In the song I Run to You by Lady Antebellum, we are shown the importance of having someone to “run” to when the world seems to be crashing down around you, but it goes deeper than just a sappy love song. We can really feel the deep connection between these people, and the unbreakable bond that they have with each other. One genre that was a big influence on this group is country. One singer who may have affected this group is Reba McEntire. Another is Keith Urban. Both of these songwriters types of music can be heard in Lady Antebellum’s music. While listening to music from both of these artists, you can hear similarities to Lady Antebellum in both the beat and the style as well as the lyrics. This song is a very personal and relational song, as its lyrics repeat over and over. This song conveys the idea of having someone to run to, even when nothing else seems to be going right (13-15). It starts out in an elegiac way, but builds up to become hortatory in the end. It talks about having that one special someone who is there no matter what (24-25). When you can’t count on anything else in the world, you can trust this person. “Your life and mine/Like the sands of time” is a great simile to describe how unfailing their love is. This song also portrays several modern as well as postmodern thoughts throughout it. Modernism is referenced when the singer talks about pain and suffering in life, and just getting away from it all (1-11). The song also emphasizes that because there is meaning in life, we have to invest ourselves in people and tasks (17-18). The artist sings, “we run on fumes” (20). This metaphor shows the passion they have in their life and in this relationship, and how they are committed to each other, even though their energy is running out. This is a modern idea as well. Postmodernism is also represented in this song. One example of a postmodern thought portrayed in this song is the idea that truth is personal (24-25). It shows how we believe that truth is based on perspective, and is different for each individual. Once dissected and looked at more closely, this song goes much deeper than it originally seems to.
wow. you guys are talented. you sound exactly the same live as you do on the cd. good job!! love ya!!
ReplyDeleteY'all are awesome. Best group of songs I've heard in a long time.
ReplyDeleteI enjoy your music so much! Keep up the great work together and I hope you all have many more hits just like this one!
ReplyDeleteI hope you all tour with Kenny again next year .... you really added a lot to his show!
Thet are just as good live as they are on cd and damn that hiliary scott is hot!!!!!
ReplyDeleteIn the song I Run to You by Lady Antebellum, we are shown the importance of having someone to “run” to when the world seems to be crashing down around you, but it goes deeper than just a sappy love song. We can really feel the deep connection between these people, and the unbreakable bond that they have with each other.
ReplyDeleteOne genre that was a big influence on this group is country. One singer who may have affected this group is Reba McEntire. Another is Keith Urban. Both of these songwriters types of music can be heard in Lady Antebellum’s music. While listening to music from both of these artists, you can hear similarities to Lady Antebellum in both the beat and the style as well as the lyrics.
This song is a very personal and relational song, as its lyrics repeat over and over. This song conveys the idea of having someone to run to, even when nothing else seems to be going right (13-15). It starts out in an elegiac way, but builds up to become hortatory in the end. It talks about having that one special someone who is there no matter what (24-25). When you can’t count on anything else in the world, you can trust this person. “Your life and mine/Like the sands of time” is a great simile to describe how unfailing their love is.
This song also portrays several modern as well as postmodern thoughts throughout it. Modernism is referenced when the singer talks about pain and suffering in life, and just getting away from it all (1-11). The song also emphasizes that because there is meaning in life, we have to invest ourselves in people and tasks (17-18). The artist sings, “we run on fumes” (20). This metaphor shows the passion they have in their life and in this relationship, and how they are committed to each other, even though their energy is running out. This is a modern idea as well. Postmodernism is also represented in this song. One example of a postmodern thought portrayed in this song is the idea that truth is personal (24-25). It shows how we believe that truth is based on perspective, and is different for each individual. Once dissected and looked at more closely, this song goes much deeper than it originally seems to.