Run Run Run marks the first new song released by The Libertines since their last album Anthems for Doomed Youth. It is expected to be part of their fourth album which they recorded earlier this year.
It appears to be a song that delves into the themes of hedonism, escapism, and the transient nature...
[Verse 1]
It's a life long project of a life on the lash
I've forgotten how to care but I'll remember for cash
It's my party and I'll cry if I want to
Light the fuse, sing the blues, I can die if I want to
Tonight we're gonna bring tomorrow's happiness
Gonna live like it's the end
I love you to death, but I must suggest
[Chorus]
You'd better run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
You'd better run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
[Verse 2]
He's a long-time blagger, wraps his hand in a band
Still knows the streets of Camden likе the back of his hand
He's an old-time lovеr and a marathon man
And with the strength of a thousand men
He's a nightmare hangover, he's a one night stand
He can "eat mor chikin" any man in the land
Well, I've given up caring for happiness
When this heart gives out, is when I'll rest
[Chorus]
Run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
You'd better run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
[Bridge]
'Cause tonight, we're gonna spend
All tomorrow's happiness
If we don't break before we bend
And tonight your soul is sighing
"It'll turn out nice again
It's only money in the end"
[Chorus]
Run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
You'd better run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
[Outro]
You'd better run, run, run, boy
Faster than the past
Through the looking glass
If you want the night to last
You'd better run
Run Run Run was written by Carl Barât & Danny Connors.
Run Run Run was produced by Dimitri Tikovoï.
The Libertines released Run Run Run on Fri Oct 13 2023.
It’s about being trapped and trying to escape your dismal life, a bit like the man in Bukowski’s ‘Post Office’. The worst thing for The Libertines would be to get stuck in a ‘Run-run-run’ rut, constantly trying to relive our past.
— via U Discover Music