Runaway – English Lyrics

• By: Jamiroquai
• Album: High Times: Singles 1992 - 2006

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the electrifying funk and disco rhythms of Jamiroquai's "Runaway" to explore a universal message of liberation. This song, born from artist Jay Kay's personal struggles with his record label, offers a rich vocabulary for expressing feelings of being trapped and the yearning for freedom. Through its engaging lyrics and vibrant musicality, you can learn how to articulate determination and the pursuit of a better path, making it a perfect track to understand English expressions of ambition and escape.

[English]

作词 : Rob Harris/Matt Johnson/Jason Kay

作曲 : Rob Harris/Matt Johnson/Jason Kay

Can you dig it

Something in the air tonight

Got a one way ticket

Baby, don't you wanna ride

Got to make it

Make it to the other side

I've got demons

Snapping at my heels tonight

I just want to runaway

Turn me loose

Got people around grabbing me down I cant stay

WOO

I just want to get away, I just want to get away now.

Get them off my back today

Can u feel it

Im stuck inside in a hurricane

Chasing rainbows

Cant u see im going insane

I wanna be a free man

But im spinning on this crazy wheel

Im jumping for the high bar

Cant u dig it

No longer know what I feel

Cant u see

I just want to runaway

Turn me loose

Got people around grabbing me down I cant stay

I just want to get away, I just want to get away now.

Get them off my back today

I just wanna runaway

Turn me loose, turn me loose

Turn me loose, turn me loose

Got to make it, got to make it

Got to break it, got to make it

I just want to runaway

Just want to runaway

Got people around grabbing me down I cant stay

Can't stay here long now

I just want to get away

I just got to get away

Get them off my back today

WOO

I just want to runaway

La la la la la la

Just want to get away

La la la la la la

Turn me loose, runaway runaway

Got people around grabbing me down I can't stay

Runaway, runaway

I just want to runaway

La la la la la la

Just got to get away

La la la la la la

Turn me loose, runaway

Get them off my back today

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
runaway /ˈrʌnəweɪ/ B1	noun - a person who has run away, especially a child or adolescent verb - to flee or escape; to go away quickly
turn /tɜːn/ A1	verb - to move in a circular direction; to change direction
loose /luːs/ A2	adjective - not tight or firmly fixed; free from restraint
make /meɪk/ A1	verb - to create or produce; to cause to happen
get /ɡɛt/ A1	verb - to obtain; to become
back /bæk/ A1	noun - the rear part of something
people /ˈpiːpəl/ A1	noun - human beings in general
grab /ɡræb/ A2	verb - to seize quickly
stay /steɪ/ A1	verb - to remain in a place
feel /fiːl/ A1	verb - to experience an emotion or sensation
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move or be moved
crazy /ˈkreɪzi/ B1	adjective - mentally deranged; extremely enthusiastic
free /friː/ A2	adjective - not confined or under control; able to act as one wishes
insane /ɪnˈseɪn/ B2	adjective - showing the signs of mental illness; wildly foolish
spinning /ˈspɪnɪŋ/ B2	verb - to rotate rapidly adjective - rotating; moving in circles
high /haɪ/ A2	adjective - of great vertical extent; elevated
bar /bɑːr/ A2	noun - a long rigid piece of material; a standard of achievement (as in “high bar”)
demons /ˈdiːmənz/ B2	noun - supernatural beings often considered evil; inner troubles (figurative)
hurricane /ˈhɜːrɪkən/ B2	noun - a severe tropical cyclone with strong winds and heavy rain