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The song is included on “The Odd Couple” album, it will be released on 15th April 2008.
Run Lyrics by Gnarls Barkley
Yeah its still the same
Can’t you feel the pain
When the needle hits the vein
Ain’t nothing like the real thing
I’ve seen it once before
And oh it’s something else
Good god
Cool breeze come on in
Sunshine come on down
These are the tear drops of the clown
Circus is coming to town
All I’m saying is sometimes I’m more scared of myself
You better
move
I said
move
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Run for your life
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Here it comes
I said run
Alright
Yeah I’m on the run
See where I’m coming from
When you see me coming run
Before you see what I’m running from
No time for question asking time is passing by
Alright
You can’t win child
We’ve all tried to
You’ve been lied to
It’s all ready inside you
Either you run right now
Or you best get ready to die
You better
move
I said
move
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Run for your life
Runaway
Runaway
Run children
Ooh
Here it comes
I Said run
Hurry little children
Run this way
I have got a beast at bay
La la la la la la la
La la la
La la la la la la la
La la la la l a
La la la la l a
Runaway
runaway
Run children
run for your life
runaway
runaway
run children
here it comes
said run
Here is the video for the song, Gnarls Barkley - Run Video
March 17th, 2008 at 10:24 am
video doesn’t work
by the way
March 17th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Thanks for telling us about the video caz.
It was deleted from youtube but now it works.
It’s a great song, enjoy ! :)
May 6th, 2008 at 3:47 pm
is it just me, or is this about doing hard drugs?
May 18th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Re: whether the song is about drugs or not– Cee-lo, the singer, is heavily tattooed, and actually has one of a laughing clown on his arm, just above where he wears his watch. It seems to me that the first verse lyrics are more likely to refer to that, and to the extreme adrenaline rush of dealing with physical pain, than to heroin or other drug abuse.
May 24th, 2008 at 10:44 am
A tattoo needle does not hit the vein, therefore it is almost certainly about hard drugs (I have done some, and RUN AWAY is exactly what I would advise!)
June 18th, 2008 at 3:27 am
he aint talkin about anything like that he is talkin about the pains of life he is sayin run children cause children han innocence an can escape the pain of life no drugs or anything like that more like personal demonns
June 21st, 2008 at 10:28 am
we are the awesome peoples. the song must be about drugs, tatoos, and life. we really don’t care, we’re just bored. peace to u not so awesome peoples
August 8th, 2008 at 5:03 am
DONT DO DRUGS give hugs :)
August 15th, 2008 at 6:14 am
…when you take the needle/vein/rush part of it and look at it next to the “sunshine, come on in…cool breeze, come on down” part, I’m quite certain the only logical conclusion to anyone who has any sense is that he is referring to drugs.
That being said, my personal opinion is that it’s an amazing song.
October 3rd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
The line,
“When you see me coming run
Before you see what I’m running from,”
sounds like it means drugs. Because if you see the monster of drugs he knows you might go “hey, that doesn’t look so bad” and get hooked.
November 18th, 2008 at 7:24 am
this song is about drugs. no debate, my best friend died from shooting up 6 months ago and i cannot hear this song without crying or having shivers up and down my spine. if you don’t think it is about drugs you have either never experienced them or the death they cause.
December 3rd, 2008 at 7:16 am
simply about drugs? come on! that is much too simple!!!
the drug abuse is a metaphtor for the personal demons, the pain and the handicaps of life.
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:47 pm
in my opinion, this song is talking about the abuse of drugs.
at first, it seems he’s enjoying it, but always rephrases to run away from it. so, the song speaks of how drugs might seem good, but they are actually really dangerous.
perhaps the personal demons the song speaks of are those created by the abuse of drugs.
still, the song is awesome, absolutely incredible.
May 25th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
love this song
February 15th, 2010 at 6:05 pm
Are you all mad? Of COURSE it has several levels (that’s what makes it so good lyrically) but the main message IS drug related. Couple that with a fantastic tune and you have a song that stands up with some of the best. Listen and learn, children…listen and learn,
February 16th, 2010 at 2:57 pm
the songs got a good point tho… :D
February 24th, 2010 at 4:21 pm
‘Can’t you feel the pain, when the needle hits the vein’ - Drugs definatelt spring to mind with that!!!
April 4th, 2010 at 6:35 pm
Hey now peeps. There are many influences in this song. Most things we see/taste/feel/smell/hear affect who/how/why we are. Drugs aren’t bad (else doctors wouldn’t invent or prescribe them) they are however very dangerous when used badly.
Anti-Drug psudo-education kills more people than needles ever will. If you are going to use drugs, research them well, look at the people who have used them for long periods, to see if that is where you want to go.
Don’t forget, that most of the ‘good’ music on the charts is a by product of drugs. Be careful, not ignorant!!?!
April 7th, 2010 at 8:32 am
“Drugs aren’t bad” Lol quote of the day. In the file for ‘The stupid things people say’ You know about 75% of the people who use drugs for long periods are dead, so how exactly am I going to ask them.
OH and Drugs ruins music careers they didn’t make them. Idiot.
April 23rd, 2010 at 3:24 pm
Yeah - 75%. Not all. And, it doesn’t happen to all people. “OH and Drugs ruins music careers they didn’t make them.” This makes no sense at all. Idiot.
May 8th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
LOL@me!
You are quoting interesting statistics. 99% of ALL DRUG DEATHS are related to Alcohol and Tobacco. So you are right about drugs killing people, namely the state sanctioned, taxable ones.
If drugs are bad, then never take another paracetamol. Ignorance is bliss… Hey look at all the blissful peope!!?!
June 17th, 2010 at 6:58 am
everybody knows barkley got raped by a clown when he was a kid. thats why he got the clown tattoon on his arm, and thats why he said to the kids to runaway from clown so they wont feel the same pain of the needle who hits the veine ….. rofl
November 18th, 2010 at 5:22 am
re: Zigzag, everybody knows that Gnarls Barkley is the name of the band, therefore it can’t have clown tattooed nor it can be raped by a clown.