Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)

Creamx23, I couldn't agree more with you!!! The first Gnarls Barkley song I heard was "Crazy", but since I heard it on your typical "latest hit" radio station, I never stopped to pay any attention to the lyrics.

Until a friend sent me "Going On", which caught my attention immediately with it's profound and straight to the point message, urging people to transcend the socially established mental framework and escape from it's limitations, reaching out for a superior plane of existence...Just like that, in the form of an extremely catchy, vigorous and rhythmical hymn!!!

Enchanted by the energetic provocation, I looked for "Crazy" immediately...and there you have it: "I remember when I lost my mind, there was something so pleasant about that place...". Once you've tuned into their wavelength (which may be easier or harder depending on how close your own actually is to the band's), their message just pours right into you with doubt at all about interpretation.

If any doubt is left...well...keep running!!!

creamx23, dont just diss everybody else's angles on the song's meaning. it means to them what it means to them, and what they can relate to. and, you know, unless ur ceelo or danger mouse, u dont really know either, so just stop acting like you do. this is you OPINION, not a fact.
with all due respect tho.

lol you hit the nail on the head kuckunniwi. we're kindred spirits. i had similar experiences with "crazy" and "going on" as well. both of those songs hit me like a wave when i 1st heard them and i at once picked up on what he was saying. i wish everyone else could see it, cuz it's really beautiful what he's putting out there for people if theyre receptive to it. i loved your "keep running" line too, you totally get "it" lol. youre awesome. thanks for your cool reply and keep spreading the message on the dangers of not running!! lol PEACE!!!

my bad, anandatalia, i did come off a little strong in my comment. its just when i 1st came to this page and seen everybody completely missing the point (in my opinion) on all these songs, i was kinda shocked. i did get a lil condescending though. in all fairness though, the site is about song meanings. you and others may have opinions on what it means, but as for me i can say with 99% accuracy that i know what a good percentage of gnarls barkley songs mean.

you dont really have to be the artist or the producer to know what "we are the champions" by Queen is all about. its self explanatory. thats how these songs are for me. maybe someday after you've realized that there's no lasting happiness or peace in physical existence, the words "you cant win child, we've all tried to, you've been lied to, its already inside you" will make perfect sense to you. then again a lot of people live out there lives chasing illusions til the day they die....which is okay too. everyones different like you said.

either way though it is open for interpretation, and if you believe it means something else with any real level of certainty then i respect that, and i'd be more than open to hear your take. if you dont have a definitive opinion, then perhaps you will forgive the condescending tone of my original post and try to absorb what i said and see if it dont actually make sense. regardless, i appreciate your comment. PEACE!