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Bronski Beat were a British synth-pop trio formed in 1983, best known for their politically charged lyrics addressing LGBTQ+ issues and social justice. Fronted by Jimmy Somerville, they gained international fame with the 1984 hit song Smalltown Boy and became one of the most recognizable electronic pop acts of the mid-1980s.
↓ LYRICS ↓
[Intro]
To your soul
To your soul
Cry
Cry
Cry
[Verse 1]
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
[Verse 2]
Mother will never understand why you had to leave
But the answers you seek will never be found at home
The love that you need will never be found at home
[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
[Verse 3]
Pushed around and kicked around, always a lonely boy
You were the one that they’d talk about around town as they put you down
[Verse 4]
And as hard as they would try they’d hurt to make you cry
But you never cried to them, just to your soul
No, you never cried to them, just to your soul
[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away (Crying to your soul)
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
[Bridge]
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
Cry, boy, cry, boy, cry
[Verse 5]
You leave in the morning with everything you own in a little black case
Alone on a platform, the wind and the rain on a sad and lonely face
[Chorus]
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
Run away, turn away, run away, turn away, run away
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😢so sad, some people can be so mean 😢
Superstar jimmy Somerville…❤ bronski beat…although I'm not gay…all their music was brilliant….especially run from love and so cold the night (communards)
Sad but beautiful song at the same time.
Quiero gritar el coro y mis manos en la cabeza
10.28.26 Boston, MA Here I am again with this song, brilliant.
I always think In Tell My Why theme
I love this song ❤
hey qotsa fans…
Serie???? Yo estaba cuando salió está canción
No lo intentes en casa
42 years later
Wai.. Wai..
Wait! I think I know this masterpiece
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Is this about a gay man?
Who is here from insta reels 😂
dancer cats
That beautiful looking couple from 80s bought me here. ❤
1980 vibe song
??? Supermode – Tell Me Why ??? 🤨
Love this track, I remember hearing this on the morning radio station, before going to school.
Maravilhosa ❤❤❤
Está música aqui no e uma das músicas tocadas @ por ter feito parte da trilha sonora da série verdades secretas.
there's just something about this video that captivates me. love it!
Thanks to cats video for this
Wow…nice beat❤
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If an AI vid of Stalin and Hitler dancing to this song brought you here, you might be entitled for compensation.
Rachel (Rachel – Previously A Poor Soul) comes and she's all in white. She looks radiant. She says: "Praise be to Jesus. Please allow me to thank the people who prayed me into Heaven. I was in Purgatory many years for the sin of not examining the errors in my own heart, and not trying to correct them. There are thousands, even millions, still imprisoned there for the same reason. They, like me, were given the grace to recognize their errors but did not take the call to conversion to heart. Their words and actions led to the loss of many souls. Please let the people know that examination of conscience is very important. Thank you! If there is only one thing – one fruit – of my visits to you, I would want it to be this — the knowledge that every thought, word and action is liable to God's Judgment, and deserving of His Mercy. Souls need to do more than recognize their faults and failings. They must – with their free will – act to overcome them. It is this failure to seek perfection in the Eyes of God that sends countless numbers to the confines of Purgatory. Jesus desires that the following prayer be propagated:
Dear Jesus, grant me the grace of self-knowledge so that by looking into my own heart with humility, I will discover my weaknesses in Holy Love. Then give me the grace of courage to try to overcome my faults so that I will not have to be purified of them in Purgatory. Amen." – Rachel (Rachel – Previously A Poor Soul) 10.27.2010
That friend in orange looks like Russell Crowe
Nakita kolang sa Facebook HAHAHAH
Lembrança de GTA 5
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who come for the memes IA with this great song???
Weirdo has hots for guy way out of his league and has to run away because society hates him. Yeah sure.
2026❤💋💯
Kocham tę piosenkę!! ♥️🧡💛💚💙🩷💜 To jest arcydzieło 🙏🍀🌈
FOREVER ❤❤❤ BRONSKI BEAT THE ULTIMATE 80S SPIRITE ❤ FROM DHAKA BANGLADESH 🇧🇩
i found this by typing in 80s synth aaaaaaaa