Greyhound
Ashton Irwin * Track #4 On Superbloom
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Album Superbloom
Greyhound by Ashton Irwin
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Ashton IrwinProduced by
Matthew PaulingAbout
“Greyhound” is the 4th track off of Ashton Irwin’s debut solo album, Superbloom. On an interview with Rolling Stone, Irwin explained that it’s about “my family’s frustration and endless kind of birth/work/death cycle. But it’s also capturing a relationship that my mother had with a greyhound trainer...
Greyhound Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Echoes of the words roll in
No, I can't remember the last time I heard a thing
Poison underneath my skin
No, I can't remember the last time I looked so thin
I bite my tongue between my teeth
And the blood will run and drip down beside my cheek
My mother always knew me best
Yeah, she always tried to push me beyond the rest
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep on trying to move forwards, I never wanna go back
I won't ever let no one try to beat me like that
I'm not bitter and broken, I'm just torn up inside
Scream in truth or be spoken, can't hold it inside
[Chorus]
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
[Verse 2]
Summer's ever-haunting glow
Oh, it seems that I'm the last one to let it go
If I ever loved again
Oh, I swear I won't be tempted by soulless skin
Tiny broken parts of me
Blistered, broken glass underneath my feet
And how I was I supposed to know?
No man should reach for something he can't let go
[Pre-Chorus]
Keep on trying to move forwards, I never wanna go back
I won't ever let no one try to beat me like that
I'm not bitter and broken, I'm just torn up inside
Scream in truth or be spoken, can't hold it inside
[Chorus]
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
(Run, run, run, run, run, run, run)
[Bridge]
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
We lose the chase for nothing
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
We lose the chase for nothing
[Chorus]
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Run, greyhound run, run, run, run
Greyhound, run (Run, run, run, run)
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
Blood of the rabbit
It stains my teeth
[Outro]
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
'Round and 'round
We lose the chase for nothing
Greyhound, run
Greyhound, run
Greyhound, run
Greyhound Q&A
Who wrote Greyhound's ?
Greyhound was written by Matthew Pauling & Ashton Irwin.
Who produced Greyhound's ?
Greyhound was produced by Matthew Pauling.
When did Ashton Irwin release Greyhound?
Ashton Irwin released Greyhound on Fri Oct 23 2020.
What has Ashton said about the song?
Ashton has shared his thoughts on the song via an Instagram post:
Greyhounds dart around a racetrack lightning fast. They eat lean and are trained to win and NEVER loose. A greyhound race consists of multiple dogs that chase a fake white rabbit. Never catching the rabbit, never receiving the reward...
What did Ashton Irwin say about "Greyhound"?
On an Instagram Livestream, he said:
Fucking epic. I kind of want “Greyhound” to blow the roof of wherever you’re at. It has an incredible guitar solo done by Matt Pauling. Growing up, I knew a greyhound trainer, 70 greyhounds on a farm and I used to help him feed them and then they would race them...
Does this song have an alternative artwork?
Ashton has shared an alternative artwork for this song, as well as “Skinny Skinny” and “Sunshine” via an Instagram post. He said:
What’s weird about these three images?
They were just as important to inspiring writing a whole record as the songs were. I’ve always loved dipping my toe into a multime...