Gomez

Black Eyed Dog/Free to Run

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Black Eyed Dog/Free to Run Lyrics

Black eyed dog callin’ at my door
Black eyed dog callin’ out for more
Black eyed dog he knows my name
Black eyed dog he knows my name
Black eyed dog
Black eyed dog

Growin’ old and I wanna go home
Growing old and I don't wanna know
Growing old and I wanna go home

I am free to run, and walk slowly along
And everyone, walking slowly along
I walk slowly along

Cause I've been walking far too long
Drag my feet like everyone
Always wanted to run away but walk slowly along

I feel so tired
Come sit here for a while
I can see it in your smile
Come sit here, let's hold for a while

Cause I've been walking far too long
Drag my feet like everyone
Always wanted to run away but walk slowly along
I walk slowly along
I walk slow

I'm free to run
I'm free to run
I'm free to run
I'm free to run
I'm free, ah yeah
La la la la la la la yeah
La la la la la la yeah
La la la la la la la la yeah
La la la la la la la la

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shep420 On Jul 13, 2006

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Black Eyed Dog is a Nick Drake song that I've never heard, but I like Gomez's version of it, and it melts nicely into Free to Run. From what I can tell the black eyed dog is depression or death.

Free to Run is one of my favorite Gomez songs, it makes me think of lost hot tub summer nights outdoors all high and shit. I think it's about the choice between living like squatter or conforming to an occupation. Other people seem to think it is about slowing down and enjoying life, which may be true, but that's not what I think of when I hear it. Though it does fill me with melancholy of my care-free days of daily smoke-outs where I was REALLY slowed down, it makes me shiver with delight at the fact I can run away from home, but chose to accept my problems and life as it is in a conventional manner. Sort of.

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