You Can't Run Away from Your Heart
Unveiling the Heart's Dilemma: Patty Loveless's Emotional Journey
Lyrics
When you said you love me
Believing the sincerity of the statement expressing love.
I believed it was true
Confirmation of the belief in the truthfulness of the love.
It was true
Reiteration that the love was indeed true.
And now you say you're leaving
Announcement of the intention to leave or end the relationship.
Now you got me needing you
Expressing the emotional dependence that now exists due to the announced departure.
You go and say we're through
Confirming the end of the relationship.
You say nothing last forever
Assertion that nothing lasts forever, implying impermanence.
That's so easy
Observation that it is easy to say things won't last.
You can walk away
Highlighting the ability to physically walk away from a relationship.
But you won't be free
Suggesting that despite walking away, true freedom may not be achieved.
You can run everytime we touch
Suggesting the option of running away from emotional connections.
You can run when you feel to much
Emphasizing the possibility of running away when emotions become overwhelming.
You can lie all alone in the dark
Describing the option of lying alone in the dark, possibly indicating solitude.
You can run from the one you need
Stating the possibility of running away from someone considered essential.
You can run from the memories
Highlighting the option of escaping from memories.
But you can't run away from your heart
Affirming that one cannot escape from the true feelings of the heart.
Said our love was real
Reiteration that the love shared was genuine and significant.
More than any love you knew
Comparing the love experienced to any other previous love.
It was good to you
Acknowledging that the love brought positive experiences.
But when I held you near me
Expressing the ability to sense fear when in close proximity.
I could feel all the fear in you
Describing the pervasive nature of fear within the individual.
Runnin' through and through
Confirming the constant presence of fear within the person.
You think tears are all that lie in true loves shadow
Perceiving tears as an inevitable part of genuine love.
There's no place that you can run
Asserting that there is no escape from the consequences of love.
Our love won't follow
Stating that love will persist and won't be left behind.
You can run everytime we touch
Repeating the idea of the option to run away when emotions are stirred.
You can run when you feel to much
Reiterating the escape route when feelings become overwhelming.
You can lie all alone in the dark
Reinforcing the option to be alone in challenging times.
You can run from the one you need
Reiterating the ability to run away from someone essential.
You can run from the memories
Repeating the possibility of escaping from memories.
But you can't run away from your heart
You can run everytime we touch
Repeating the idea of running away from emotional connections.
You can run when you feel to much
Reiterating the option to escape when emotions are overwhelming.
You can lie all alone in the dark
Reiterating the possibility of lying alone in solitude.
You can run from the one you need
Reiterating the option of running away from someone considered essential.
You can run from the memories
Reiterating the possibility of escaping from memories.
But you can't run away from your heart
No you can't run away
Emphasizing the impossibility of running away from one's heart.
From your heart
Affirming the inability to escape from the genuine feelings within.
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