Running Away
Chasing Shadows: Unveiling the Emotional Journey in Kina Grannis' 'Running Away'
Lyrics
I hide my face I'm trying harder than you'd ever know and
I am concealing my emotions, putting in more effort than you can comprehend
I can't help whats wrong, you've found your light
I cannot control what's going wrong; you have found your way or purpose
And no I, I can't fall down
I cannot succumb to despair
Wherever we were lost, you've returned from but I have not been found
While you have returned from where we were lost, I have not found my way back
And you're running away from what's here
You are avoiding confronting the present situation
But what you've found is not another place or year
What you have discovered is not a different place or time
And you're running away from what's real
You are evading reality
Ignoring your past and what you feel
Disregarding your history and emotions
When darkness falls I feel we're led by separate powers and I know
During difficult times, it feels like we are influenced by different forces
You see much more than stars above
You perceive more than just the celestial bodies
And yet your smile still fades
Your smile fades despite your deeper understanding
I noticed as you're trailing blindly behind an absent hand you made
I observe you following blindly, led by an absent guiding hand that you created
And you're running away from what's here
You are avoiding facing the current reality
But what you've found is not another place or year
What you've found is not a different place or time
And you're running away from what's real
You are escaping from what is genuine
Ignoring your past and what you feel
Ignoring your past and suppressing your true feelings
And not 10 minutes before crushing metal blinding lights
Just before a potentially life-altering event (crushing metal, blinding lights)
And fire he had raised his eyes to the icon on the dashboard and he said
In a moment of crisis, he looks at an icon on the dashboard and questions the meaning of his existence
"Is it enough for me to live in theory?" sipping down his sorrow he set the bottle down, having never thought this life was for himself
Wondering if living in theory is sufficient, he drinks away his sorrows, realizing he never thought this life was meant for him
Cause he was running away from what's here
He is also running away from the present reality
And what he found was not another place or year
What he found is not a different place or time
He was running away from what we feel
He is avoiding genuine emotions and experiences
Never giving himself the chance to live for real
He never allows himself the opportunity to live authentically
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