The Boy Who Ran Away
Escape Beyond Words: The Tale of a Vanishing Soul
Lyrics
There was a boy a ran away
Expresses the act of a boy running away
From what he didn't know
Highlights the boy's uncertainty about the reason for running away
Whom, he wouldn't say
Suggests the boy keeps the cause of his departure a secret
He just had to go
Emphasizes the inevitability of his departure
Something snapped inside of him
Describes a breaking point within the boy
As he fled from a nameless threat
Portrays the boy escaping an unidentified danger
Crowds of people stood aloof in Waterloo
Depicts the indifference of onlookers during his escape in Waterloo
There's no sunset, sunset
Contrasts the lack of a typical calming sunset during his escape
And when he gets to this mythic place
Refers to a mythical destination the boy reaches
The streets are dirty, dark and deep
Describes the challenging and gloomy nature of the mythical place
There is no rest there
States there is no rest in this place
There is no place to lay a head to sleep, to sleep
Highlights the lack of a place to find comfort and sleep
There was a boy who ran away
Reiterates the boy's act of running away
From what he didn't know
Re-emphasizes the uncertainty behind his escape
Whom, he wouldn't say
Reiterates the secrecy surrounding the cause of his departure
He just had to go
Reiterates the inevitability of his departure
Went to so much trouble
Describes the effort made to distance oneself from someone
To banish you from my sight
Quotes the boy stating the person is an unwanted mistake
He said that you're an accident
Expresses the suggestion to forget about the mentioned accident
An accident about which I should forget, forget
Reiterates the advice to forget about the accident
And now that the wheel has gone around
Indicates a cyclical return to the starting point
He's back where he belongs
States the boy is back to where he belongs
And he knows there is no hope
Expresses the realization that there is no hope in the return
Only solace in the words of this song
Notes that solace is found in the words of the song
Solace in the world of this song
Reiterates the solace found in the world created by the song
Solace in the world of this song
Repeats the idea of finding solace in the world of the song
There was a boy who ran away
Repeats the theme of the boy running away
From what he didn't know
Reiterates the uncertainty about the reason for his escape
Whom, he wouldn't say
Reiterates the secrecy surrounding the cause of his departure
He just, he had to go
Reiterates the inevitability of his departure
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