Kingdom Come Lyrics

Lyric discussion by District12er 

Cover art for Kingdom Come lyrics by Civil Wars, The

So, this is definitely about the Careers and Katniss.

Run, run, run away / Buy yourself another day - The careers are mocking Katniss and telling her to try and escape them so she can survive for one more day.

A cold wind whispering secrets in your ear / So low, only you can hear - The atmosphere is cold and tense as Katniss has to be on her toes all the time. She could get attacked anytime and she has to be prepared t escape.

Run, run, run and hide / Somewhere no one else can find - Again, the Careers are teasing Katniss, telling her to run and hide from them.

Tall trees bend their lean pointing where to go / Where you will still be all alone - The trees seem to bend in a direction to show the way where Katniss can hide, but even there she is alone with no one to help her.

Don't you fret my dear / It'll all be over soon / I'll be waiting here / For you - There are two interpretations.Since this song concerns the Careers, it could be Clove telling Katniss that she'll be waiting for her (Katniss) and that she is going to kill her, but Katniss needn't worry because her death will be quick. Another interpretation is, as someone before me said in their comment, Katniss' mom telling her not to worry and it will get over soon, and then Katniss can come back home where her mom will be waiting for her.

Run fast if you can / No one has to understand - Yet again, the Careers taunting Katniss, telling her to run as fast as she can to escape them. There is nothing to understand here. It's survival of the fittest. You have to keep yourself from getting killed.

Fly high across the sky from here to kingdom come / Fall back down to where you're from - You can even fly if you want, fly as far and as long as you want, but you're gonna have to come down eventually and then we'll kill you.

The rest of the song is just repetition of some of the lines. Hope you like my interpretation! Comments and opinions will be appreciated.

My Interpretation