Is Ready to Run Louis's coming out song??
Ready to Run has always been a favorite of mine but recently I've picked up a meaning i hadn't before so after reading though the lyrics a dozen times i am fully convinced that this is Louis's coming out song..
Now before i get into the lyrics i just wanna remind you that the main songwriters listed for this song are Liam and Louis so dont try and tell me im reaching also this song is basically a bunch of metaphors so i do split up the lyrics up a lot, hope you enjoy!!
“There's a lightning in your eyes, I can't deny
Louis has fallen for someone and like it or not he cant deny his feelings.
“Then there's me inside a sinking boat, running out of time”
Louis feels trapped as if hes running of time to tell this person how he feels about them.
“Without you, I'll never make it out alive
But I know, yes I know, I'll be alright”
Without this person Louis feels he wont survive but also knows he’ll be alright because he has a sense the feeling is mutual between them.
‘There's a devil in your smile that's chasing me
And every time I turn around it's only gaining speed‘
The “devil” that is chasing Louis is the idea/battle that what he feels for this person is wrong and not accepted but even if he tries he cant seem to outrun the feelings every time he sees them smile.
“There's a moment when you finally realize
There's no way you can change the rolling tide
But I know, yes I know that I'll be fine”
Louis finally accepts his feelings by realizing he cant change them just how you cant change a rolling tide and knows hes gonna be fine.
“This time I'm ready to run
Escape from the city and follow the sun”
Louis is ready to run/come out and share his feelings by getting away from the fame and being with/following the “Sun” (which in my opinion “sun” is a metaphor for Harry because if your a true Larrie you know that Louis has called Harry his “sun” before)
'Cause I wanna be yours, don't you wanna be mine?
I don't wanna get lost in the dark of the night“
Louis knows that he wants to be with this person and can feel they want the same but needs their light to guide him from getting lost.
“This time I'm ready to run
Wherever you are is the place I belong
'Cause I wanna be FREE and I wanna be young
I will never look back, now I'm ready to run
I'm ready to run”
Louis knows he belongs with this person and wants to be free to love who he wants in his youth, hes ready to not look back and be with who he loves.
“There's a future in my life I can't foresee
Unless of course I stay on course and keep you next to me”
Louis doesn't know how the relationship will work in the future but knows that if he keeps that someone close he may never lose them.
“There will always be the kind that criticize
But I know, yes I know we'll be alright”
Lastly yes Louis knows that not everyone is going to accept who he is but knows he’ll be alright as long as he has who he loves by his side. (aka Harry)