The penultimate song to J. Paris’s “Summerset, Vol. 2,” “runaway,” displays Paris and Bronx-based singer Jamie Feder as they discuss the bittersweet complexities of love, weaving themes of vulnerability and the fear of inadequacy into a poignant narrative. The song opens with an invitation for a bel...
[Chrous: J. Paris]
Runaway baby
You don't gotta run away baby
Girl your eyes so blue, and your lips so sweet, and your heart's so white
Runaway baby
You don't gotta run away babe
Know you staring at the moon, 'cause you think you ain't a star, but you look so bright
[Verse 1: J. Paris]
I know you're hurting
A life so uncertain
Carrying burdens that'll never see the light
And I know you're trying
But things still ain't working
Just 'cause I'm quiet
Don't mean I think it's alright, no
[Verse 2: J. Paris]
But I'm still here for ya
You know it's hard to ignore ya
With your eyes so blue, and your lips so sweet, and your heart so white
And I still adore ya
Baby I can't ignore ya
You been staring at the moon, 'cause you think you ain't a star, but you look so bright
[Verse 3: J. Paris]
I said alright babe
You could have me any time of night or day
I could be your knight in shining armor
All in my arms yeah
You know I gotcha
I can't let you fall, no
Told you that you make me brighter, baby you my sun
Carrying these burdens, know you needed help with some
Came out the mud, hop out the couch to the beach in the sun
Pray to my God for some piece and love
My Mama sleeping so damn good, must got good Karma keeping up
[Verse 4: J. Paris]
Uh, don't wanna stop it
Lifestyle too fast like a rocket
Bad girls gripping all over my pocket
Ice on my neck so slick like John Wick
Lost my soul right at nineteen
Broke my heart with what I seen
It ain't great as it seemed
Without you right next to me, babe
You could have me any time of night or day
I wanna be your knight in shining armor
All in my arms yeah
You know I gotcha
I can't let you fall, no
[Bridge: J. Paris]
So please don't ever run away baby
With your eyes so blue, and your lips so sweet, and your heart so white
Runaway, runaway, please don't ever run away, babe
With your eyes so blue, and your lips so sweet, and your heart so white
[Bridge: Jamie Feder]
You're just too nice for me
You're just too good for me
You just keep loving me, and I can't handle it
You're just too sweet for me
You're just too much for me
Don't need you loving me, and I don't want affection
[Verse 6: Jamie Feder]
I don't think you know what it would be like
Dreaming up a fantasy of me, I
Don't wanna have to walk away from you
But babe I'll never be the one for you
You think that I'd be happier, I won't
You dreaming up fairy tales, I don't
You don't even want the things I want
You're dreaming of a princess that I'm not
[Chorus: Jamie Feder]
So run away baby
No I'll never keep you safe
You been staring at the moon, 'cause you thinkin' I'm a star, but that just ain't right
So I'm just gonna run away, baby
Don't want you to keep me safe
You been staring at the moon, praying for a shooting star, but it just won't light
runaway was written by Naaji Hylton & Jamie Feder.
runaway was produced by eeryskies. & Naaji Hylton.