Run Away
Escaping Love's Clutches: Tangerine Noon's 'Run Away' Narrative
Lyrics
Don't you mind, don't you mind
Expressing a request or suggestion to the listener not to mind or be bothered.
If I leave your room, and the things
Contemplating leaving a shared space, possibly a room, and leaving behind shared experiences.
Oh the things we used to do
Nostalgically referencing past activities or memories.
Don't you think, I should think that I love you still
Questioning whether the listener thinks the speaker still loves them, with a reflection on enduring emotions.
And my heart has the same endless feel
Highlighting the constancy of the speaker's heart and its enduring emotions.
Don't you mind, I won't mind
Expressing that the speaker won't mind or be bothered by something.
If I ask you to leave a kiss on this man and his shadow too
Suggesting a symbolic action of leaving a kiss on a man and his shadow, possibly signifying departure.
Run away, run away, run away from you
Issuing a command to run away from the listener, portraying it as a necessary action.
It's the first and the worst thing I have to do
Stating that running away is the first and most difficult thing the speaker must do.
Run away, run away, run away from you
Reiterating the command to run away, emphasizing its importance.
It's the last and the worst thing I want to do
Expressing that running away is the last and most undesirable thing the speaker wants to do.
I should try, I should try to make it clear
Acknowledging an attempt to clarify or explain something.
I don't want to live a life with this same old fear
Stating a desire not to live a life filled with persistent fear.
Cause my love, yes my love, is my brutal fear
Connecting the speaker's love with a formidable fear, possibly suggesting a complicated relationship.
To be left all alone with no one near
Expressing the fear of being left alone without anyone nearby.
So I run and I run, run away from you
Describing the act of running away from the listener as a repeated action.
And it was the worst thing I had to do
Reflecting on running away as the worst thing the speaker had to do.
Run away, run away, run away from you
Reiterating the command to run away, emphasizing its significance.
It's the first and the worst thing I have to do
Repeating the idea that running away is the first and most challenging thing the speaker must do.
Run away, run away, run away from you
Reiterating the command to run away, highlighting its importance.
It's the last and the worst thing I want to do
Expressing that running away is the last and most undesirable thing the speaker wants to do.
The very last thing before I go
Referring to an action as the very last thing before the speaker departs or concludes.
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