Runaway Train
Journey of Despair: Soul Asylum's Runaway Train
Lyrics
Call you up in the middle of the night
Reaching out to someone in a time of need, possibly feeling lost or distressed.
Like a firefly without a light
Feeling directionless and without guidance, like a lightless firefly.
You were there like a slow torch burning
Describing a slow, lingering pain or struggle in the past.
I was a key that could use a little turning
Feeling incomplete or locked, needing a change or transformation.
So tired that I couldn't even sleep
Experiencing exhaustion, both physically and emotionally.
So many secrets I couldn't keep
Having many burdens or hidden issues that are hard to keep secret.
Promised myself I wouldn't weep
Making a promise not to cry but struggling to keep it.
One more promise I couldn't keep
Failing to keep yet another promise, possibly alluding to a pattern of personal failures.
It seems no one can help me now
Feeling beyond the point of help, being in a deep state of trouble.
I'm in too deep
Being deeply involved in a difficult situation.
There's no way out
Feeling trapped with no apparent solution.
This time I have really led myself astray
Admitting to a significant and self-inflicted mistake or misjudgment.
Runaway train never going back
Expressing a desire to escape and not return.
Wrong way on a one way track
Going in the wrong direction on a path with no return.
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Feeling like progress should be made, but it's not happening.
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
Experiencing a sense of being neither here nor there, feeling lost.
Can you help me remember how to smile?
Seeking help to find joy or positivity in life.
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
Wanting life to feel meaningful and valuable.
How on earth did I get so jaded?
Reflecting on how one became cynical or disillusioned.
Life's mystery seems so faded
Life's mysteries losing their significance or allure.
I can go where no one else can go
Claiming a unique perspective or understanding not shared by others.
I know what no one else knows
Asserting knowledge or insights that set the person apart.
Here I am just drownin' in the rain
Feeling overwhelmed or engulfed by sadness.
With a ticket for a runaway train
Possessing a ticket for a journey away from problems.
Everything seems cut and dry
Perceiving life as predictable and lacking excitement.
Day and night, earth and sky
Seeing everything as straightforward and uninteresting.
Somehow I just don't believe it
Expressing doubt or disbelief in the simplicity of life.
Runaway train never going back
Reiterating the desire to escape with no intention of returning.
Wrong way on a one way track
Continuing in the wrong direction on an irreversible path.
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Feeling stuck and expecting progress that is not happening.
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
Reiterating the sense of being lost and without direction.
Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Purchasing a ticket for a journey away from problems.
Like a madman laughin' at the rain
Describing a state of madness or being out of touch with reality.
A little out of touch, little insane
Choosing an easier but perhaps destructive way to cope with pain.
It's just easier than dealing with the pain
Acknowledging that escapism is a more manageable option than facing the pain.
Runaway train never goin' back
Repeating the desire to escape, emphasizing the irreversible nature of the journey.
Wrong way on a one way track
Continuing in the wrong direction, tearing up the established path.
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Expressing the frustration of not making progress despite efforts.
Somehow I'm neither here nor there
Reiterating the feeling of being lost and without direction.
Runaway train never comin' back
Stating that the runaway train will never return.
Runaway train tearin' up the track
Describing the train as destructive and disruptive, tearing up its path.
Runaway train burnin' in my veins
Expressing the intense and enduring nature of the runaway train's impact.
Runaway but it always seems the same
Acknowledging the recurring nature of the runaway train, implying a cycle of escapism.
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