LYRICAL ANALYSIS
Yes this song does seem to deal with death, and yes it does seem to reference birth.
(I wondered though since death comes before birth in the lyrics.)
(I wondered with the running, is he truly running away from something ?
but in the chorus I considered isthe running is just living life, using muscle and energy to move your life forward. Could it be both running from and to something ?)
This is the key.
THE RUNNING:
I think the running is simply being active, fighting against the challenges of life (fear and death) living your life.
Whereas death/ fear is referenced in the song, i think that it is more about OUR RESPONSE TO OPPRESSION
MUSICAL ANAYSIS
position 1:
Musically the versuses are filled with a melancholic and oppressive piano, there is a feeling of intrepid pusuit (the listener can identify with being chased by something/ someone).
position 2:
The chorus however conversely is filled with a hopeful and courageous confidence ‘we'll be running afraid of nothing’; the feel here is of adolescence full of verve and drive.
MY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION
So combing both lyrics and music :
This song is set at the end of the day.
Feeling tired, low, oppressed by a hard day.
There are always fragile and fearful things that come to haunt us when we are weaker.
He tells his sweetheart (could be a lover, a muse, or merely externalising a message intended for his soul) ‘go to sleep’, soon you will dream and you will experience a different existence.
In the moment of release, 'silence is golden', separated from the forces of oppression in the real world, the soul can be re-charged.
In a dream ; we run for our lifes , like an athlete with a sense of purpose, without fear, instead facing fear and overcoming all obstacles.
This is the cycle of death and rebirth, every day, letting our fears die and the rebirth of hope.
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SLEEP AND THE DREAM, we recharge, and HOPEFULLY , in the next day, we will be running, in the real world (rather than just in a dream)
LYRICAL ANALYSIS Yes this song does seem to deal with death, and yes it does seem to reference birth. (I wondered though since death comes before birth in the lyrics.)
(I wondered with the running, is he truly running away from something ? but in the chorus I considered isthe running is just living life, using muscle and energy to move your life forward. Could it be both running from and to something ?)
This is the key. THE RUNNING: I think the running is simply being active, fighting against the challenges of life (fear and death) living your life. Whereas death/ fear is referenced in the song, i think that it is more about OUR RESPONSE TO OPPRESSION
MUSICAL ANAYSIS
position 1: Musically the versuses are filled with a melancholic and oppressive piano, there is a feeling of intrepid pusuit (the listener can identify with being chased by something/ someone).
position 2: The chorus however conversely is filled with a hopeful and courageous confidence ‘we'll be running afraid of nothing’; the feel here is of adolescence full of verve and drive.
MY PERSONAL INTERPRETATION So combing both lyrics and music :
This song is set at the end of the day. Feeling tired, low, oppressed by a hard day. There are always fragile and fearful things that come to haunt us when we are weaker.
He tells his sweetheart (could be a lover, a muse, or merely externalising a message intended for his soul) ‘go to sleep’, soon you will dream and you will experience a different existence.
In the moment of release, 'silence is golden', separated from the forces of oppression in the real world, the soul can be re-charged.
In a dream ; we run for our lifes , like an athlete with a sense of purpose, without fear, instead facing fear and overcoming all obstacles.
This is the cycle of death and rebirth, every day, letting our fears die and the rebirth of hope.
SOMEWHERE BETWEEN SLEEP AND THE DREAM, we recharge, and HOPEFULLY , in the next day, we will be running, in the real world (rather than just in a dream)