Runaway Train
By Amber
@AmbiePam (85742)
United States
June 24, 2018 4:42pm CST
Someone on mylot inspired this discussion, but I don't remember who it was or the exact topic. Obviously, it was about a song. Anyway, Runaway Train is a song by Soul Asylum, that was made popular back in the nineties. It perfectly encapsulated depression to me. The video was pretty powerful because in the music video they shared pictures of young people who were missing. Just the other day I watched the video on YouTube, and then looked up all the people who were featured: some were runaways that were found. One runaway actually contacted her family after seeing her face on the video two years after she had initially disappeared. Can you imagine sitting with your boyfriend and all of a sudden seeing your face on television? One young man was later found dead, but his killer was also found. It was actually someone close to the family. Others remain missing still today.
Have you ever seen something, and it stayed with you so much that you later revisited the subject or situation just to see how it played out?
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
24 Jun 18
many times. my youngest son used to play that all the time on his CD player. i really feel bad now cause i did not do enough about his depression. he was 14 yrs then and my mom took him to Ohio from me and i didn't know what to do as she always won out on any conflict. but she did not help matters any. only enabled him more and blamed everything on me. in the end.
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
25 Jun 18
@AmbiePam thank you. i tried. hope you cheer up dear friend
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@Tampa_girl7 (49167)
• United States
26 Jun 18
What a blessing that some of the runaways were found.
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@BelleStarr (61047)
• United States
30 Jun 18
Nothing comes to mind but probably that is because it is late and I am tired. But I have to admit I a not particularly curious.
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@FayeHazel (40246)
• United States
26 Jun 18
Oh yeah, I remember when that was on the radio a lot. Funny thing is to me - it sounds hopeful in an odd sort of way.
It brings me right back to where I was, and what I was doing.
Funny, I wasn't a particular big fan of the song or anything. I didn't dislike it either, it just was.
I didn't know that about the video. That is particularly haunting.
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@snowy22315 (170748)
• United States
27 Jun 18
I am sure that I have, but none spring to mind at the moment.
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@1hopefulman (45123)
• Canada
25 Jun 18
I remember hearing the song and loving it but never knew what the song was about. I just liked the tune and the music.
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@JESSY3236 (19008)
• United States
26 Jun 18
I loved that song. That's sad that one of them was killed.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
25 Jun 18
Thats sad the one guy was killed but i am oh so glad his killer was found.
I watch things like missing kids and stuff then look it up sometimes.
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@Porcospino (31366)
• Denmark
24 Jun 18
I remember this song. I read an inteview with a German family. Their daughter disappeared and a few weeks before it happened she had told her sister or her friend how much she loved the video. Her family never imagined that she would be in the same situation a few weeks later.
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@ScribbledAdNauseum (104632)
• United States
24 Jun 18
I know the song of which you speak. I've heard it a lot of times, though I can't recall the lyrics now.
I have re-watched things plenty of times. There was a video I watched "Everybody should wear sunscreen" or some such. I don't remember if it was before I graduated or after, but it was sometime between my 17th and 20th year that I had first heard it. I will sometimes go back to it because it's a powerful message.
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@mlgen1037 (29886)
• Manila, Philippines
24 Jun 18
Hi Amber. I know that video but never focused on the the video itself. I was after the lyrics of the song. It was sad to listen because it can be anybody. 
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