Got me running
Got me running, got me running
But the race, it never ends
Got me running, or else I'm done in
You got me coming as you're going
And the chase, it never ends
I'll be running till the second coming
Dictator, love hater
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Victrola, controller
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing
'Cause we left the fucking water running
Got me running
Got me diving, got me diving
Got me deep, I get the bends
When I'm summoned, or too late coming
You got me running, got me running
But the race, it never ends
I'm feeling done in, it's rather stunning
Dictator, love hater
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Victrola, controller
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing
'Cause we left the fucking water running
Was cleared for, for lift off
Aborted my take off
Living in the shadows, crossing my fingers
A date with the gallows and a reprieve not looking likely
You got me running
You got me running
You got me running
You got me running
...
But the race, it never ends
Got me running, or else I'm done in
You got me coming as you're going
And the chase, it never ends
I'll be running till the second coming
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Victrola, controller
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing
'Cause we left the fucking water running
Got me deep, I get the bends
When I'm summoned, or too late coming
You got me running, got me running
But the race, it never ends
I'm feeling done in, it's rather stunning
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Victrola, controller
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing
'Cause we left the fucking water running
Aborted my take off
Living in the shadows, crossing my fingers
A date with the gallows and a reprieve not looking likely
You got me running
You got me running
You got me running
...
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Running explores the inherent tension between alienation and solidarity, frustration and optimism, reality and possibility. The lyrics have a ‘the more things change the more they stay the same’ energy (endless running, diving into bottomless depths), but while this is undoubtedly a frustrated song, it’s offset by a stubborn refusal to stop. Running is tired, but it’s not exhausted. Movement has always been one of frontman Eddie Vedder's primary metaphors for change and possibility. If we stop, nothing changes, and they win.
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The Dictator/ Love Hater or the Victrola Controller portion of the song strikes me as Eddie's perspective living under Trump running the country and controlling the "music." We're all living in the sewer below dealing with the darkness and sh** flushed our direction by him, although it could be any strongman boss figure.
The Dictator/ Love Hater or the Victrola Controller portion of the song strikes me as Eddie's perspective living under Trump running the country and controlling the "music." We're all living in the sewer below dealing with the darkness and sh** flushed our direction by him, although it could be any strongman boss figure.
It's making peace with the garbage, inevitable, depressed situation and running nonstop with your head up anyhow.
It's making peace with the garbage, inevitable, depressed situation and running nonstop with your head up anyhow.