Running Blind
Album: I am a Tidal Wave EP
By: Builder of the House
By: Builder of the House
Duration
4:17
Genres
Description
Each stanza is a totally different concept, biographically related in that they were all going through my head at the same time period. Conor Oberst of Bright Eyes influenced this writing style. The line ‘here we go to the sun’ refers to the sun consuming the earth in the distant future and how that idea can affect us here and now, a theme that appears several times on this album.
Lyrics
Well all in all I have to say, that things have turned out swell. Finally I can afford my own private hell And now I can die happy. Well I’m torn between my elders and this figure on the cross. Which one’s gonna help when I experience true loss. Who will be the wiser? So some are here to listen and some are here to teach But who’s to know what’s in a soul ‘til the body has been breached, and the spirit rises to the surface Or is swallowed down the hole now. Well the grass is always greener Tomorrow’s another day Despite what you may think of me I’m not running away, no I’m just running, just running. So here we go running blind into the great unknown And as we go say a prayer and wish us well. Well I’m trying hard to reason with the voices in my head None of us seem to agree on exactly what she said As if it makes a difference. Well the choices are apparent and the options have been weighed. But what if all my actions have no consequence today? What if I am dreaming? And I’ll go swimming with the manatees and diving with the whales. We’ll see what the ocean deep actually entails, and bring it to the surface, and show it all around town. So before you go read the sign it’s a rest stop in time. Now that you know the design heed the sign Stand your ground, face your fears, and act like a man. But walk a mile in my shoes and I think you’d understand. So here we go running blind into the great unknown, and as I go say a prayer, wish me well, and I’ll see you there. So here we go, to the sun, where it all comes undone, and if we two lose our way look back and see, remember me, remember me, remember me.
