For The River
Escape the Chase: Running for Freedom with Nickelback's 'For The River'
Lyrics
Stuck in a cage
Feeling confined or restricted.
Luck of the draw
Outcome determined by chance or luck.
Hours to wait
Waiting for a certain period of time.
Gotta get out
Strong desire to escape or break free.
Lord, I gotta fight one
Feeling compelled to confront a challenge or obstacle.
Get me a key
Desire for a means of escape or liberation.
Pick me a lock
Seeking a way out, possibly through unconventional means.
Gotta be free, ready or not
Strong desire for freedom, regardless of readiness or preparation.
Gotta run, gotta run
Emphasizing the urgency to escape or flee.
Gotta run, gotta run
-Gotta run, gotta run
-Nowhere to hide 'cause someone's gotta find you
Feeling exposed or vulnerable because someone will find you.
Trying to breathe when everybody's right behind you
Struggling to cope when under close pursuit.
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Attempting to conceal one's tracks or actions.
Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance
Sensing danger or challenges lying ahead.
I'm running for the river
Symbolic act of running towards a river as a potential escape route.
'Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
Referring to a point of no return due to the river's high level.
They'll never catch me
Expressing determination to escape, suggesting it's unlikely to be caught.
I'm running for the river
-You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
-But there ain't no going back
-They'll never catch me
-Tell em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
-Let out the hounds
Commands given or actions taken to prevent escape.
Stand up the guards
-Stand up and bow
-Better be boss like the Kennedy's
-A fast one, now that the trees
-Ended the swamp
-Gotta be free
-So don't ever never stop
-Gotta run, gotta run
-Gotta run, gotta run
-God damn it, it's a fast one
-Nowhere to hide cause someone's gotta find you
Feeling exposed or vulnerable because someone will find you (repeated).
Trying to breathe when everybody's right behind you
Struggling to cope when under close pursuit (repeated).
Scattering leaves to try and cover up the footprints
Attempting to cover up or hide one's actions (repeated).
Water ahead because I can hear it in the distance
Sensing imminent danger or obstacles approaching (repeated).
I'm running for the river
Reiteration of determination to escape, asserting that capture is unlikely.
'Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
-They'll never catch me
-I'm running for the river
-You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
-But there ain't no going back
-They'll never catch me
-Tell 'em that you tried, but you're never gonna catch me
-Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance
Reinforcing the presence of imminent danger or obstacles (repeated).
Water ahead 'cause I can (gotta run) hear it in the distance
-Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance
-Water ahead 'cause I can hear it in the distance (gotta run, gotta run)
-I'm running for the river
Reassertion of the determination to escape, emphasizing unlikelihood of capture.
'Cause the river's been high and there ain't no goin' back
-They'll never catch me
-I'm running for the river
-You can ride, you can fly, you can tell them that you drive
-But there ain't no going back
-They'll never catch me
-They'll never catch me
Confident assertion that capture is improbable or impossible.
Never gonna catch me
-Never gonna catch me
-They'll never catch me
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