Runaways | 4.1.21
"Runaways" transports listeners into a dark and dancy fairy-tail of lovers on the run. The song tells the story of a young man's battle to leave a life of crime. It enters with our main character shot on the doorstep of his girlfriend's home, seeking refuge after confronting his boss (who is referred to as "the devil" throughout the song). He begs her to help him escape his life of crime, but, before they "runaway," he must confront this "devil" before starting anew.
The retro pop-rock-dance track draws production inspiration from "Blinding Lights" (The Weekend) and "White Wedding" (Billy Idol). Stylistic and vocal inspiration from Roy Orbison, Danzig, and Elvis. And, lyrical and songwriting inspiration from movies such as "True Romance," "Bonnie and Clyde," and "Badlands."
“Oddly enough, I wrote the melody and lyrics to this song months after I produced the arrangement… it was originally an instrumental track I created during the first Covid lockdown in March of 2020.” -Morris Madrone
Lyrics
(Verse 1 )
Hey pretty baby is your mama home?
I'm shot, on the run, need a telephone
Cut down in the night won't you hide me
'Til it's safe?
I danced with the devil on a moonless night
Oh girl he got me good but I will survive
I'm cold pretty baby won't you help me
Stay awake?
(Pre-Chorus 1)
I was forced to live a sinner's life
Was shot in my escape
Baby won't you help me walk away
'Cause the devil will rob me of my life so now a devil I must be
(Chorus)
Oh lord I'm gonna ride tonight
Guns all loaded for the devil's lifе
Oh redrum baby gonna set this night ablaze
Oh girl I need a diffеrent life
Save my soul before I roll the dice
We'll run run baby where the world won't know our names
As runaways
We'll run away
As runaways
We'll run away
(Verse 2)
Don't worry baby I won't die tonight
Won't leave you all alone in this cruel life
Stay strong pretty mama while I storm
The hells gates
We stood back to back for an old stand off
Proposed we turn and shoot
At the crack of dawn
But he shot me in the back before the sun had seen my face
(Pre-Chorus 2)
I anticipated my demise
And hid a metal plate
So when he flipped me up to see my face
I fed the devil a bullet through the
Eyes and now an outline marks his grave
(Chorus)
Oh lord I'm gonna ride tonight
Guns all loaded for the devil's life
Oh redrum baby gonna set this night ablaze
Oh, girl I need a different life
Save my soul before I roll the dice
We'll run run baby where the world won't know our names
As runaways
We'll run away
As runaways
We'll run away
(Bridge)
Oh he's gone now baby
But there will be more
At the door, by the morning light
We'll be pass through border
Before the night has come
We'll run, run, we'll run away
Pack up baby for the interstate
You know I'd never let them take you away (run away)
(Outro)
Hey pretty baby is your mama home?
I'm shot, on the run, need a telephone
Cut down in the night won't you hide me
'Til it's safe? (Run away)
I danced with the devil on a moonless night
Oh girl he got me good but I will survive
I'm cold pretty baby won't you help me
Stay awake? (Run away)