Running Wild
Chasing Dreams: Unveiling the Meaning Behind Roxy Music's 'Running Wild'
Lyrics
There's that melody again
Reflection on a recurring melody in the speaker's mind.
Burning through my head it does me in
The melody is intense, causing mental distress.
Turns me right around to my old friend
The melody triggers thoughts about an old friend.
Wonder how you've changed, are you still
Curiosity about the friend's changes and current state.
Running wild, like you do
Reference to the friend's behavior of running wild.
When all your dreams come true
Linking running wild to the fulfillment of dreams.
Happy days you pretend
Nostalgic recall of happy days and love's eternal nature.
That your love will never end
An illusion that love will endure forever.
There's that melody again
Repetition of the haunting melody.
Where it's coming from I must have been
Uncertainty about the origin of the melody.
Drifting out of time, now I'm in
A sense of being out of sync with time.
Underneath you'll find I'm just the same
Reassurance that, despite changes, the speaker remains the same.
Running wild, like you do
Comparison to running wild in the face of shattered dreams.
When all your dreams fall through
Running wild when dreams do not materialize.
I can always pretend
Ability to pretend, possibly to cope with reality.
That I'll fall in love again
Hopeful pretense of falling in love again.
Running wild, like we do
Recurrence of the theme of running wild.
If only dreams came true
An expression of longing for dreams to come true.
I could even pretend
Continuation of the ability to pretend.
That I'll fall in love again
Reiteration of the hopeful pretense of falling in love.
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