Lyrics
Hey, guy
Addressing someone informally or casually.
It's not in order
Suggesting disorder or chaos.
To walk around like the lads
Advising against behaving like the stereotypical youth.
Cause for people of my age
Implying a generation gap, feeling alienated.
You're a stranger
Pointing out the person is unknown or distant.
You're from a distant scene
Highlighting a separation from the norm.
Like a fox in a cage
Using metaphor: feeling confined and restricted.
Like a junkie without H
Comparing the feeling of restriction to a drug addict without heroin.
And I can clearly make out
Expressing the speaker's ability to discern the situation.
You don't have no clue
Indicating the person lacks understanding.
I'd rather forget you
Preferring to forget the person.
Don't know what my life's all about.
Expressing uncertainty about the purpose of life.
And you run and run and run
Describing a futile attempt to escape.
You can't get away
Highlighting the inability to break free.
You just try to escape
Attempting to avoid the reality of aging.
From your age I'm afraid
Expressing fear of aging and pretending to be youthful.
pretending to be young.
Emphasizing the act of pretending to be young.
You can't get it done
Stating the impossibility of achieving a goal.
Down and out, you're a bum
Labeling the person as a failure or a beggar.
You can't get it done
Reiterating the inability to accomplish a task.
Down and out, you're a loser
Declaring the person as a loser.
When you start to explain
Describing an attempt to rationalize or justify actions.
That you did it just for me
Claiming the action was done for the speaker's benefit.
I tell you straight: "Too far out!"
Rejecting the explanation as too extreme or unbelievable.
Forget all your fears
Encouraging the person to face and release emotions.
Cry out all your tears
Advising to express and deal with emotional pain.
It's the only chance to save your soul
Suggesting that confronting fears is crucial for salvation.
And you run and run and run
Repeating the theme of attempting to escape without success.
But can't get away
Emphasizing the inability to break free from constraints.
You just try to escape
Reiterating the attempt to avoid the reality of aging.
From your age, I'm afraid
Expressing fear of aging and pretending to be youthful.
You're just insane
Labeling the person as irrational or mentally unstable.
You can't get it done
Affirming the inability to achieve a goal.
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