And the grass wasn’t green enough here
After watering it with my tears
I’m not sure where you went
Now we are just past tense
And the snakes, they are slithering in
Chasing me to my end
I can’t say where that is i’m running again

And when I get there it won’t be far enough
I’m a renegade it’s in my blood
If ever I get there it won’t be fast enough
I’m a renegade i always was

And the spark never lit up a fire
Though I tried and tried and tried
The wind came from your lungs
A hurricane from your tongue
I’ll keep your secrets with me
Right behind my teeth
Your anger, your anchor
But I’ll sail much further on
Ah ah, ah ah, on

And when I get there it won’t be far enough
I’m a renegade it’s in my blood
If ever I get there it won’t be fast enough
I’m a renegade i always was

(I’ll keep running, I’ll keep running again)
Keep running, running, running
(I’ll keep running, I’ll keep running again)
Running, running, running
(I’ll keep running, I’ll keep running again)

And when I get there it won’t be far enough
I’m a renegade it’s in my blood
If ever I get there it won’t be fast enough
I’m a renegade it’s in my blood
I’m a renegade i always was


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Renegade Lyrics as written by Hayley Nichole Williams Taylor York

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    I honestly believe this is a forward song from Haley saying she's sorry for being sorry for who she is in the most possible sincere way she can.

    The grass wasn’t green enough here After washing it with my tears I’m not sure where you went We are, just past tense

    It was said by the Farro brothers that the band was falling apart, and wasn't as put together as everyone thought it to be. Even though the brothers didn't really believe she was trying to help she confides that it was heart breaking to watch as she states she watered the grass with her tears, but all she did didn't help. Now she knows they are no longer together though she can't quite understand why she just knows that what once was is no longer there.

    The snakes, they are slithering in Chasing me to my end Can’t say where that is I’m running again

    Here I believe she is stating she knows she made some mistakes possibly dealing with the case about her manager as well as how the Farro brothers believed that it was all about her, but it was her manager who wanted her to be a solo artist. Maybe it's a way of saying that her running away from the problem made it worse, like the 2008 concert, but she can't take it back.

    Oh, when I get there it won’t be far enough I’m a renegade It’s in my blood If ever I get there It won’t be fast enough I’m a renegade I always was

    Referring to this 'end' she is saying that it will never satisfy her. She openly admits its because she a rebel, or somewhat of a traitor. I think it's her way of apologizing of how she is but that doesn't mean she is ever going to change. also that even though the Farro brothers and her only acquired a major problem when they were famous she has always been this way so she also may be referring to something about how the brothers judged her for being the center of attention and is apologizing for how she seemed to be acting, but she's always been a 'renegade'- she's always been this way.

    Well, your spark never lit up the fire Though we tried and tried and tried The wind came through your lungs A hurricane from your tongue I’ll keep your secrets with me Right behind my teeth The anger, the anchor I’ll sail more further on Ah, on

    In a sense I think it's her way of saying it just wasn't meant to be, and that it's okay because at least they all tried, but she is still a little bittersweet about it because of the words the Farro brother had said in their post for leaving the band. She confides that she'll still keep all The secrets she may or may not have as a peace keeper because she doesn't want to hold a grudge about what happened, but if the brothers are to they will only be hurting themselves because she is leaving it in the past.

    Oh, when I get there it won’t be far enough I’m a renegade It’s in my blood If ever I get there It won’t be fast enough I’m a renegade I always was

    Again she is stating she won't ever change, and she sorry, but she won't.

    I’ll keep running I’ll keep running again keep running I’ll keep running running, running Keep running, running running

    I think this is a way of saying she going to continue making mistakes because that just what she is, and even though some may believe it to be selfish of her she is always going to do what comes naturally.

    Oh, when I get there it won’t be far enough I’m a renegade It’s in my blood If ever I get there It won’t be fast enough I’m a renegade I always was

    And that just happens to be a rebel of sorts, and maybe she may not like what she does sometimes, but it's her. She's not going to change who she is even if she is sorry for her mistakes.

    I think it's more of a peace offering to the Farro brothers. It's kinda like "I made some mistakes, but so did you, it just who we are"

    Lexi47on July 24, 2013   Link

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