SOUL ASYLUM

- Runaway Train Lyrics

Call you up in the middle of the night
Like a firefly without a light
You were there like a blowtorch burning
I was a key that could use a little turning

So tired that I couldn't even sleep
So many secrets I couldn't keep
Promised myself I wouldn't weep
One more promise I couldn't keep

It seems no one can help me now
I'm in too deep there's no way out
This time I have really led myself astray

Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Can you help me remember how to smile?
Make it somehow all seem worthwhile
How on earth did I get so jaded?
Life's mystery seems so faded

I can go where no one else can go
I know what no one else knows
Here I am just a-drownin' in the rain
With a ticket for a runaway train

And everything seems cut and dried
Day and night, earth and sky
Somehow I just don't believe it

Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Like a madman laughing at the rain
A little out of touch, a little insane
It's just easier than dealing with the pain

Runaway train, never going back
Wrong way on a one-way track
Seems like I should be getting somewhere
Somehow I'm neither here nor there

Runaway train, never coming back
Runaway train, tearing up the track
Runaway train, burning in my veins
I run away but it always seems the same

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Facts about Runaway Train

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Who wrote Runaway Train lyrics?


Runaway Train is written by Spin, Little Anthony, Kelly Rick.
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When was Runaway Train released?


It is first released on October 06, 1992 as part of Soul Asylum's album "Grave Dancers Union" which includes 12 tracks in total.
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What is the meaning behind Runaway Train lyrics?


When we explore how the lyrics were meant to make us feel, the track ‘Runaway Train’ from Soul Asylum conveys a heavy feeling of being homeless and confused, as if one is walking on a road with no visible end or aim. The song's words illustrate the difficulties of finding a way to experience joy and significance during a time of chaos and suffering, with the metaphor of a runaway train representing a life that has gone out of control. The lyrics of runaway train greatly highlight despair, heartbreak, angst, reflection, and solitude. On the other hand, the song celebrates the struggle and the despair, the quest for meaning and the loneliness. The lyrics touch on the themes of emotional struggle, the feeling of being lost, and the references to pain and jadedness that might not be appropriate for children under 13. Though there is no profanity or violence in the song, the themes are such that they deserve a PG-13 rating.
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Which genre is Runaway Train?


Runaway Train falls under the genre Pop.
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How long is the song Runaway Train?


Runaway Train song length is 4 minutes and 25 seconds.
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Songwriter(s): Spin, Little Anthony, Kelly Rick
Record Label(s): 1992 Sony Music Entertainment Inc
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Meaning to "Runaway Train" song lyrics

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Nate June 3, 2012-20:23
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The feeling that there is someone else we need to be, that we're not doing what we should be, that there has to be more to life then this are the main themes. It was not written simply for runaways.
Nikki Polastrophinticriny March 26, 2012-20:19
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the meaning of the song isn't about people whI have no homes it's about people who have ran away or have gone missing hence the term runaway train! duh KJW!
KJW March 11, 2012-19:50
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i love this song did you really base this on kids with no homes and do u play guitar urself i have been trying to learn it but its imposibnle ur my rock hero I
vience November 3, 2010-23:55
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reaaly like this song because it so memorabl, this is the reason why i fell in love to my husband the way he sang the song
jacquee August 25, 2009-11:09
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totally agree with you klan..i nodda kid anymore bt d lyrics surely depict my actions n behavior now :P
klan August 16, 2009-0:24
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i like it too..!very cool invite my past..hehhehe i was a kid at that time i heard this song plenty of memories reminds me.
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