Eric from Rhinelander, WiThis song appears to be about a man running down a dream that constantly eludes him.I always say to people he's "Runnin' Down A Dream." This song never gets old. But when my dog's asleep and he's dreaming, his legs start running. I believe it's about chasing your dreams. Peter from Davenport,flWhy is this song not included in the "Songs with Animated Videos" category?.Seventhmist from 7th HeavenMy favorite of his and the "Little Nemo In Slumberland" video is amazing.The dynamic beauty of the music comes through in a way it cannot when sharing space with the lyrics.
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as compared to Free Fallin’). So the song has a general applicability, representing anyone with a likewise past, present or ideology. That is to say that generally speaking, the lyrics could apply to any person who is vigorously chasing their vision.īut more specifically, like the narrator himself, the said individual would also be traversing a great distance in the process. Also the dream is such that the chaser cannot definitely predict what will transpire. So it isn’t like, say, setting off to pursue a certain job. But as implied, he is still anxious to realize his goal, which is why he is “running”.Īnd let it be known that there are virtually no proper nouns mentioned in the lyrics(i.e. This is something he actually accomplished at a certain stage in his life. And that’s also the impression we get from the song, that the ride isn’t never-ending per se, but rather the destination is not a physical one. The journey is very excitable to the narrator. And he doesn’t know exactly how pursuing his vision will turn out. Moreover there are disheartening obstacles along the way. Thus the car ride rather represents his life’s journey. And the destination is to realize this “dream”, which in Tom Petty’s case was becoming a superstar. In fact all things considered, we can argue that it is even more symbolic than it is literal. And what it represents, as the title states, is the narrator “running down a dream”. The entire narrative, on the surface, is based on the vocalist more or less enjoying a ride down a seemingly-unending highway. But the reason this particular track may feel so (as if the trip has no specific destination) is because said journey in and of itself is also symbolic.
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