The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I walk along the avenue
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Hypnotize me through
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
'Pearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
Beam of light with you
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I couldn't get away
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
I never thought I'd meet a girl like you
Meet a girl like you
With auburn hair and tawny eyes
The kind of eyes that hypnotize me through
Hypnotize me through
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
A cloud appears above your head
A beam of light comes shining down on you
Shining down on you
The cloud is moving nearer still
Aurora Borealis comes in view
Aurora comes in view
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
I couldn't get away
Reached out a hand to touch your face
You're slowly disappearing from my view
'Pearing from my view
Reached out a hand to try again
I'm floating in a beam of light with you
Beam of light with you
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I couldn't get away
And I ran
I ran so far away
I just ran
I ran all night and day
And I ran
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I Ran (So Far Away) Lyrics as written by Francis Maudsley Alistair Michael Score
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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you guys are pathetic. this song is about being afraid of love. he meets a woman that fits his dream and he bolts.
"A cloud appears above your head. A beam of light comes shining down on you. "
sounds like an angel of some kind to me. Also, the mention of Aurora borealis (aka the northern lights) is parralleling beauty
Is it possible there could be a double meaning? On the surface, it's about abduction, but it's really about how someone can abduct you emotionally when you fall in love, like steal your heart and it's scary.
The song is about a person's feelings of love and desire, and how they are trying to escape from reality to be with the person they love.
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The chorus of the song repeats the phrase "And I ran, I ran so far away" which can be interpreted as the protagonist trying to escape from the reality and seeking a place where he and the girl can be together. He says that he ran all night and day, but couldn't get away, which may suggest that his feelings for the girl and the desire to be with her are so strong that he cannot escape them.
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This song, and the entire album is about alien abduction. If you look up the album art for the vinyl copy of the single "I ran", you will see a closeup of a man's sunglasses with UFO's in the reflection. The strange women in the video are ALIENS....RUN!!! RUUUUUNNNNNNN!!!!!!
I can dig man,love ya name.
Are you admitting to being an alien girl? :)
Step 1) Watch music video. Step 2) Listen to entire album & watch their videos.
I shit you not....The entire album is about UFO sightings & alien abduction. It was probably meant as a joke, inspired by E.T., or they just really wanted a theme/gimmick.
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hah, i too saw the one hit wonders thing.... it inspired me to dl it.... i think im gonna get a flock of seagulls haircut and BRING BACK THE EIGHTIES!!! MWAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
i just have to say this, maybe im the only dork who cares but they had a lot of other good songs. even a few minor hits, they are so underrated.
I love the song. Is it possible the lyrics have some deep meaning or is it just some dude runnning?
Its funny how you ALL got it wrong. The song is about alien abduction.
Oh, for pete's sake, of course this song is about alien abduction. The name of the band, "A Flock of Seagulls" is from some quote on being abducted, the authorities scoff at the report, saying the victim saw a flock, not a UFO. the beam of light from a "cloud" is the girl getting abducted, but the singer, at first terrified (and running), but in the end in love, reaches out to touch her, and floats in the beam with her, getting abducted too.