Kate Bush
Running Up That Hill
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There it is—the synth arpeggio pulsing alone, a road already moving before the drums lock in around twenty-two seconds.
Kate comes in on "It doesn't hurt me," but the pulse keeps the line from sounding settled.
Those little yeah-yeah-yo answers sit right inside the stride while she stacks the questions—feel how it feels, know it doesn't hurt.
Now the deal itself: do you wanna hear about the bargain she's making.
Just "You"—then "it's you and me," dropped almost bare against the same running grid.
And if she only could, she'd make a deal with God and get Him to swap their places.
The wish turns physical—running up that road, that hill, that building—still riding the same horizontal motor.
"If I only could" hangs, and the machines keep the climb going without her for a stretch.
Verse two keeps the composure of the beat while the words get sharper—you don't wanna hurt me, but see how deep the bullet lies.
Unaware, she's tearing him asunder; thunder in their hearts, and still that dry stride refuses to break.
So much hate for the ones we love—then the plea: tell me we both matter, don't we?
You and me again, and the promise tucked in: you won't be unhappy.
Chorus back on the same shape—deal with God, swap places—only it carries more weight now.
Road, hill, building: another pass at the same impossible climb.
It narrows to you and me again before the middle opens.
Come on, baby—darling—the address turns close and physical while the pulse stays disciplined underneath.
Let me steal this moment from you now.
"Let's exchange the experience"—the whole premise in one line, and the track never stops running under it.
From here the chorus becomes a long engine: deal with God, swap places, back up the road.
And that new tag—"with no problems"—softens the fantasy to a climb without friction.
Same climb again. The repetition isn't filler; it's desire trying the only road it has.
With no problems—one more time, still unanswered.
The lines shorten: if I only could… be running up that hill.
Final fragments of "if I only could" as the machine withdraws rather than resolves—the bargain left unfinished.
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