Runboy
Embrace the Current: Unleashing the Power Within
Lyrics
You cannot stop a river if it has a place to go
You cannot obstruct the natural course of a river if it has a destination.
You can rediret the water but you can't arrest the flow
You can alter the direction of the water, but you cannot halt its continuous movement.
You can dam it, but you'll damn yourself
You can build a dam, but doing so may lead to negative consequences for yourself.
Then you'll never know
If you dam the river, you will remain unaware of the potential outcomes.
Where the river would have taken you if you had let it
If you allow the river to flow, you'll discover where it could have taken you.
Run boy, run boy
Encouragement to keep moving forward.
The ground feels strange, strange beneth your feet
The ground beneath you feels unfamiliar and uncertain.
The ice looks thin, the water looks so deep
The situation seems precarious, and the depths are unclear.
There is no right or wrong path, only good or bad
There's no absolute right or wrong path; choices are between good and bad.
The bad one leaves you looking back at what you could have had,
Regret may accompany a bad choice, looking back at missed opportunities.
You better
Reiteration of the need to keep moving forward.
Run boy, run boy
Reinforcement of the message to run and not stand still.
The silence of your planted feet is rising out with danger
The quietude of standing still is associated with danger.
Run boy, run boy
Encouragement to run before the necessity to change becomes unfamiliar.
Before the need to move and grow will grow into a stranger
Stagnation leads to becoming a stranger to oneself.
You have to stick your neck out to reach for the top
To achieve greatness, one must take risks and extend beyond comfort.
Lay it all on the line, pull out all the stops
Commit fully where challenges and opportunities are abundant.
Jump in with both feet where the wild river runs
Dive into the unpredictable wildness of life.
You'll prove them all wrong who said it could not be done
Prove doubters wrong who claimed certain tasks couldn't be accomplished.
Stand up, stand up, everything has it's price
Success comes at a cost, and everything has its price.
The more you achieve, the more you sacrifice
More accomplishments require more sacrifices.
Don't you listen when you're told about the "best days in your life"
Caution against nostalgic views of the "best days" as a distraction.
A useless old expression it means passing time until you die
The notion of "best days" is meaningless; it's time passing until death.
Run boy, run boy
Reiteration of the urgency to keep moving.
The silence of your planted feet is ringing out with danger
The stillness is associated with danger and potential negative consequences.
Run boy, run boy
Emphasizes the need to run before personal growth becomes unfamiliar.
Before the need to move and grow will grow into a stranger
Warning about the consequences of resisting change.
Somebody's watching you somebody's watching you
The feeling of being observed, possibly urging action.
I'm out here watching you telling you to run
Someone is watching and advising to run, reinforcing urgency.
You will never stop this river
The unstoppable nature of progress and growth.
It has a place to go!
Asserts that the river will persist because it has a purpose.
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