In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
Nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
It's not love, I'm running from
It's the heartbreak I know will come
'Cause I know you're no good for me (you're no good for me)
But you've become a part of me
Everywhere I go, your face I see
Every step I take, you take with me, yeah
Nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
I know you're no good for me
But free of you I'll never be, no
Each night as I sleep, into my heart you creep
I wake up feelin' sorry I met you
Hoping soon that I'll forget you
When I look in the mirror to comb my hair
I see your face just smiling there, yeah
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide (from you, baby)
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
I know you're no good for me
But you've become a part of me
How can I fight a love that shouldn't be?
When it's so deep, so deep, deep inside of me
My love reaches so high I can't get over it
It's so wide I can't get around it, no
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide from you, baby
Just can't get away from you, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
No matter how I try to
I know you're no good for me
But free of you I'll never be
Nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide)
I got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide)
Got nowhere to run (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Got nowhere to hide
Nowhere to hide
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
It's not love, I'm running from
It's the heartbreak I know will come
'Cause I know you're no good for me (you're no good for me)
But you've become a part of me
Everywhere I go, your face I see
Every step I take, you take with me, yeah
Nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
I know you're no good for me
But free of you I'll never be, no
Each night as I sleep, into my heart you creep
I wake up feelin' sorry I met you
Hoping soon that I'll forget you
When I look in the mirror to comb my hair
I see your face just smiling there, yeah
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide (from you, baby)
Got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide
I know you're no good for me
But you've become a part of me
How can I fight a love that shouldn't be?
When it's so deep, so deep, deep inside of me
My love reaches so high I can't get over it
It's so wide I can't get around it, no
Nowhere to run, nowhere to hide from you, baby
Just can't get away from you, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
No matter how I try to
I know you're no good for me
But free of you I'll never be
Nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide)
I got nowhere to run to, baby (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Nowhere to hide (nowhere to hide)
Got nowhere to run (nowhere to run, nowhere to hide)
Got nowhere to hide
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Nowhere to Run Lyrics as written by Lamont Dozier Edward Jr. Holland
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