Run

This is about relationship, of course. It's an unstable, they don't know is this serious or no. The guy is probably afraid of attachment (If I try to get close, he's already gone). They are a bit offbeat with each other (While I powder my nose, he will powder his gums) and maybe leading a destructive lifestyle (the powder - drugs).

The girl wants the guy to open up and hints that otherwise they'll end up as a disaster (oh this is suicide). The guy continues and doesn't see a problem here (you can't see the ropes)

"They've got nothing to say" - they don't know if they should express love to each other or talk about avoiding attachment. But "Just the beating of hearts..." hints that they feel as if they might be soulmates.

They don't want to tell to their folks, because they don't know what will happen in the future and their scared of making a commitment. The girl is asking if they will stay for another day, but is also hinting that she could love him forever.

They both seem to be in a fragile state so for now they keep together to be stronger until they solve some problems and are brave enough to make some plans.

It's clear that the song is about a relationship between the main singer and her lover. Some people think that the relationship is not steady, and that the boy's mind is elsewhere. I think so too, but in a different regard.

My interpretation is that the boy has had a traumatic experience, one that still haunts him (But he is restless at night / He has horrible dreams). This experience causes him to be distant at times. The girl doesn't have a full understanding of his past("Don't know where he's been going / Don't know where he's been") and when she tries to either a) understand his past or b) to fix him, he resists ("And if I try to get close / He is already gone"). Also, his parents have already died, and they seem to have passed away before the boy's traumatic episode("And he won't tell his folks / 'Cause they're already ghosts").

The boy's past / depression might cause the boy to be manic at times, have violent outbursts, or have a reality that is separate from the girls'. When she says "Will you stay with me, my love / For another day?" She might be asking him to hang on to reality and not go into his own little world. She could also be begging him not to commit suicide.

I only focused on the relationship element between the two characters in the song, not the "run" repetition. I hope this helped!

The first 2 lines should be:

While I powder my nose, he will powder his gums...

it's an obvious reference to coke...

{ but the fire is coming so i think we should run } i think the fire is talking about the consequences of their actions, and how it's going to come to hit them back in the face or something, so they should run from it.

I honestly think this song is about a relationship haunted by drug abuse from the male party. Allow me to explain:

"While I powder my nose He will powder his gums And if I try to get close He is already gone Don't know where he's going Don't know where he's been But he is restless at night He has horrible dreams So we lay in the dark 'Cause we've got nothing to say Just the beating of hearts like two drums in the grey I don't know what we're doing I don't know what we've done But the fire is coming So I think we should run"

The powder in his gums is, as others have said, is most likely a reference to cocaine - snorting it, I suppose. And if she tries to get close (not only physically close, but if she tries to care for him and love him) he is already gone, lost in the drug; he is a different person, lost in whatever "wonders" the drugs are doing for him and detaching him from other people - also, drugs can have long-term social alterations in people, making them feel like the don't fit in (another reason he may be "gone"

"Not knowing where he's going is a clear indication, I think, of her uncertainty for the future. She doesn't know if he'll still be around tomorrow, or nevertheless if he;ll still be with her. I can't see any other possible meaning for this - "going", in here, really heavily puts the word "future" into my head when trying to think of the meaning.

Not knowing where he's been suggests that the singer is perhaps worried, or suspicions, of her partner's past. Perhaps she thinks he's cheating? Or something different? I feel there isn't enough detail here to make such a speculation. Her not knowing where he's been may also suggest she doesn't share these drug experiences with him, and he's the only taking them.

Being restless at night and having bad dreams is, from personal experience and a bit of external research, both an effect and a side-effect of drug abuse. They keep him up at night, and when he does sleep it is riddles with bad dreams.

They lay in the dark with "nothing to say", I think, because they have grown so far apart. They don't know how to talk to each other, yet stay awake because they are thinking - worried! - about what's going to happen if they continue as they are.

"I don't know what I'm doing" may be a reference to his drug abuse. When on most substances, you don't actually know what you're doing. Everything is a blur, and time sometimes repeats itself (hence the repetition of this line).

She thinks they should run because there is nothing else they can do. To run away from those problems would put them behind them. She wants him to leave his drugs, and "run" with her (WE should run).

"While I put on my shoes He will button his coat And we will step outside Checking that the coast is clear on both sides We don't want to be seen No, this is suicide *But you can't see the ropes And I won't tell my mother It's better she don't know And he won't tell his folks 'Cause they're already ghosts So we'll just keep each other as safe as we can Until we reach the border Until we make our plan"

Skipping to the first symbolic line (in my opinion), them not wanting to be seen, suggests that they are ashamed of each other. a Big BIG hint of an unstable relationship. She is ashamed of him for his drug abuse, and he is ashamed of her for.. well, I don't know.

The "suicide" she talks of will be related to his drugs. He abuses them so much that he may well end up killing himself. (Correction here: *) But you can't see the robes, suggests that they may SEEM fine on the outside, but are strained and help apart from each other by mental differences and worries.

She won't tell her mother, because her mother would scold her for being with someone suffering from drug abuse. And he won't tell his folks because they're already dead - presumably because of similar drug problems (going back to it being suicide: here is your reason to believe it will kill the man - it has already killed his family).

So they just keep each other safe "as they can", trying to (I suppose) shield themselves from the reality of the situation. And until the reach a "border" (where they can cross over into the painful reality of their relationship) or a "plan" (some look at the future, and a chance at fixing things), they will keep shielding each other, and avoiding the truth.

"Will you stay with me, my love For another day? 'Cause I don't want to be alone When I'm in this state Will you stay with me, my love 'Till we're old and grey? I don't want to be alone When these bones decay"

The singer here seems to have a fear of dying alone. And even though their relationship is fractured and broken, she still wants to stay with him forever. Also, asking him to stay with her for "another day" and "'till they're old and grey" may be her asking him to stop his drug abuse. If he were to stop, he would be bale to live another day, and even until he's old, and in-turn be with her.

And then the first verse is repeated, emphasising her confusion, irritation, and feeling conveyed at the start.

Ultimately, this sing isn't specifically about drug abuse in relationships, but more-so simply about the dangers of running from problems, flying blind, without any kind of plan or idea of what is going on.

-Harry.

i think that this song is about a relationship but its not the main topic, the guy seems to have a bad past that makes him revive some memories and have horrible dreams, he lost himself after that incident .The girl doesn't know what to do to make him feel better but she knows exactly what he is going through without communicating with him, just by laying in the dark in silence. The couple is pressured by society they feel something bad is coming for them so they are looking for an escape from this cruel world, run away together. The expression 'run' might be literal or figurative, however what we are sure about is that they will leave their lives hanging in their past and build new ones or maybe not, they are running away from something , they dont know where they are going but they feel the flames coming their way its for you to imagine how they will RUN...

Run — Daughter

While I powder my nose, he will powder his gums And if I try to get close, he is already gone I don’t know where he’s going, I don’t know where he’s been But he is restless at night, he has horrible dreams So we lay in the dark, cos we’ve got nothing to say Just the beating of hearts like two drums in the grey I don’t know what we’re doing, I don’t know what we’ve done But the fire is coming, so I think we should run I think we should run, run, run, run run, run , run, run run, run , run, run

While I put on my shoes, he will button his coat And we will step outside, checking that the coast is clear On both sides, we don’t want to be seen, no this is suicide But you can’t see the ropes But I won’t tell my mother, it’s better she don’t know And he won’t tell his folks, cos they’re already ghosts So we’ll just keep each other as safe as we can Until we reach the border, until we make our plan To run, run, run, run To run, run, run, run To run, run, run, run

Will you stay with me my love, for another day Cos I don’t want to be alone, when I’m in this state Will you stay with me my love, ‘til we’re old and grey I don’t want to be alone, when these bones decay Run, run, run, run Run, run, run, run Run, run, run, run

Run, run, run, run Run, run, run, run Run, run, run, run

While I powder my nose, he will powder his gums And if I try to get close, he is already gone I don’t know what we’re doing, I don’t know what we’ve done But the fire is coming, so I think we should run

I thought this could be about cocaine too... they are restless, can't sleep and the best thing she can come up with is to start running and not stop. She doesn't want to be alone in this state. Paranoia? Not sure what the fire refers to though.

I think this is about her and an older lover, a prohibited relationship. They are together, but they have to keep their love private because if anyone found out , maybe he could get arrested or something. And that's because he is scared and maybe not ready to commit, he just have a lot to lose.

I thought it was about a relationship when i first heard it, then after really listening to the lyrics properly, i now hear it as if their talking about a Zombie Apocalypse