun
Emphasizing the enormity of the mountain
I ain't drivin' nowhere,
Not progressing, staying in one place
I feel like a man on the run
Feeling like a fugitive or someone trying to escape
Get gone!
Encouraging oneself to leave quickly
Verse2:
Opening Verse 2
Adobe and teardrops are
Leaving behind simple things like adobe and teardrops
All I'm leavin' behind
Symbolizing emotional baggage left behind
I'm somewhere in Texas,
Being lost in Texas, unsure about the future
I'm lost and I don't see the signs
Feeling directionless and missing signs
In a bar in New Mexico,
Encountering an old man selling a gun in a bar
An old man sells me a gun
Introduction of a firearm without intent to use it violently
But I ain't shootin' no one
Clarifying the decision not to harm others
I feel like a man on the run
Continuing to feel like a fugitive or someone escaping
That's right
Affirmation of the feeling
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuuuunnn....
Intensification of the feeling
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Expressing difficulty in being caught
Whooaaa, I just gotta be free, free, free
Desiring freedom strongly
Whooaaa, Try to catch me
Reiteration of the desire for freedom
Whooooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaa
Extended emphasis on the desire for freedom
Verse3:
Opening Verse 3
From San Bernardino, you can see
Viewing the lights of LA from San Bernardino
The lights of LA.
Symbolizing proximity to a big city
The closer they get,
Noticing the lights slipping away as they get closer
The further they're slippin' away
Suggesting elusive redemption and forgiveness
I can almost feel
Almost feeling the desired forgiveness
The redemption forgiveness becomes
Struggling with the act of forgiving
But I can't forgive anyone,
Refusing to forgive others
I feel like a man on the run
Continuing to feel like a fugitive or someone escaping
That's right
Affirmation of the feeling
I feel like a man on the ruuuuuuunnnnnnnn....
Intensification of the feeling
I can't forgive anyone,
Expressing an unwillingness to forgive
I won't forgive anyone,
Reaffirming the decision not to forgive
And I don't forgive anyone,
Emphasizing the lack of forgiveness towards anyone
And I won't forgive you, that's true
Stating a refusal to forgive someone specific
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