Sell It All, Run Away
Eternal Escapade: Hilltop Hoods' Melodic Flight
Lyrics
She took my hand like "Let's elope"
Initiation of a desire to elope, escape from current circumstances
I shook, I ran, I never wrote
Reacted with fear, avoidance, and refusal to commit to the idea
I sold it all, I ran away
Sold possessions as a symbolic act of detachment and escape
Run away, hey, hey
Repetition of the urge to run away, expressing a strong desire to escape
Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-We felt like Kurt and Courtney
Comparing their relationship to the troubled ones of Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
In all our dirty laundry
Shared difficulties and personal issues similar to dirty laundry
Stayed up thirty, forty
Extended periods of being awake, possibly fueled by intense emotions
Hours, told me she'd murder for me
Expressing a commitment to the relationship, even to the point of violence
We felt like Courtney and Kurt like
Continuation of the comparison to Courtney Love and Kurt Cobain's troubled relationship
All that you've brought me is hurt, Why've
Questioning the partner's actions and the pain caused
You gotta hollow me out like a termite?
Metaphorical reference, feeling emotionally hollowed out
Runaway, hey, hey
Repetition of the runaway theme, feeling abandoned by a higher power
We felt like Bobby and Whitney
-'Til we fell like Bobby and Whitney
-Felt like Johnny and Winona
-Put me in a coma 'til cops come get me
-Honestly watch me, I think we
-Flew too close to the sun are you with me?
-I feel like a runaway, like god isn't with me
-Runaway, hey, hey
Reiteration of the desire to run away
She took my hand like "Let's elope"
Repeated pattern of the desire to escape and the consequences of doing so
I shook, I ran, I never wrote
-I sold it all, I ran away
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-We felt like Sid and Nancy
Comparison to Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen, known for a tumultuous relationship
A pair of sycophants we
Describing themselves as sycophants, engaging in risky behavior
Skipped the light fandango
Reference to the dance and their willingness to indulge in pleasure
Stripped ourselves and licked the candy
Metaphorical expression of vulnerability and indulgence
Like, how can we be so happy
Reflecting on happiness despite the chaos they created
Right, in all this mess we made ourselves?
Acceptance of the consequences they face and the decision to escape
Let's run away, escape our cells
Encouragement to run away together and break free from confinement
Hey, hey, hey
Expressing mutual commitment, love, and shared experiences
Is what we told each other
-We'd lay, we'd hold each other
-We'd pray, we'd roll each other
-From gutter to gutter from sun down
-'Til sun up, we'd run 'round all cut up
-Through come downs and hunger
-All strung out, I loved her, I love her
-Runaway, hey, hey
Reiteration of the desire to run away
She took my hand like "Let's elope"
Repeating the cycle of eloping, running away, and selling possessions
I shook, I ran, I never wrote
-I sold it all, I ran away
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-Run away, hey, hey
-She took my hand
Describing the act of running away, leaving problems behind, and seeking an idealized place
Said "Let's leave our problems behind us"
-I shook I ran
-Somewhere it's always a Summers day
-I sold it all
-Ran towards the light and took no reminders
-Where no one could find us, just a pair of runaways
-Run away, hey, hey
-She took my hand like "Let's elope"
Final repetition of the theme of eloping, running away, and selling everything
I shook, I ran, I never wrote
-I sold it all, I ran away
-Run away, hey, hey
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