Seventeen years by her side
Broke the same bed
Wore the same clothes and we said
We're sisters with nothing between
If one of us falls
The other will soon be following

Both of you fell the same day
You don't know why
One of you never woke up
And you laid by her down on the floor
Desperate to hear her footsteps again
But this house is on fire
We need to go

Oh, you don't have to go it alone, go it alone

Run for your life my love,
Run and don't give up
With all that you are,
All that you want
I will be close behind
Run for your life

She had a fire inside
And that terrified you
You swore you'd never lose your control
Baby let yourself go
It's part of your height
And I know the hunger inside of you is strong
You can only hold back the river so long

Oh, you don't have to go it alone
Oh, you don't have to go it alone, go it alone

Run for your life my love,
Run and you don't give up
With, all that you are
And all that you want
Run for your life right now
And if you don't know how
Come back a few
Take all that's true
And leave all that's broke behind
Run for your life

Oh, you don't have to go it alone
Go it alone, go it alone,

Run for your life my love
Run and you don't give up
All that you are
All that you want
Run for your life right now
And if you don't know how
Go back a a few
Take all that's true
And leave all that's burnt behind

Just run for your life
Run for your life


Lyrics submitted by llscience, edited by Yellowmuffin, Plans, mattjames2010, hylianhero33

Run for Your Life Lyrics as written by Joseph A King Isaac Edward Slade

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    My Interpretation

    This can be a bit of a long-shot, but I actually don't think this song is about two friends or two sisters. I interpret it as a girl who's going through a tough time in life, especially with her faith. I think this song is another song with a Christian perspective.

    "Seventeen years by her side Broke the same bread Wore the same clothes and we said We're sisters with nothing between If one of us fall The other will soon be following"

    I think this is about a girl who is Christian and has had a good life this far; she trusts God, believes in Him and knows that without help of God, things wouldn't go so well.

    "Both of you fell the same day You don't know why One of you never woke up And you laid your body down on the floor You're desperate to hear her footsteps again But this house is on fire, we need to go"

    She's hit by a crisis without a warning (death, a turn in life or something else that's evil), and suddenly it doesn't feel as bright anymore and she feels as if God has abandoned her. She's maybe even ashamed of herself and blames herself for not trusting God enough. She's afraid of what has happened and tries to get her faith back. The crisis haunts her and she tries to cure it with her faith as she always has done, but it doesn't work.

    "Oh, you don't have to go it alone, go it alone

    Run for your life, my love Run and you don't give up With all that you are All that you want I will be close behind Run for your life"

    I think the chorus is God assuring her that he's with her even if things feel horrible. He tells her to run away from the evils that haunt her, to not give in not matter what and be sure that He's with her through it all.

    "She had a fire inside And that terrified you You swore that you'd never lose your control Baby, let yourself go 'cause part of you hides And I know the hunger inside of you is strong You can only hold back the river so long"

    The crisis that hit her was stronger and more severe than she expected and she's so scared of the feeling and that it'll never be alright again. She tries to get the crisis under control since it's suffocating her, and she's afraid of what will happen if she don't. God tells her to relax, that the way she's handling it brings out the worse in her and this is not how He wants her to act. She has maybe lost all her will for life right now but God knows it's buried under all of her sadness and fright. He will take care of it for her since He promised her He would.

    This is only my interpretation and it can be WAY off what it really means, but I wanted to share anyway. :) Cheers!

    Dreamyourlifeawayon March 27, 2012   Link

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