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 Audience of one- Rise against The words and what they meant As we etched them with our fingers In years of wet cement The days blurred into each other Though everything seemed clear We cruised along at half speed But then we shifted gears We ran like vampires from a thousand burning suns But even then we should have stayed But we ran away Now all my friends are gone Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once loved Runaway But what are we running from? A show of hands from those in this audience of one Where have they gone? Identities assume us As nine and five add up Synchronizing watches To the seconds that we lost I looked up and saw you I know that you saw me We froze but for a moment In empathy I brought down the sky for you but all you did was shrug You gave my emptiness a name But you ran away Now all my friends are gone Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once loved Runaway But what are we running from? A show of hands from those in this audience of one Where have they gone? We're all ok, until the day we're not The surface shines, while the inside rots We raced the sunset and we almost won We slammed the brakes, but the wheels went on We ran away Now all my friends are gone Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once loved Runaway But what are we running from? A show of hands from those in this audience of one Where have they gone? This song is called "Audience of One" by Rise Against. Like most songs, this one is open to much interpretation. I’m going to explain to you what story, or message I get from this one. Now from what I can get from it, this song is about growing up, and apart from your friends. An example of this is the one line from the song is,”now all my friends are gone. Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once loved”. It’s saying that he’s growing up, and all of his friends have left. You could also get the message that they’re running away from everything. The one line in the song says that “Runaway, but what are we running from?” Maybe they’re running from problems, or avoiding them? Another line is “We ran away!” That obviously means that they’re running away from something. The third and final message I got from this song is that just because someone or something appears happy and content, does not always mean that they are. I found this in the line “we’re all ok, until the day we're not. The surface shines, while the inside rots.” The part that says “The surface shines, while the inside rots.” Could mean that the appearance of a person looks happy and such, but in all actuality they are really sad. Those are the messages I get from the song "Audience of One" by Rise Against. They are growing up and leaving your friends behind, running away from your problems, and just because someone looks happy doesn’t mean they are. Article posted April 27, 2012 at 11:04 AM • comment (4) • Reads 561 • Return to Blog List Add a CommentPosted Comments  Ilove this song!!! & your explaination of the song is spot on. Great Job!
Comment Posted on May 4, 2012 at 11:45 AM by
Bobbie KGood choice in song. Rise against is one of the best groups going out there. BTW. We are getting tickets to see them when they come to PA.
Comment Posted on May 4, 2012 at 10:41 AM by
KylerShane... this is extremely intelligent Godd job.
Comment Posted on May 4, 2012 at 08:13 AM by
chris warfleThis is really good Shane. I think your explanation of the song is really accurate.
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