Nobody Knows

Lyrics: Lyrics to songs that I have written, and what they mean to me... for those who are interested or otherwise care!

** BE WARNED: These posts are likely long and full of self pandering nonsense! **

As this is the first post of this type, I will have to go with possibly one of the oldest songs that I have written...

CONTEXT: This song is one of a handful of songs which were written around 2003/2004, that still exist in our present day set list. I call this period of my life the 'Irene' period, adaptly named after my ex with whom I had an unhealthy obsession at the time!

TITLE: "RUN" by Nobody

'Run' is a song about escape, and uses that rather atypical cliche of running away. It was written during a difficult period of my relationship at time, for both parties, and oddly in part by both parties.

[Verse 1]

1 Run away from the past
2 Broken parts and shattered glass
3 All the same, all the time
4 It's like I've walked this path, this line
5 Too long...

In hindsight, Verse 1 was an expression of how I felt trapped by routine. Whilst I was at the time deeply in love with my ex, I now know that I am not innately an individual who settles well into a pattern. It does crazy things to my head, causing me to focus too hard on the available aspects of my life. Of course, since those days, the words themselves have taken on a new meaning and became more reflective of that time.

[Chorus]

6 So I... run

The chorus is lyrically simple, and does not require any explanation! It is intended to be emotive rather than narrative, which is a trend I noticed in the songs that I wrote from this period of my life.

[Verse 2]

7 Run away from the past
8 Twisted feet and blistered hands
9 Lonely day, lonely nights
10 It's like I've lost the will to fight
11 No more...

[Chorus]

It is appropriate to mention here in this first 'Lyrics' post that my ex, in fact, helped me to pen the second verse of this song. It was only years later that I was able to appreciate what she was trying to say.

[Bridge]

12 And though I run for higher ground
13 I never will forget
14 The things I had, the things I found
15 Only to regret
16 The sleepless nights and wasted hours
17 I was spending in your bed
18 And I can't stand to see you now

[Chorus]

This bridge was actually added to the original song structure retrospectively. The voice and perspective of these lyrics is also so. Quite simply, it describes the memory, guilt and the regret I felt about that part of my life, and the decisions that were made in those times.

How depressing!

- Nigel Nobody