Running Man
Unveiling Life's Grand Design with Randy Houser's Running Man
Lyrics
Well you start with nothing
Starting with nothing, a metaphor for the beginning of life.
Just like the day you were born
Life's journey is compared to starting anew, like the day of birth.
Then you find that something you were made for
Discovering a purpose or calling that aligns with one's identity.
It's a grand design
Life is portrayed as a well-thought-out plan or purpose.
It's damned divine
Emphasizing the divine and exceptional nature of this life plan.
When it's put together at the right time
The significance of timing in the realization of life's design.
It happens when you start believing
Belief is a catalyst for the unfolding of life's plan.
You heart knows but your mind just can't conceive it
The heart recognizes the plan, even when the mind struggles to comprehend.
Next thing you know you're in a van
Transition to a phase of life represented by being in a van.
In an old van
Highlighting the simplicity or age of the van, symbolizing a humble beginning.
Running man
Introduction of the "Running man" character, suggesting an active, dynamic life.
Running man
Repetition of "Running man" emphasizing the uncertainty and movement in life.
Running man
-You don't even know where you're going
-Oh, running man
-Hey running man
-Running man, hold your horses
Advising patience or caution in the journey of life.
Next thing you know
Expressing the theme of uncertainty and the perpetual state of not knowing.
The only thing you know
-Is that you didn't know nothing and you still don't know
-But you ride that train
Metaphorical references to traveling, flying, and accumulating experiences.
And you fly those wings
-And you fill your pockets full of empty things
-Hey running man
Repetition of "Running man" with a reminder to exercise restraint or patience.
Oh running man
-You don't even know where you're going
-Oh running man
-Hey running man
-Running man, hold your horses
-Every show's got an end
Addressing the inevitable end of every journey and questioning the next step.
Where're you gonna go then
-Running man?
-Running man
Reiteration of "Running man" with a call to hold onto patience or caution.
Oh running man
-You don't even know where you're going
-Oh, running man
-Hey running man
-Running man, hold your horses
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