When to Run
Finding Freedom: Inner Turmoil Explored
Lyrics
The back porch is softer than my bed
The back porch is more comforting than my bed.
'Cause it hasn't seen the times I've cried
The back porch hasn't witnessed my tears like my bed has.
I keep 'em all there filed away in my head
I keep memories of all the times I've cried filed away in my mind.
I've said it before and I'll say it again
Repeating a sentiment expressed before.
On bad days it's like a poison, it destroys and
On difficult days, negative emotions act like a poison, damaging everything familiar.
Stains every place I've ever called my home
Negative emotions leave a lasting mark on every place I've considered home.
And I just wanna run away
Expressing a desire to escape from current circumstances.
I wanna run toward something new
Expressing a desire to move towards something new.
I wanna run away
Reiterating the desire to run away.
I wanna run, I wanna run, I wanna run
Emphasizing the strong desire to run away.
But how do I know when I'm done?
Pondering how to determine when the need to run is satisfied.
How do I know, how do I know
Repeating the uncertainty of knowing when it's time to stop running.
How do I know when to run
Persisting uncertainty about when to run.
Wherever I go, I always know
Wherever I go, I'm aware of the consequences of my actions.
All that will follow, but give me a chance
Requesting a chance to differentiate today from tomorrow.
To simply set today apart from tomorrow
Expressing a desire to stop and appreciate the present moment.
Will I ever stop stopping to wonder
Wondering if the speaker will ever cease to be amazed or curious.
If I savor lightning far too quick
Questioning if the speaker rushes through enjoyable moments.
Burn through what's bright
Consuming positivity before fully experiencing the accompanying challenges.
Before I've even heard the thunder
Reacting to brightness before fully understanding the difficulties ahead.
And I just wanna run away
Reiterating the desire to escape.
I wanna run toward something new
Reiterating the desire to move towards something new.
I wanna run away
Reiterating the desire to run away.
I wanna run, I wanna run, I wanna run
Emphasizing the strong desire to run away.
But how do I know when I'm done
Pondering how to determine when the need to run is satisfied.
How do I know
Repeating the uncertainty of knowing when it's time to stop running.
How do I know, how do I know when to run
Persisting uncertainty about when to run.
I bought a cake, it's no one's birthday
Purchasing a cake without a specific reason or celebration.
And now my mouth is blue
The consequence of eating the cake results in a blue mouth.
I feel the sugar coursing through
Sensations of sugar flowing through the speaker's body.
I didn't know what else to do
Indecision and resorting to eating cake as a reaction.
But I'll trade coffee for water
Choosing a different beverage over coffee.
It'll last about a week
Expecting the coffee replacement to last a short period.
I'll rinse two new tattoos
Rinsing off two new tattoos at the kitchen sink.
For fifteen minutes at the kitchen sink
Engaging in a routine, potentially symbolic, cleaning process.
And I will find a way
Determined to find a way back to familiar places.
To make it back to where I've been before
Expressing the intention to try to revisit past experiences.
And I will try today
Committing to making an effort to open doors instead of closing them.
To open 'stead of closing every door
Expressing determination to be more open to opportunities.
And I will find a way
Committing to finding a way to acknowledge past experiences.
To tell myself that I've been there before
Expressing determination to be more open to opportunities.
And I will try today
Committing to finding a way to acknowledge past experiences.
To open 'stead of closing every door
Expressing determination to be more open to opportunities.
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