Running
Chasing Redemption: Unveiling the Struggle in Derek Rinsema's 'Running'
Lyrics
(Chorus 1)
Chorus expressing the repetition of running without a halo, suggesting a lack of purity or innocence.
I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-(Verse 1)
Describes a phase of laying low, not slowing down, and running away from problems, feeling like a joke or a ghost.
Just laying low now
-Never slow down
-Running from my problems
-Feeling like a joke now
-Feeling like a ghost now
-(Pre-Chorus 1)
Pre-Chorus indicating a willingness to go down fast for someone, possibly sacrificing oneself for a relationship.
I'll go down fast,
-Go down fast for you
-I'll go down fast,
-Go down fast for you
-(Chorus 2)
Repetition of Chorus 2, with additional emphasis on being told to take it slow, hinting at advice to be cautious.
I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-(Verse 2)
Verse 2 reflects on the challenges, feeling misunderstood by others ("fucking up") and running out of luck or time.
Oh
-Everybody always thinking that i'm fucking up
-I think I'm running out of luck
-And it shows
-Waiting for the day that I'll be okay
-We'll be okay
-And you know
-Times are getting tough
-Just fiending for your love
-Can't ever get enough
-But these hoes
-Are fucking up my mind
-I think I'm running out of time
-I'm running out of time
-I’m running...
-(Pre-Chorus 2)
Pre-Chorus 2 reinforces the commitment to go down fast, emphasizing fragility ("made of glass") for the sake of someone.
But I'll go down fast,
-Go down fast for you
-I’m made of glass,
-Made of glass for you
-(Chorus 3)
Repetition of Chorus 3, with continued emphasis on being told to take it slow and acknowledging the ongoing act of running without a halo.
I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-I've been running with no halo
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-I've been running with no halo
-Telling me to take it slow now
-Yeah,
-‘Cause I've been running with no halo
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