Run Like Hell
Escape the Shadows: Pink Floyd's Run Like Hell Unveiled
Lyrics
Run, run, run, run
The repetition of "Run" emphasizes urgency and a need to escape or avoid something.
Run, run, run, run
-Run, run, run, run
-Run, run, run, run
-You better make your face up with your favorite disguise
Suggests putting on a false appearance using makeup or disguise.
With your button down lips and your roller blind eyes
Describes a detached, emotionless expression ("button down lips") and a lack of awareness ("roller blind eyes").
With your empty smile and your hungry heart
Points to a fake smile and a heart filled with hunger, possibly for success or fulfillment.
Feel the bile rising from your guilty past
Refers to feeling a rising discomfort or guilt from one's past actions.
With your nerves in tatters as the cockleshell shatters
Depicts a moment of intense anxiety or crisis ("nerves in tatters," "cockleshell shatters," "hammers batter down your door").
And the hammers batter down your door
-You better run
The repeated command to "run" is reinforced, suggesting the necessity of immediate action.
Run, run, run, run
Reiteration of the urgency to run, emphasizing a sense of danger or threat.
Run, run, run, run
-Run, run, run, run
-Run, run, run, run
-You better run all day and run all night
Advises constant running day and night, possibly to escape the consequences of one's actions.
Keep your dirty feelings deep inside
Suggests hiding or suppressing one's negative emotions and thoughts.
And if you're taking your girlfriend out tonight
Warns about potential risks when taking someone out, hinting at the need for secrecy.
You'd better park the car well out of sight
Advises parking the car out of sight, reinforcing the theme of secrecy and avoidance.
'Cause if they catch you in the back seat trying to pick her locks
Describes a clandestine activity and the consequences of getting caught ("pick her locks").
They're gonna send you back to mother in a cardboard box
Forewarns of severe consequences, suggesting a harsh punishment ("send you back to mother in a cardboard box").
You better run
Reiterates the urgency to run, reinforcing the idea that escape is the only option.
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