The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner
I am not sure how many of you have seen the film or read the book "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner". Its a serious film/book about a boy from a blue collar family in England who is also a good long distance runner, and who uses it to deal with the system. There is a nice inspirational song composed by the British group Iron Maiden based upon this book/movie. It is appropriate for people like us running in the monsoon. Thought that some of you will like it.
The tough of the track,
With the wind,
And the rain that's beating down on your back.
Your heart's beating loud
And goes on getting louder
And goes on even more till the sound
Is ringing in your head,
With every step you tread,
And every breath you take,
Determination makes
You run,
Never stop,
Gotta win, gotta run till you drop,
Keep the pace,
Hold the race,
Your mind is getting clearer,
You're over halfway there but the miles
Just never seem to end
As if you're in a dream,
Not getting anywhere.
It seems so futile.
Run, on and on,
Run, on and on,
The loneliness of the long distance runner.
I've got to keep running the course,
I've got to keep running and win at all costs,
I've got to keep going, be strong,
Must be so determined and push myself on.
Run over stiles, across fields,
Turn to look at who's on your heels,
Way ahead of the field,
The line is getting nearer but do
You want the glory that goes,
You reach the final stretch,
Ideals are just a trace,
You feel like throwing the race,
It's all so futile.
Run, on and on,
Run, on and on,
The loneliness of the long distance runner.
The tough of the track,
With the wind,
And the rain that's beating down on your back.
Your heart's beating loud
And goes on getting louder
And goes on even more till the sound
Is ringing in your head,
With every step you tread,
And every breath you take,
Determination makes
You run,
Never stop,
Gotta win, gotta run till you drop,
Keep the pace,
Hold the race,
Your mind is getting clearer,
You're over halfway there but the miles
Just never seem to end
As if you're in a dream,
Not getting anywhere.
It seems so futile.
Run, on and on,
Run, on and on,
The loneliness of the long distance runner.
I've got to keep running the course,
I've got to keep running and win at all costs,
I've got to keep going, be strong,
Must be so determined and push myself on.
Run over stiles, across fields,
Turn to look at who's on your heels,
Way ahead of the field,
The line is getting nearer but do
You want the glory that goes,
You reach the final stretch,
Ideals are just a trace,
You feel like throwing the race,
It's all so futile.
Run, on and on,
Run, on and on,
The loneliness of the long distance runner.
Replies to This Discussion
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Permalink Reply by Sundaresan on -
NICE READING SRIPAD, HAPPY RUNNING!! DO YOU HAVE A LINK FOR ITS TRACK/ VIDEO??
ALSO SEE http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/alf.htm -
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Permalink Reply by Sripad Motiram on -
@Sundar: I don't have a link for the video. But, I will find one soon and let you know. Thanks for the link.
Sundaresan said:NICE READING SRIPAD, HAPPY RUNNING!! DO YOU HAVE A LINK FOR ITS TRACK/ VIDEO??
ALSO SEE http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/alf.htm -
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Permalink Reply by Madhumita Dasgupta on -
Thanks Sripad. I have read the book too. And this seems to be the perfect song to "push past the pain barrier".
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Permalink Reply by Ashok Someshwar on -
Thanks Sripad for this. Absolutely apt for lunatics like us:)
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Permalink Reply by Sripad Motiram on
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Dear Veera,
Here are two links that I found:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09-P_Lt6R00
http://www.last.fm/music/Iron+Maiden/_/The+Loneliness+of+the+Long+D...
Regards,
Sripad.
Veera said:Nice lyrics -Sripad .
Is this song available on the net ?
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Permalink Reply by Sripad Motiram on
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Dear Sundar,
I searched and found the following videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=09-P_Lt6R00
http://www.last.fm/music/Iron+Maiden/_/The+Loneliness+of+the+Long+D...
Regards,
Sripad.
Sundaresan said:NICE READING SRIPAD, HAPPY RUNNING!! DO YOU HAVE A LINK FOR ITS TRACK/ VIDEO??
ALSO SEE http://www.britishcomics.20m.com/alf.htm -
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Permalink Reply by Sundaresan on
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THANKS SRIPAD.....I KNEW IT WOULD BE THERE---ONLY FINDING IT THE RIGHT WAY.....HAPPY RUNNING!!!!
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