running stand running stand song rock band fifth track album tree slow ballad based piano guitar describes heroin addicted couple living dublin flats towers associated song lot time dedicated lyrics music improvised producer recording session album group explored american music tree running stand demonstrates folk rock acoustic blues influences song praised critics calling record best tracks included regular set lists concert tours different arrangements possible thematic interpretations song release phrase running stand widely background running stand written context heroin addiction epidemic dublin 1980s like bad extent wire album unforgettable fire bassist referred song bad frontman decline death addiction time album songs innocence written relatively songs directly related growing dublin giving higher priority works troubles northern_ireland international concerns written dublin allusions disguised running stand specific dublin connections lyric reference flats group seven local authority high rise residential tower blocks built neighborhood dublin 1960s later known lead vocalist grown road adjacent neighborhood house fields towers near friends future artists later known friday later known played towers foundations built traveled elevators novel experience time poor maintenance lack facilities children factors caused social conditions communal ties break flats place began common sights appearances later lived towers years struggling personally drugs exposure people hope flats began develop social consciousness inspiration explicit lyrical references song shadows tall trees later likened living area scenes portrayed film west driving said seven tall buildings seven towers highest suicide rate ireland discovered world don people living built writing recording song title phrase originated asking brother struggling business going brother responding like running stand heard phrase thought expressed heroin addiction effects drug body like writer later described title perfect dynamic feeding addiction heard real story pair heroin man woman lived towers money unable pay rent habit man heroin operating dublin amsterdam taking enormous risks big felt man decent heart constrained living conditions poor choices wanted illustrate poor conditions affected lives resulting lyric describe explicitly instead emotional atmosphere couple live song shows sympathy woman character monologue film paris texas significant influence writing song lyrics running stand worked great deal musical composition essentially improvised band recording process dublin guitarist edge began playing chords session song producer joined guitar rest group followed initial improvised version incorporated elements final song structure sound feel group playing room overdubs contributed track effectiveness walk wild elton_john wind served end bad unforgettable fire tour loose inspirations influence reed works felt song extent published tribute following reed death offered running stand red handed proof influence reed composition interpretation showed band fascination american culture politics musical forms lyrics running stand irish based musical arrangement began touches acoustic blues country blues represented stretch group producer known introducing european music sound strong fondness folk gospel music writers seen echoes stark acoustic album nebraska song sound running stand soft piano based ballad played key major tempo beats minute song follows traditional verse chorus form introduction conclusion slide acoustic guitar production rolling_stone called grim piano chords example edge longtime practice composing chord gives song feel accompanying piano song soft playing called electric guitar contributed add texture soft echoing drums enter second chorus harmonica takes song faded conclusion vocal range song runs song woman addiction desire reflected lines runs streets eyes painted red suffer needle lyrics evoke frustration lines got cry talk speaking scream raising voice title phrase line song technique relies delayed heard popular songs cure like heaven try songs multiple interpretations running stand ones immediate context website posts readers realized song drug addiction heard instead contexts ranging personal challenge religious salvation fan website found song meaningful inspiration personal discovery liner notes 20th anniversary reissue writer stated running stand feels trapped impossible overwhelming responsibility uncut magazine writer noted theme effective depicting drug escape fraudulent promise truth reception running stand earned critical praise release received favourable reviews went group best selling album times notice remarkable music sounds like lovely peaceful realization hits home gentle acoustic power time magazine cover story band wrote tune like running stand melody slips consciousness dreams uncut magazine described character sketch song best said song mood presence running stand dublin anthem sorts towers considered pop music writer powerful songs written drug addiction joining likes white rabbit needle damage toy soldiers eye blind semi life irish music writer considers running stand important songs merits mature compelling haunting challenging piece pop poetry moral ambiguity lack condemnation characters chaotic direction band years later rolling_stone list greatest albums time placed tree 26th said album remembered edge trademark guitar sounds group spiritual quests running stand remains moving songs sentiment echoed live performances live history running stand nearly followed bullet blue sky matching order appear album played live edge playing keyboards playing guitar usually acoustic rome opener tour second leg europe people sang song day refrain bringing stage tears performance song captured filmed documentary tour included accompanying album different tour performance included dvd album live paris released dublin broadcast worldwide song verse classic ode industrial dirty old town released live song performance significantly altered shows edge played guitar band main stage sang song stage microphone actions heroin rolling arm final lyric sing reaching pillar white light sees addition coda indicating organized religion act role notion akin themes role personal faith force culmination bullet blue sky running stand sequence red yellow smoke came end stage idea security chief vietnam veteran coda streets arrangement performance running stand included concert film zoo live sydney running stand played returned concerts tour original combination edge keyboards guitar performance followed bullet blue sky culminated video clip articles universal declaration human rights read july replaced role set list miss june democracy leader san birthday running stand included walk song originally written author felt tour uses running stand band songs 1980s lost original meaning longer drug dealing towers develop theme belief faith human potential overcome desperate situations fit emphasis campaign assessment agreed review author called new interpretation anti persecution remove sting bullet blue sky criticize american behavior iraq war contrast usa_today veteran rock writer found song performance established devastating mood new_york_daily_news said group running stand new mourning reviewers remarked song lesser known audiences variety saying inclusion helped band connect past avoiding cliché tour performance running stand included live chicago dvd dedicated coda members american british fighting overseas song performed tour absence stone cold classic canon legacy use phrase running stand dates 1920s 1930s comes image presented children novel looking glass album song release use phrase increased phrase occurred times new_york_times phrase occurred times counting mentions song phrase occurs times archive searches excluding song phrase connection drug addiction closely related issues number times including academic papers new_york magazine description heroin centric novel future music video director wrote movie script song film student season episode running stand television series named song featured character taking children add medication order cope overwhelming demands domestic life fifth season episode television series tree hill named song called running stand towers process torn area target billion regeneration scheme intended create self sustaining community people successful original 1960s plan despite failure housing towers left long cultural legacy running stand best known link towers song mentioned tourist books dublin towers residents happy song memoir growing detailed raising 1970s 1980s readily acknowledged problems wanted time later came realize good towers terms collective wit residents helping sense community ignored media wrote regardless song running stand certainly way newspaper interview suggested song effect doesn lot imagination picture unemployed person living flat listening song agreeing hero saying noted websites erroneously state grew said gave sort street associate estate bedroom window nice safe respectable road area associated running stand drug problem time local regeneration went pains point recent progress remark dangerous walk night found good deal publicity listing related dublin area sights mentioned connection song foot bad area official website noted area changed said proud come area subsequently modified listing said foot visit
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