She's Runnin' Away
Chasing Shadows: A Tale of Heartbreak and Redemption
Lyrics
When you look out your window and see her runnin' away
Observation of the act of a woman running away when viewed from a window.
You start addin' things up, how you let her down
Reflecting on personal shortcomings and mistakes that led to her departure.
Now she's makin' you pay, by runnin' away
Consequences of one's actions manifesting as her demanding payment by leaving.
It's just like some movie, one you've already seen
Comparing the situation to a familiar movie, where the narrator plays a lonely character.
You're playin' the part of the guy all alone up there on the screen
Being in the role of a solitary figure on the screen, emphasizing loneliness.
You know what that means
Acknowledgment of understanding the symbolism or significance of the movie scenario.
Your sight's twenty Ã??cause you're lookin' behind
Turning around to look back, possibly with regret or nostalgia.
You only wish you had thought of some thing you could do
Wishing for an action that could have comforted her, but realizing it's too late.
To ease her mind, instead what you find is her runnin' away
Frustration at finding her running away instead of finding a solution to ease her mind.
Bury me in a lonesome valley
Expressing a desire to be buried in a desolate place, symbolizing solitude and detachment.
So I can feel the sun goin' up and down
Desiring to experience the cycles of nature (sunrise and sunset) in isolation.
And I can hear that old river rollin'
Longing to hear the river and the wind as the only sounds in the lonesome valley.
And the cryin' wind is the only sound
Emphasizing the silence, except for the sound of the wind, in the envisioned place of burial.
It takes a whole lifetime to learn how to live
Stating the time it takes to learn the art of living and understanding the balance of giving and taking.
To know when it's time to stop takin'
Recognizing the need to stop taking and realizing the capacity to give.
And learn you've got something to give, that's how to live
Highlighting the essence of living—knowing when to give and take.
But that's not my story and I'm here all alone
Expressing personal solitude and being left with only the sound of the house.
The only thing left is the sound of this house
Emphasizing the emptiness with the narrator pacing in the absence of anyone else.
And me pacin' alone, there's nobody home, and she's runnin' away
Reiterating the departure of the woman and the loneliness that follows.
Bury me in a lonesome valley
Repeating the desire to be buried in a lonesome valley for a deeper connection with nature.
So I can feel the sun goin' up and down
Reiterating the longing for the sun, river, and wind in the imagined solitary resting place.
And I can hear that old river rollin'
Repeating the desire to hear the river and the crying wind as the sole sounds in that quiet place.
And the cryin' wind is the only sound
Reiterating the envisioned peace and tranquility in the lonesome valley.
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