Runaway Train Lyrics

Lyric discussion by neldor 

Cover art for Runaway Train lyrics by Avantasia

One nice girl told me once that to her this seems to be about heroin, or drug addiction in general. I think she was quite right. If you read the lyrics, it seems to be pretty clear.

Song Meaning

No disrespect, but I can't relate to that at all. I'll admit that a couple of lines could be used to reference heroine easily (use of words like white and snow generally) but thats just a small part of the song as a whole.

I see the song more of as someone who has to make a choice and wondering which one to take, the paths being living in a world of illusions or accepting that reality isn't just sweet but also a bitter fact of life.