Who are you running away from?

One slippery path
You make a step
In your mind it's all figured out
But in reality, you don't realize what life is about
Running from the sadness
Escaping the madness
Which makes this world
A hurt little bird
It can't fly
Yet it for sure won't die
You run from all the people
You run from all the mess
You run from the broken heart
You run from the people who tore you apart
So many reasons
So many excuses
It's all their fault
For making you sprint like a bolt
You seem on the right way
Until that one day
On your left shoulder appears an elf
And gently whispers
"Are you running away from everyone, or are you trying to escape from yourself?"