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Stuck inside these four walls
Sent inside forever
Never seeing no one
Nice again like you
Mama you, mama you
If I ever get out of here
Thought of giving it all away
To a registered charity
All I need is a pint a day
If I ever get outta here
If we ever get out of here
Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
I hope you're having fun
Band on the run, band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching every one
For the band on the run
Band on the run
For the band on the run
Band on the run
Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
Seeing no one else had come
And a bell was ringing in the village square
For the rabbits on the run
Band on the run
Band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching every one
For the band on the run
Band on the run
Yeah, the band on the run
The band on the run
Band on the run, hey
Band on the run
Well, the night was falling as the desert world
Began to settle down
In the town they're searching for us everywhere
But we never will be found
Band on the run
Band on the run
And the county judge who held a grudge
Will search for evermore
For the band on the run
The band on the run
Band on the run, yeah
Band on the run, yeah
Sent inside forever
Never seeing no one
Nice again like you
Mama you, mama you
If I ever get out of here
Thought of giving it all away
To a registered charity
All I need is a pint a day
If I ever get outta here
If we ever get out of here
Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash
As we fell into the sun
And the first one said to the second one there
I hope you're having fun
Band on the run, band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching every one
For the band on the run
Band on the run
For the band on the run
Band on the run
Well, the undertaker drew a heavy sigh
Seeing no one else had come
And a bell was ringing in the village square
For the rabbits on the run
Band on the run
Band on the run
And the jailer man and sailor Sam
Were searching every one
For the band on the run
Band on the run
Yeah, the band on the run
The band on the run
Band on the run, hey
Band on the run
Well, the night was falling as the desert world
Began to settle down
In the town they're searching for us everywhere
But we never will be found
Band on the run
Band on the run
And the county judge who held a grudge
Will search for evermore
For the band on the run
The band on the run
Band on the run, yeah
Band on the run, yeah
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This song consists of 4 different parts - confinement, desperation, escape and running.
Confinement = stuck inside these 4 walls. desperation = if I ever get out of here escape = well, the rain exploded running = band on the run
The confinement part is very subdued, as if he's given up - it's reflective too. The heart starts beating faster when he's thinking about escaping and the desperation of his situation. Crash!!! The Breakout - the release - you can almost 'feel' the freedom. All that's left is to RUN! For ever more.
Paul said it was intentionally written to have several meanings - could be jail cell or trapped in life.
@Digi-G "Sent inside forever". Sounds like he's saying life is a prison for him or could be.<br /> <br /> Second verse, sort of wishing he wasn't the famous ex-Beatle.<br /> <br /> "Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash<br /> As we fell into the sun"<br /> <br /> Rain as in a life in misery, the 'sun' could be heroin as that's a slang name for it.<br /> <br /> "And the first one said to the second one there<br /> I hope you're having fun"<br /> <br /> Hoping they're enjoying the drugs.<br /> <br /> "And the jailer man and sailor Sam<br /> Were searching every one"<br /> <br /> Jailer man isn't a prison warder, it's cops and Sailor Sam? Maybe uncle Sam, US coastguard searching everyone for drugs.<br /> <br /> Also, McCartney could be using a homophone because the word 'band' is also pronounced the same as the word 'banned'.<br /> <br /> Banned on the run. What's banned? Drugs.
@Digi-G - Hate to break it to you - but it is a dig at Charles Manson. He was 'possessed' by the Beatles until he did their will, then taunted by them ('boy, you're going to carry that weight a long time', etc.)
No doubt this song is about the Beatles.
@VereorMucro I alway thought the song was about Beatlemania? Stuck inside the four walls? The Beatles at one point had to be lock down in there hotel rooms for safety reasons, or they will never get away from fame? " Sent Inside for ever". Paul used metaphor's in the song. Like the madness of Beatlemania and the great fame of it all, Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash<br /> As we fell into the sun<br /> And the first one said to the second one there<br /> I hope you're having fun". It also about other stuff at the time that happen.
@VereorMucro I alway thought the song was about Beatlemania? Stuck inside the four walls? The Beatles at one point had to be lock down in there hotel rooms for safety reasons, or they will never get away from fame? " Sent Inside for ever". Paul used metaphor's in the song. Like the madness of Beatlemania and the great fame of it all, Well, the rain exploded with a mighty crash<br /> As we fell into the sun<br /> And the first one said to the second one there<br /> I hope you're having fun". It also about other stuff at the time that happen.
the best McCartney tune. he trueley is a living legend.
Hey! Every Word In The Song Does Not Have To Be Capitilized; They're Not Important!
His and Linda's Japanese incarceration. Who carries the ganja in their purse with the kids?
Someone asked me recently if I were stranded on an island and could have one song only to play, what would it be? After some deliberation, I went with this one. So much variety within one tune and, after all these years, it never seems to wear out or get old.
Have you ever read the book Helter Skelter? I did. It is the whole story of the Charles Manson Family Murders that occurred in L.A. CA. on Aug. 9, l969. During the trial, it came out that some of the Beatles songs were connected with this mans twisted mental state. It was surmised by the trial prosecutor, Vincent Bugliosi, (the Jailor Man) that these songs might have been a catalyst for these peoples insane behavior. Hence the title of the book. I don't remember exactly how many of the Beatles songs were involved, but two of them were Helter Skelter and Piggies both are on the White Album.
During the commission of these gruesome murders, one of the Manson family members painted the word Piggies on the walls of Sharon Tate's Mansion in the murder victim's own blood. Reportedly, an investigation of these songs, and their writers, was conducted. Somewhere I learned, it may be in the book, Charles Manson (Sailor Sam) had, at one time, been associated with the Merchant Marines in some capacity, but, at this time, I cannot document that fact.
During the Beatles career, it was a big hobby of their fans to try to uncover the hidden meaning of their songs. There were radio stations that fanned that fire by having fan call in programs for that very purpose. I was, a huge fan of the Beatles, and I was caught up in the hobby myself. I still believe that Lennon loved to play mind games with Beatles fans, and McCartney too, but to a lesser degree. From the first time I heard the song “Band On The Run,” It was obvious to me, having read Helter Skelter, that it was an expos'e of how the Tate/LaBianca Murders helped facilitate the break up of the Beatles (The Band on the Run.)
You really need to read Helter Skelter, but Let me explain my interpritation:
The first part of the song is Charles Manson (Sailor Sam) speaking, or thinking from his prison cell “Stuck inside these four wall, sent inside forever. Never seeing no one nice again like you mama..... (Susan Atkins aka Sadie Mae Glutz) Manson's main woman in this murderous family who was sentenced to life in prison as was he. If I ever get out of here....thought of giving it all away.........If I ever get out of here; If WE ever get out of here..... This last line is not included in the Song Meaning Lyrics written above, but if you listen to the original studio recording it is definitely there “If I ever get out of here.....If We ever get out of here?)
The second part of the song. Substitute the word reign for rain: The reign, (of the Beatles), exploded with a mighty crash, as we fell into the sun, (when things started getting hot) and the first one (McCartney) said to the second one there (Lennon) I hope you're having fun (playing these mind games.)
The Jailor Man, and Sailor Sam were searching everyone: (for any kind of proof that the beatles music could have been at the root of these murders.)
The undertaker drew a heavy sigh seeing no one else had come, (He makes a living burying dead folks) A bell was ringing in the village square for the rabbits on the run. ( alluding to Jefferson Airplane's song White Rabbit) Remember, this was the psychedelic era.
Night was falling (time to turn out the lights on the greatest band in history) as the desert world ( LA. County) began to settle down. In the town (LA) they're searching for us everywhere.......
And the County Judge who held a grudge, well he and the jailor man just could not find any legal way to implicate George, John, and Paul. Let him search forever more for the Beatles (The Band on the Run)
@Freatlebeak Fascinating analogy. Thank you for sharing.
@Freatlebeak I love this interpretation. The sinister ending of the killer band is so interesting an idea. It makes me think of Bill Hicks talking about Judas Priest killing their fans through their ideas, which is hilarious if you haven't heard it. <br /> <br /> But kudos to you for detailed analysis, I have to ask as well, any ideas as to why a band would want to kill their fans? I'd like to hear what you think<br /> <br />
@Freatlebeak wrong. Nice try but it is about their bands legal battle with the label and their entanglements separate and apart. It is about Their freedom and running from the label/managers and all that. The county judge is an actual verdict...\r\n
@Freatlebeak ...um, no.<br /> <br />
ha ha ha ah i guess this one is turn my world on whenever i heard this song is a great song isnt it?
Personally, I think this song is about the Beatles and how everyone was keeping them in the spotlight after they broke up and trying to force them back together. And yes, Paul is definitely a LIVING legend. :-P
4 comments on one of McCartney's greatest songs. I love the soul in his voice when he says "Rabbits on the run" in the second verse. What a voice. And I swear if you listen very closely to the backup vocal when he says, "If I ever get outta here," it sounds a lot like John Lennon. Listen to it and hear. This song always puts me in a good mood when i'm down.