The Real Runna

A THING FOR FICTION

BOW DOWN

Of Other Worlds

Goodbye to old lovers type of ballad, made for hearts and suitable for the road

Buckle up

I had this idea of a song inspired by a love fight. Wrote it in the mist of it when my thoughts were crowded with intentions of leaving everything and everyone behind. It’s easy to get carried away by a feeling when you are angry, so much harder to pull yourself back up and find ways of making sense of your feelings and the root if it all. 

This song is a duo with my creative fellow Wontellu, you can hear his vocal and guitar solo on the track. Mixed and Mastered by @sanelofi

just killed our love (feat. Wontellu) mix master Sane

J´s lullaby (darling I’d wait for you) cover

Mix: No News, Good News
Lyrics & Melody: The Real Runna

Farewell (No News, Good News | mix)

A crack in your window and light’s made its way 
Into the hollow room tonight
Empty glasses lie sad on the floor
Last night was a cold long one
Tiny speckles of dust from our tango
The bedsheets have creased away

You, you

You have shattered all my walls
You have a hold on me
You have shattered all my walls
All defenses are gone, I’m lost
Wanna lie here alone tonight

You, you

You have a hold on me 
You have a hold on me
You have a hold on me

You, you

—-

Mix & Master: @sane

Walls (Sane | mix)

Numb And Alive

Lullaby song with a sea thematic for baby Ana Maria

Lullaby | Cantec de leagan

Sometimes I send you messages, you never get to read
Instead I hit that button where it says unsend
I’d tell you all the things that wander through my mind
But how are you to know, they’re gone within the night

Uuuuuuh
I can't seem to send them to you
Uuuuuuh
Afraid what you might do
Uuuuuuh
I can't seem to send them to you
Uuuuuuh
Afraid what you might do

I’d buy a ticket, I’d travel straight to you
Instead I sit here writing songs about me and you
I’d never see you in real life, never hear your voice
But I still see you in my dreams, it’s not really my choice

Uuuuuuh
I can't seem to send them to you
Uuuuuuh
Afraid what you might do
Uuuuuuh
I can't seem to send them to you
Uuuuuuh
Afraid what you might do

Unsend Message

I sit here contemplating
On life’s bitersweet memories
I can’t escape this aching
I can’t fool this body of mine

I want you
I have to have you
You want to
I know you do

You make me
Want it all
You make me
Long for more

shiny from a distance
but does your light keep its pull
your brightness hits me hard
I got to guard my eyes

I want you
I have to have you
You want to
I know you do

You make me
Want it all
You make me
Long for more

Make Me

Lyrics - Solitary Son

I've stayed awake for a million years
and I’ve slept billion years away
no one to tell me  
when to sing

push until the itching becomes real 
don’t trust my mind, it’s a little gray
they’re chasing us back to Earth
let them call off the search

Let’s hide
don’t be scared
to tell them off
don't be scared
need to breathe
take it in

This planet spins like mother's head 
so cry, don’t wipe those tears away 
the world is nothing more than smoke 


pathetic outlook, none of your concern 
cold as ice, doesn't stop the burn
world is nothing more than dirt 
no matter what they say

Let’s hide
don’t be scared
to tell them off
no need to breathe

Mother Earth, Father Dirt

twist my words, I’ll bend your will
I’ll make you fall, I’ll make you kneel
If love’s a game, I’ll play to win
I got darkness deep within

bow and swear you never did
say those wicked things to me
twist my words, you won’t admit
I’ll pretend you don’t exist

play with fire
I’ll break you
bow down
I’ll make you

Scream

No more bullets, you're all out
think you gave it all you got
hey, be careful, watch your step
bend the knee or it might break

down down down
go down, you bow to the gun

play with fire

scream

Bow Down

Guard that little finger, darling
Guard that little finger, darling, don’t you
Don’t you let them steal it from you
Don’t you let them steal it from you cause they don’t
They don’t, they don’t know you like I, like I do
They don’t, they don’t know you like I do

Guard that little finger,  ha ha aaa
Guard that little finger,  ha ha aaa
You don’t owe them any explanation
You don’t owe them any explanation, darling
You don’t owe them any explanation
They don’t need to know

Don't

Singer-Songwriter: The Real Runna https://m.soundcloud.com/the-real-runna
Mixed / Produced by Goat Screaming https://m.soundcloud.com/goat-screaming

Head in the clouds, mind stuck in the past
Why do I keep dwelling on things that don’t last
I used to like silence
Now it feels too loud

We’re skybound, like the moon and the sun
Always in sight, never quite around
My light lingers on you
One half is pitch dark

I think that I’m a lonely bird
I’ve always been that way
I can’t seem to let anyone 
Get inside and stay

Your fingers running on my naked back
Small talk about the stars
That picture still burns
The back of my eyes

I think that I’m a lonely bird
Always, always been
(La la la la la, lonely)

Never quite knew what to make of you
Your rain poured on me and I felt
Like a car with no breaks
Is that all that it takes? 
Is that all that it takes?

Driving on that empty road
Finding something that you stole
I don’t think that I can fix it
It’s broken

SKYBOUND (feat. Goat Screaming)

Songwriter / Producer / Mix Engineer: No News, Good News
https://soundcloud.com/no-news-good-news-music
Vocal: The Real Runna


Scared of success
Way down at bottom
I lost your address
Yeah the house that you grew in

I’m still just looking
At the imaginary view
My bus pass is busted
And I’m going nowhere
Got no change to use

This doesn’t feel the same
I’m in retrograde spinning
I don’t know your face
You’re just a memory swimming

Wish you the best
Whatever you’re doing
I got my own mess
It’s the same ache I’m chewing 

I’m still just looking
At this ordinary view
The last stop is over
And I’m nothing special
And this city is killer

It never felt this way
In a TV screen moving
I don’t know this place
I see you sitting there viewing
I never gave away 
All the secrets their brewing

Last Stop (feat. No News, Good News)

Singer-Songwriter - The Real Runna
Instrumental, Mix & Master - Safe Upstairs
Producer - Safe Upstairs https://soundcloud.com/safeupstairs-wardownbelow

I sit here contemplating
On life’s bitersweet memories
I can’t escape this aching
I can’t fool this body of mine

I want you
I have to have you
You want to
I know you do

You make me
Want it all
You make me
Long for more

shiny from a distance
but does your light keep its pull
your brightness hits me hard
I got to guard my eyes

I want you
I have to have you
You want to
I know you do

You make me
Want it all
You make me
Long for more

Make Me (feat. Safe Upstairs)

Hellride

Skirtchaser ft. The Real Runna | prod. by 회사AUTO - Hurts

inhabited by a cry
fear lives through me
anger eats me up
I don’t want to be

A speckle of dust
On your dirty sleeve
someone you’d trust
But still choose to leave

Behind my words
There’s a world untold
I simmer and rust
Like I’m untouchable 

Feed me, feed my emptiness
Need me, need the openness 
Fool me, fool my silliness 
Choose me, give me tenderness

This time and place
Is an eerie space
Between blinks of an eye
And your shaking breaths

Fill my mouth with sweetness
Touch my skin, it’s reckless 
Hit that ceiling of moisture 
Slip right into my vessel 

Feed me, feed my emptiness
Need me, need the openness 
Fool me, fool my silliness 
Choose me, give me tenderness

Fear Lives Here

My eyes are on fire
They’re burning for her
Well I’m feeling the heat from her every word
cold is still bitting
it bites like a lion
I’ll just take it and tell her I’m alright

thirst is never ending
And I sip for a breath
The high that leaves you angry
And rolling down with death 


Over and over and over and over and over again
Over and over and over and over, over again
I’m falling

Lying here scratching at nightmare
I’m selling my dreams
I'm never upset for the reason it might seem

I'm trading my visions
My sorries won't track
I'm trying, I’m trying and buying all my dreams back

Over and over and over and over, over again
Over and over and over and over, over again
I’m falling

her eyes are on fire
they’re filled with desire
I’m burning red
can’t seem to get her out my head

her eyes are on fire
they’re filled with desire
She’s breaking my heart
and I can’t seem to piece it back again
 
Over and over and over and over, over again
Over and over and over and over, over again
I’m falling

Lyrics: Solitary Son, The Real Runna
Songwriter: The Real Runna

Eyes On Fire

Entangle all my wires, you make me obsolete
Relieve me of my sorrow
And when you say I have this warmth inside me
Back and forth, the things that we resort to
Between panic and surrender
Desire and disillusionment 
We forgo all of these notions we have of love

It’s hot and cold, 
can’t get a hold
of the one I used to be
I’m torn apart
my broken heart
relief this ache inside of me

Grab me and throw me into the abyss
This bottomless feeling, you’ve triggered this itch

come undone, defenseless 
Don’t let go, I’ll fall and crawl

Grab me and throw me into the abyss
Grab me and throw me into the abyss

I'm torn apart, my broken heart
I'm torn apart
I'm torn apart, my broken heart
Relieve this ache inside of me

Those Who've Tasted

Like a feather in the wind
whisper softly from within
I am easy, light and thin
no one hears me as I spin

You spin me round
I am not bound
to the ground
I make no sound

I am everything and nothing
there’s no place to hide
you’re a natural disaster
and you’re stuck inside my mind

treat me kindly
spin me gently
kiss my lips
won’t make a sound

I grow weaker
when you’re near me
give yourself
I’m yours to hold

swear you’ll treat me better
than those before you
say that you won’t break me
I’ve fallen for you

No Place To Hide

feat. Goat Screaming https://soundcloud.com/goat-screaming

You never saw yourself
The way that I see you
You never believed 
That you deserved more than this

Why are you so afraid
Of something new
You don’t need to

See the world in brightest colours
I know that you’ve been hurting for too long
For too long
To be able to see
What I see when I look at you

Let go of the past self inflicted pain at last
These thoughts are just angry demons on you chest
They eat your up, they spit you out
You have got so much light deep inside

Let go of the past self inflicted pain 
These thoughts are just angry demons
They eat your up, they spit you out
You have got so much light deep inside

I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you
I see the real you

let go of your past
let go of your past

The one I know (feat. Goat Screaming)

They see your light 
And try to smother it
They hear your song 
They want to kill it

They look at you
They keep on wondering how
You’re still reaching for those heights
They’ve always dreamt of
But they’re not climbing
They dare not try 

You’ve got this
Don’t blink for too long
Look forward
You are so close
You’ve got this
You’re almost there, 
Just trust it
Don’t you let go

I know you’re scared
You’re not alone
Thirsty for your pain
It’s driving them insane that you’re trying
Eager to reign
They want to rule over your body

Are you in chains
No more restraints
Just run over anybody
Who stands in your way

Starlight

Produced by Gabriel Sucea https://soundcloud.com/gabrielsucea
Singer-Songwriter - The Real Runna

I’ve been holding on
To this bitterness for too long
Can’t leave the past behind
Carrying all the bad shit I hide 

I’ve been holding on
To this bitterness for too long
Can’t leave past behind
Carrying all the bad shit I hide 

I know it stings
Let it all, let it all out
Just let it breathe
Let it all, let it all out

I know it stings
Let it all, let it all out
Just let it breathe
Let it all, let it all out

This thing my hurt
Brush it off, brush it off
It’s not your thing
Don’t let it eat you up inside

Let it all, let it all, let it all
wash away
Let it all, let it all,
Leave it all behind

Let it all, let it all, let it all
wash away
Let it all, let it all,
Leave it all behind

I know you've been hurting, 
I know you've been sad
I know you've been carrying all
leave it behind

Leave it | Gabriel Sucea Mix

I see your world
The pain and cold
I see your way
Still chose to stay

You were born
With a heart of stone

Heart of stone (x3)
You were born

You walk the night
From side to side
You choose to hide
From this fight

You walk the night
From side to side
You choose to hide
From this fight

You were born
With a heart of stone

You were born
With a heart of stone

You were born
With a heart of stone

I see your world
The pain and cold
I see your way
Still chose to stay

I see your world
The pain and cold
I see your way
Still chose to stay

You were born
With a heart of stone

I see you world

Bridges

In the swirling abyss of scattered thoughts
Where the line between sense and nonsense is lost
Each heartbeat echoes a twisted refrain

Lost in the void, can't you perceive
The realm of illusions designed to deceive
Break from the chains 
Embrace the anarchy, set your spirit free

Our Shadows dance in a fevered trance
We are canvas painted with cosmic chance
Colors bleed and meanings dissolve


Lost in the void, can't you perceive
The realm of illusions designed to deceive
Break from the chains 
Embrace the anarchy, set your spirit free


Amidst the chaos, we find our voice
Against all odds, we make our choice
Despite this madness, we'll weather the storm

Lost in the void, can't you perceive
The realm of illusions designed to deceive
Break from the chains 
Embrace the anarchy, set your spirit free

Exposure (ft. Goat Screaming)

Triggered

That’s how we know, hard not to show
The inner things we share
Whisper my name, I touch your face
Your eyes can see my pain

You smell of songs, they sing of love
Softest skin, it speaks of wounds within

At night you pray, beg me to stay
Your faith so pure in us 
Stay or run
Linger or shun me

Either way the wind will sing your name
You hurt my eyes, your beauty cuts through lies
Either way the wind will sing your name
You hurt my eyes, your beauty cuts through lies


Faith so pure, at night you pray
Beg me to stay
Evermore
Your faith so pure
At night you pray, beg me to stay

Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Evermore

The Wind Will Sing Your Name

Originally wrote and produced this track in 7 hours as a self challenge posted on Threads.
https://soundcloud.com/drjpresents offered to remix and master this. 
He did a wonderful job and gave this track a new flavour and dimension. I am very grateful!

That’s how we know, hard not to show
The inner things we share
Whisper my name, I touch your face
Your eyes can see my pain

You smell of songs, they sing of love
Softest skin, it speaks of wounds within

At night you pray, beg me to stay
Your faith so pure in us
Stay or run
Linger or shun me

Either way the wind will sing your name
You hurt my eyes, your beauty cuts through lies
Either way the wind will sing your name
You hurt my eyes, your beauty cuts through lies


Faith so pure, at night you pray
Beg me to stay
Evermore
Your faith so pure
At night you pray, beg me to stay

Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Beg me to stay
Evermore

Remixed by Dr. J  https://soundcloud.com/drjpresents drjpresents.bandcamp.com

The Wind Will Sing Your Name (Dr. J Remix)

The Wind Will Sing Your Name (Dylan Presko Remix)

Starlight x Collision

I used to be able to feel
Something deeper, seemed unreal
My mind is playing tricks on me
Chasing melodies and  stupid frailties

Dreams come in set of two
Feelings make me look for you
Everything has a new meaning
No end with no beginning 

Now I'm lost into the sound,
Searching for what can't be found,
In the echoes of the night,
While I’m running out of light
Now it’s fading, slipping through,
Feels like I’m losing you.

I used to be able to see
 Through the shadows haunting me 
Colors spoke in whispered tones 
Now they're muted, convoluted

Truths I held are breaking free
 Blurring lines of you and me 
Everything has a new meaning
No end with no beginning 

Now I'm lost into the sound,
Searching for what can't be found,
In the echoes of the night,
While I’m running out of light    
Now it’s fading, slipping through,
Feels like I’m losing you.

Catching Fire (Sertain)

Rooms I Don't Belong In

A single point, a spark in the silence 
Born of chance on a thread running thin  
Each step you take marks lines on a pattern
Those straight edges soften with a spin

A grip like no other, your fate has gone cold
Dreams you once held so tight, have run dry
You miss a blink of an eye, turns to shadows
Chase your stars through a glass-paper sky  

This way, my dear
Hills are behind you
Your shattered wings 
Still carry you
Yes, my beloved
Higher and higher
Your wounded spirit
Will still go on
 
Of every shape that tore at your side  
And when your thread is cut  
By time’s folds  
Your path will scatter  
Like dust in the tide
I am nothing  
Just curves on a godless chart  

This way, my dear
Hills are behind you
Your shattered wings 
Still carry you
Yes, my beloved
Higher and higher
Your wounded spirit
Will still go on

Instrumental: Stoney Bair

Hills are behind you

So, I sigh,
I pace,
I walk the room's length

Retread old  wounds
And talk aloud,
Retrace the steps,
I touch my face. 

Let's see where it takes us

Text you late 'cause I got stoned.
Up all night. My head's not right.
Heartache can be art, you know?
I paint the heartbreak  that I like
With words that don't amount to much,
And numbness only you can crush
I talk too loud and speak too much

Lyrics: Pinky Batson

After Daylight Haunting Darkness

I hear melodies. Then try to make them come to life with my very poor writing and singing skills. But I love the process

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