This is my first write in a very long time, a lot has gone on in my life throughout the past year, and things have changed, and through all this my perceptions on life in general have also changed, I wrote this song because its something I've realised lately, watching people, watching life go by, it really hits home. I wrote this with the intention of a Passenger/Ed Sheeran/Acoustic type vibe to it...
I hope it hits home with others too, and any feedback would be much appreciated
VERSE 1:Since they were young,
They've been pushed along,
To achieve, succeed,
Acceptance from the family,
The 'so called' society,
Chasing this fulfillment,
That prize that’s supposed to come,
With time.
PRE-CHORUSWe've all been climbing up,
This ladder, each crooked rung
Getting us closer,
To this,
Shiny,
Amazing,
Grade,
This fabulous,
Degree,
This reliable,
Career,
This promotion,
To be won,
That girl,
To be married,
The house you’ll,
Name,
Home.
CHORUS'Cause they’re always running,
They don’t want to stop,
Always running,
But they’re,
Never moving from the spot.
Always running,
Then the penny drops,
When the race is over,
They realise what they,
Missed,
Lost and forgot.
VERSE 2:When they got old,
They looked back on the things that had gone,
The time, the life,
The shining sun,
The memories,
Growing up,
All while they were chasing,
That prize that’s supposed to come,
Wasting time.
PRE-CHORUSCHORUSBRIDGE:Chasing,
Chasing things,
Never stopping to look,
To breathe, to dance, to play, to sing along…
Chasing,
Chasing things,
When the prize arrives,
And the price was life,
It doesn't seem worth it,
Not at all…
(Instrumental)CHORUS X2FINAL CHORUS
(Acapella) Always running,
They don’t want to stop,
Always running,
But they’re,
Never moving from the spot.
Always running,
Then the penny drops,
When the race is over,
They realise that the person they think they are,
They’re not.
