I can feel kanye's emotions through this song. He is a genius, he is crazy, he is narcissistic. But he has these amazing moments of self awareness. Through a desperate attempt to make us understand his psyche, he produced this masterpiece. He is literally telling his significant other to leave him, because he knows he will ruin her. At least that's what I felt from the song. Edit: this did not age well
This song has helped me accept me for who I am instead of trying to be something im not. This song has seen me at my angriest and at rock bottom...i love this song.
Idk man this song is describing a toxic nigga who won’t change. Sometimes people should change into something they’re not. Like, for example, a non-toxic nigga
Some times you need to sit down listen to this song and just ... get your shit together ... lift your head up... reminisce on how life was so good back then and try your best to make it happen again under YOUR control but here and now. Change .... not for others but for yourself... do it because you’re tired of living in a loop... do it because you know you deserve better ... do it for your health ... do it because you can look back at the moment you started this song and just exhale and say “I did it”....
One of my dearest college friends died last week after taking a lot of pills with the intention of overdosing. When we attended the memorial service, his mother decided to play Runaway's outro (Kanye was his favorite artist) while the coffin was being slowly buried with dirt. Once the ceremony was over, I came to her and I asked why she picked that specific part of the song. She replied and I quote "Cause my son had depression and he always spoke freely about his struggles but no one paid attention to him. So, Kanye is saying a lot of things but we cannot understand him due to the recording quality, just like I didn't comprehend all of what my son told me" I couldn't stop my tears on my way back home
I felt this part: Never was much of a romantic I could never take the intimacy And I know it did damage 'Cause the look in your eyes is killin' me I guessin' you're at an advantage 'Cause you could blame me for everything And I don't know where I'ma manage If one day you just up and leave
For the people that dont understand the 2nd half, before he starts humming he says "ima be honest" basically hes gonna start speaking his mind and talking to the public, then he starts talking, but all we hear is humming (we are the public, fans, media) and we dont understand what hes trying to say and at the same time we do kinda understand some of it
I just discovered this song and it literally made me cry and I'm not ashamed to admit it. Almost lost my marriage two years ago because I was fucking up and being stupid. Brought me to tears thinking about what we went through. This song Is fucking ridiculously good. Any time a song can grab your emotions and pull them out, that song has done its job. Kayne is on another level.
The show Westworld made a very beautiful piano/orchestral rendition of this song for their soundtrack, brought tears to my eyes too. Also, if you search the video "Kanye West - Ghost Town but it will make you ascend to the fourth dimension", they mixed Runaway and his other song Ghost Town together, a very beautiful and well-done mashup. Hope everything is well with your marriage now.
boy ol boy im back sober and im back to the old insufferable despicable me from over a decade ago. people told me i need to do drugs. how people are reacting towards me now i think i need to be back on them lol no chill no more, im telling people exactly what i dont like soon as i dont like it
Something about the ending man. I know some people probably listen to the distorted voices and strings and think it's just some random jumble of noise but I feel that shit in my heart and honestly think it's one of the most beautiful things I've ever heard
I have the exact same stories about Brand New.. something so nostalgic about it that makes you sob uncontrollably when you hear it again years later. It's like you're frozen in those memories that you wish so badly that you could get back. Music is one of the most powerful things in the world.
This song seems like it’s from the perspective of a man nearing death, looking back at a lifetime of regret brought on by his own selfishness and narcissistic behavior. Throughout all of the painful memories that flash before his eyes, the smile of the one woman he loved more than himself is most prominent. He closes his eyes, bracing for the inevitable end but not before seeing her smile one last time....
When i first heard the outro of this song, i knew it sounded so familiar. I realized almost immediately that it was the same melody as Say You Will from 808s. Listening to this made me feel so speechless. It’s a polar opposite of Say You Will, but has the same emotional impact. And something about the vocoder kanye uses throughout it is very 808s. It almost made me cry because of how powerful it sounds, especially towards the end at 8:45 where to me it sounds like he’s saying “No” repeatedly. I cant get over how amazing this song is
Heer in Germany we laughing at thees facking stupeedity, facking amerikans so soft . “ oh look me grown man I crying cause of song “ hah . Me and me friends watch thees comment and laughing
Heard this as a young man when I was going through tough times... I was 15 now I'm 23 life's getting tougher but this song brings me back to simpler times wish I could go back to that era
Say whatever you want about Kanye but he absolutely SNAPPED and this version of the song is seriously one of the most beautifully crafted pieces of music of not just our time, but all time.
This was my life from about 2004-2020....i feel this shit man. Never be that jerkoff that doesnt take work off. Youth is temporary and goes fast. Dont do ppl who care about you wrong
This song takes you through a bunch of emotions and it really helps you understand that we need to be more aware of who we are and accept who we are. A lot of these lines in the song I can relate too..
This is a bona fide masterpiece in every level. Im a 70s 60s music freak, and this albums is one of the most soulful and genius of the last few decades.
This song converted me...the man's obvious genius is on full display in this hauntingly beautiful song. 66 yr old white man...and this song speaks to a soul.
This song reminds me of my dad, he sang it to my sister. he passed 2 months ago and I can't help but think of him singing this song 😢 bittersweet. RIP Shorty
I read another comment that said this song is the equivalent of hugging the part of yourself that you hate. And that hit me really deeply. Kanye is sick and mentally unwell in a lot of ways but I think this song especially illustrates that there is still beauty to be found in that. That there is light in the darkness and that means a lot to me.
@@goodmanwiseman303he is bipolar. thats not calling him crazy but he is clearly not mentally healthy and its sad to see him struggle with that because the public eye is tearing him up for it
this is my first time listening to this song and it just made me realize that i don’t have much longer here at home. i’m starting college on August 16th and i probably won’t be allowed home afterwards because my stepdad doesn’t want me. wow... i really took my childhood for granted
When kanye said: h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟h͖̙̦͎͕̝̱͎͍̜̀̒̈́̒᷀̒ͧ̒̾᷆̒͆̈́̒̒̀̔̒͟͢͞o̪̞͎᷂͔̤̩᷿͎̫̼̒̒̓̒ͨ̒̓̒͋̂̒̒͂᷄᷉̒͢͡͞͞ş̺̝͖̥͎͙͈̬̞͎̠̠᷂̺̉̒̒̒̒͛̒͌ͣ̒̒̒̄͟͠ͅt̒̕͏̷̶̴͎̝͙̻᷂̻̫͎̲ͨ̒̌̒̒̒̔̓̒͋̒̑̍͆̒͟ something wrong I felt that.
I remember the first night I heard this song. Me and my girlfriend met on tinder in person for the second time, we hung out until around 3am. After doing the y’know what, I drove her home. I was cycling through my RU-vid recommendations and I saw this. I played it. Driving her home, late at night, in a light snow storm with this song playing, holding hands. Straight nostalgia. It’s a very special moment for both of us, since we both associate that time with this song
An artistic masterpiece of an album that tells a story about the beauty and dangers of fame and love presented in amazing ways with extremely realistic musical elements with pianos and orchestral sounds, and amazing usage of sampling small elements of some know/unknown 1960’s, 1970’s & early 1980’s old school songs to make something completely original. Also extraordinary mature subject matter used very well lyrically throughout the album. Whether you like Kanye or not this thing is thing is a masterpiece that won’t be forgotten.
i know this isn’t a wedding typa song but i really wanna walk down the aisle to the piano instrumental of this. if u over think it, it can relate a little bit. he’s pointing out all his flaws and how he can’t escape them. “runaway as fast as u can”. but look at us now. getting married ready to spend the rest of our lives together.
This song has become the only source of comfort in the world for me and It makes me feel everything I'm trying to feel. Hope you are doing well, Kanye and everyone else out there.
Emotion...feelings...I didn’t feel them I was empty...until I heard this song...Kanye you are saving lives...no matter what never ever even consider suicide...
nothing short of a masterpiece. some songs just simply have such a strong direct creative process in the making and Kanye absolutely hit the fucking mark on this song. every element compliments each other and its almost heavenly. the elements and sound affects just make it so theatrical and beautiful and relatable. its amazing. Kanye truly is one of a kind.
no cap haven't listened to this song for maybe over a year. It randomly came into my head toady. 1st time playing it today & the ending still gave my entire body goosebumps. An absolute masterpiece
True Story I was in a Very Off Mood I played this song while I was getting a CT Scan when I came out I had 10 missed calls my grandfather died😔the last few minutes of this song got me thru it Thank YE
Loving this song again, I forgot about it for awhile (medically induced coma via addiction) but its bittersweet, just like I'm discovering it again... also, loving the exit, strings/guitar/ piano.
