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“Running Out California” is an urgent protest-love anthem disguised as a heartbreak banger. Clocking in at ~92 BPM, this genre-bending track fuses Afro-electronic percussion, cinematic R&B strings, pulsing synth basslines, and ghostlike group vocals. The result: a modern classic that sounds like Kendrick Lamar meeting Stromae in a smoky L.A. aftershock.

Penned by acclaimed writer Aime Pandi Bapaga, performed by Ignatius Spooling, and produced by NuVox, Running Out California tells the story of a man emotionally, spiritually, and physically fleeing the City of Angels — but refusing to leave the one he loves behind.

Set against cracked boulevards and broken dreams, it’s a track that lives at the intersection of protest-pop, moody Afro-fusion, and cinematic R&B. The chorus echoes with both resignation and defiance:
“I’m not leaving without you babe… even if I run out California.”

Lyrics by Aime Pandi Bapaga

Title: Running Out California

[Intro – mantra loop]
I am running out,
Running out,
Running out California.
I am running out,
Running out,
Running out the City of Angels.

In the city, city, city — I’m a stranger.
In the city, city, city — I’m in danger.
I am running out California.
I am running out California.
I am running out California.
I am running out…

[Verse 1]
It hit me like earthquakes and lightning,
Light-speed, fast — no warning, just frightening.
Tremors through my spine,
Cracks in my soul,
Love don’t live here — it’s bitter and cold.

“Is this the prayer you preach?”
Tell me, Rabbi — do you reach?
‘Cause I’m losing it,
Losing grip,
Slipping in a city where truth don’t stick.

[Pre-Chorus]
I got to save my soul,
I got to save my soul.
Save face or fall,
Save face or fall.
My life is flashing before my eyes —
On the 10, speeding out of L.A. skies.
Ain’t giving an eye for an eye,
Still… I cry.

[Chorus – breakdown vocal / open & echoed]
But I’m not leaving without you babe,
Not leaving without you babe.
I’m not leaving without you babe.
(Yeah yeah yeah…)
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[Bridge – spoken or chanted, with rising synths]
City of angels — where are your wings?
You bless the cruel, and crucify things.
There’s blood in the boulevards, gold in the pain,
I’m chasing my shadow down memory lane.

[Chorus – reprise]
But I’m not leaving without you babe,
No, I’m not leaving without you babe,
I’m not leaving without you babe.
Even if I run out California,
Even if I run out California.

[Outro – mantra fade, dark pads + heartbeat kick]
Running out, running out… California.
Running out, running out… California.
City of angels, I’m in danger.
City of angels, I’m a stranger.
Running out… running out…
But not without you.

Running Out California

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