And you wouldn’t flinch or even feel a thing The Great Escape Testo. When I listen to it I think it's about suicide, but that's probably because I have experience with suicide. But that chapter of my life will soon be done I can understand how the edges are rough I guess it could work both ways but I think its about suicide. })(); (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); She talks in an interview on Spotify about it being based on a relationship with someone who was numbing themselves and their emotions with antidepressants/anxiety meds, and how she wants to be able to feel the highs and lows of life. All lyrics are property and copyright of their owners. In this song, P!nk talks about suicide: "The great escape", meaning the escape from life. Always have. Everyone needs a floor they can fall through They’re gonna keep you alive someday She wrote Beam Me Up for a friend who has committed suicide. She’s not going to run from emotions but embrace them rather than escape from them. Depression turns one into themselves, pills,meds,drugs will eventually fail to take one to a safer place. A collaboration with Dan Wilson (who co-wrote Adele's "Someone Like You"), "The Great Escape" is a showcase for some of Pink's most personal lyrics to date on the bridge alone - "I … Yeah the passion and the pain var opts = { I feel like I could wave my fist in front of your face P!nk knows how is the pain of living when you feel nobody loves you, and she continues to say that "everybody (...) is trying to make the hurt go away". But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, P!nk The Great Escape from the album The Truth About Love capo 3rd fret (A440). You're not gonna watch me checkin outta this place Find a way to make the hurt go away, I didn't take it that way I felt that the song was about her marriage with Carey. Cause the passion and pain And you feel too much And you wouldn't flinch or even feel a thing I’m never gonna watch you checkin outta this place Find a way to make the hurt go away, Pink addresses the use of antidepressants on this somber yet comical album closer. / Here are the c That she won't let their marriage fail because you have to take the good with bad in marriage. But everyone you know, is tryin’a smooth it over, I'm not gonna lose you I disagree about this being about marriage. I really love Pinks music, she is so talented. You may escape through drugs , alcohol, or infidelity .. Oh, Terrified of the dark, but not if you go with me (function() { I posted a more accurate version with the chords in the appropriate position for the changes. A collaboration with Dan Wilson (who co-wrote Adele's "Someone Like You"), "The Great Escape" is a showcase for some of Pink's most personal lyrics to date on the bridge alone - "I wrote the book on running / But that chapter in my life / Will soon be done oh / I'm the kind of the great escpae / you're not gonna watch me checkin' out of this place / You're not gonna lose me." I’m never gonna watch you checkin out of this place "The passion and pain are gonna keep us alive some day" means the highs and lows in life are necessary to live to the fullest. Everyone you know, is tryin’a smooth it over, Pinks ability to connect with her fans through her lyrics and voice breaks all barriers of music genera age and race .. The great escape meaning is personal and different for every person. And you don’t know how long you’re gonna last, I'm the king of the great escape You’re not gonna watch me checkin outta this place It says that although your life may be rough if it will get better. I’m not gonna lose you All lyrics provided for educational purposes only. And you feel too much The Great Escape - Ending the main album track list on a somber but hopeful note, "The Great Escape" is addressed to both a friend of Pink's who contemplated suicide and to anyone going through a rough patch. Like you're trying to scream underwater, To me this is for anyone out there contemplating suicide. She also states that the person is unaware to the pleasure of living and gave up long ago. They're gonna keep you alive someday Cause the passion and pain Are gonna keep you alive someday Like you decided the fight was over for ya, Gonna keep you alive someday And I don't need a pill to make me numb Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Cause the passion and pain document.write('');var c=function(){cf.showAsyncAd(opts)};if(typeof window.cf !== 'undefined')c();else{cf_async=!0;var r=document.createElement("script"),s=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];r.async=!0;r.src="//srv.clickfuse.com/showads/showad.js";r.readyState?r.onreadystatechange=function(){if("loaded"==r.readyState||"complete"==r.readyState)r.onreadystatechange=null,c()}:r.onload=c;s.parentNode.insertBefore(r,s)}; Gonna keep you alive someday You’re not gonna lose me I'm never gonna watch you checkin out of this place This song isn't about p!nk being suisidal she's singing about how she won't let you or who ever is thinking about it... Don't she's singing about how she doesn't want you to. She ends with the passion and pain will keep US (her and Carey) alive. I won’t let you make the great escape, This song is about depression and those who she cares about not being able to "feel" anything because of antidepressents. But everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, you are at : home > Pink Lyrics > The Great Escape Lyrics The Great Escape - Pink Tweet. i think the great escape is about someone committing or contemplating suicide.and she wrote it for people who had something to do with it. She says you decided the fight was over meaning their marriage wasn't worth firing for.every one you know is trying to smooth it over because in a divorce everyone pity you. Are gonna keep you alive someday Are gonna keep you alive someday Many believe the song is about suicide .. At first when I listened to it is assumed it was about love and a broken relationship. But that chapter of my life will soon be done She sings "I wrote the book on running, but that chapter of my life will soon be done", saying she also tried running or escaping from life, but she got more mature. Like you decided the fight was over for ya, Cause the passion and pain }; I won't let you make the great escape, Are gonna keep you alive someday Yeah the passion and the pain And you retreat to your silent corner I’m the king of the great escape However I realised it could mean suicide. song: "The Great Escape", She says: "I can understand how when the edges are rough...". And I don’t need a pill to make me know The Great Escape - Ending the main album track list on a somber but hopeful note, "The Great Escape" is addressed to both a friend of Pink's who contemplated suicide and to anyone going through a rough patch. Pink - The Great Escape Lyrics | FAST DOWNLOAD. Kinda like the meaning of "Just Like a Pill" this song conveys that pills or drugs aren't the only way to make you feel better. Find a way to make the hurt go away, I’m not gonna lose you And I wrote the book on runnin', I believe this song to be about suicide. But, I won’t let you make the great escape, SCH, Naps, Kofs, Elams, Solda, Houari & Soso Maness - Bande organisée Lyrics. "There's a lot of humor and sarcasm always in my lyrics," she told MTV News. She is trying to avoid one's suicide. I'm never gonna watch you checkin outta this place Are gonna keep us alive, someday And you don't know how long you're gonna last, I'm not gonna lose you Everyone you know, is tryin'a smooth it over, Find a way to make the hurt go away, /* TFP - lyricinterpretations */ She says she is the king of the great escape, but that she is done running. I can understand how the ages are rough P!nk says she's terrified of the dark unless the person comes with her, meaning she's afraid of the future but could handle it with the help of the loved ones. Are gonna keep us alive someday, someday. Everyone needs a floor they can fall through artist: "Pink", You're not gonna lose me its on billboard by the writers idiots. I guess everyone's interpretation differs based upon the experiences they have which they can relate to the song, This song is about how pills numb the world and that you don't need them to make you better. She says the feeling is not true; some people really love you, and they try to make you the most comfortable they can to avoid your suicide; they care for you. The Great Escape. Are gonna keep us alive, someday They will try and smooth things over try to guide you .. Oh, Terrified of the dark, but not if you go with me 13. It certainly can be but I believe it has a deeper broader meaning ..This song to me is about checking out mentally in a relationship or life in general .. Life can be rough and your true friends will show up in the darkest of times and not let you check out of this place..