[Intro]
Place your bet!
(Can we freeze the sunset?)
… please tease…
(Freeze!)
Standing on top of the world…?
(With ease)
Runnin’…
(Toward the horizon)
Runnin’…
(Tryin’ to catch the sun)
Could sense
(The sun going down)
Going down, down, down
Got tense
(Knowin’ we were losin’ light)
… might lose insight into insight
[Refrain]
Gotta keep the light
(In sight)
Gotta keep delight
(… in insight)
Runnin’…
(Toward the horizon)
Runnin’…
(Tryin’ to catch the sun)
[Bridge]
How fast to escape the past?
(How quick to make it last?)
In the middle…
(That’s the real riddle)
How fast?
(Fast!)
Runnin’ into the light
(Insight’s in sight)
… run to the light
(Please freeze… the sunset)
No, won’t let the sun go down
(Down do do dee down)
The Earth keeps spinning round
I’ve found:
[Refrain]
Gotta keep the light
(In sight)
Gotta keep delight
(… in insight)
Runnin’…
(Toward the horizon)
Runnin’…
(Tryin’ to catch the sun)
No, oh oh oh
(My day’s not done)
Gonna run…
(Run, run, run)
… into the sun
[Bridge]
(Please freeze… the sunset)
Runnin’ into the light
(Insight’s in sight)
… run to the light
No, won’t let the sun go down
(Down do do dee down)
The Earth keeps spinning round
Runnin’…
(Toward the horizon)
Runnin’…
(Tryin’ to catch the sun)
Run! Run! Run!
(Run! Run! Run!)
I’ve could sense:
[Vocal Rap Breakdown]
No! Not on the fence
(The sun’s going down)
Going down
(own, down, down)
Made me tense
(Knowin’ we were losin’ light)
… lost sight of insight
(And that ain’t right!)
[Outro]
So… we’re runnin’..
(Run, run, run)
Runnin’…
(Toward the horizon)
Runnin’…
(Tryin’ to catch the sun)
Run! Run! Run!
(Run! Run! Run!)
Please freeze… the sunset…
About the Song
To “freeze” the sunset and keep the sun in the exact same position on the horizon, you would need to run westward at a speed that perfectly matches the Earth’s rotation.
Because the Earth is a sphere, the required speed depends entirely on your latitude:
• At the Equator: You would need to run at roughly 1,037 mph (1,670 km/h). This is faster than the speed of sound.
• At Mid-Latitudes (e.g., New York, Los Angeles, Madrid): The Earth’s circumference is smaller here, so you would need to run at about 500 to 750 mph (800 to 1,200 km/h).
• Near the Poles: Very close to the North or South Pole, the Earth’s rotational speed drops drastically. If you were within a few miles of a pole, you could easily outrun the sunset at a casual walking or jogging pace.
From the album “Vista“