I think this song as a whole getting away from the normal course of a life. Which is growing up getting a job and getting sucked into the day to day. I think running isn't about eloping but trying to get off the grid completely away from everything that we end up having no choice about doing. When he sings "She said you know there's no place left to go" I think he's talking about everyone being so connected that even if someone wanted to disappear go off the grid it's not really that easy anymore. Which is why at the end of each chorus her says, "We could try!". I think the little battered radio would be both the means of existence=music and the only connection to the outside world. The album is called Contra I think most songs are aligned against something in some way.
I think this song as a whole getting away from the normal course of a life. Which is growing up getting a job and getting sucked into the day to day. I think running isn't about eloping but trying to get off the grid completely away from everything that we end up having no choice about doing. When he sings "She said you know there's no place left to go" I think he's talking about everyone being so connected that even if someone wanted to disappear go off the grid it's not really that easy anymore. Which is why at the end of each chorus her says, "We could try!". I think the little battered radio would be both the means of existence=music and the only connection to the outside world. The album is called Contra I think most songs are aligned against something in some way.