Runaway train

Bought a ticket for a runaway train
Like a madman laughin' at the rain
Little out of touch, little insane
Just easier than dealing with the pain


Soul Asylums Runaway Train is one of my favorite songs.  Now, to be honest, there are a lot of songs in my "favorite songs" category. But this one stays near the top, because it is such a powerful song. The tune is simple, the lyrics clever in their own way.


But what I love about it is that it says where I so often am at. It is very easy to assume that people who run away - either literaly as the original video, or emotionally, or just metaphorically - are weak or failures. But the truth from this song is that sometimes running away - going a little insane sometimes - is the only way to deal with the pain.


It might do us better to look at what people run from, than just focus on negative reactions to what they are doing.