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Colors Run

by Running on E

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    The newest album from Running on E, Colors Run features hard hitting and fast paced rock music. Catchy, heartfelt lyrics mixed with powerful guitar riffs and solos make this album a must-have.

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1.
Don't waste away Don't burn away the life that I refused You can't save a thing with all that blood just pouring out of you I know you're dying to see changes But the more your colors run the more you'll lose You'll be as lonely as the hangman Embraced in tears his only friend the noose Can't take it with you to your grave But still my bleeding heart don't beat the same Lovers screaming, people dying Brothers bleeding, children lying God I miss that good old fashioned way of life People cared because people mattered Now I really think I'd rather Sit upon my throne berating everyone
2.
One Bad Day 03:25
Woken up to another broken window scattered on the gravel again Paradise in a land of empty bottles and strings I left a trail of blood leading to an old home left to me in rotten disdain If you’re quiet you can hear the rats and roaches refrain They say ‘Nobody here is alone in death. But another heavy handed metaphor is not enough to impress’ I couldn’t swear it’s the last time when I fell in love with the lies Got a drawer full of notes that you wrote when I’d broken my arm Finally moving out, headed for our new home. Leaving all those years of regrets Even if it scares the hell out of me every day I’m numb to the feeling and deaf from the sound Of another excuse that you’re weighing me down I could say that it hurts but it’s always the same Cause I know I’m alive when I’ve conquered the pain But I can’t explain all the lines the sky Maybe it’s a sign that you should shut your mouth and open your eyes I couldn’t swear it’s the last time when I fell in love with the lies Got a drawer full of notes that you wrote when I’d broken my arm Where the hell was I when you needed me most? I couldn’t hear you through the angst and the boasts But now I wanna learn about the birds and the bees and the lions And the mother’s that would eat me alive Is your brother still around? I heard he was sick I wanna tell him that I love him and there’s no hard feelings
3.
I couldn’t sleep without turning and tossing my dreams on the floor No my nights are so violent I drown in the sheets As I claw my way out through the door I had an idea for my funeral But I don’t think I’ll say it out loud Because we’re both strange but at least you’re honest so What the hell do I do now? …What the hell will I do now? I can’t relate to what you’re saying All these voices are warped in my head There’s a note that I wrote to myself years ago But it’s stained now, I don’t know what it says I’m a stone’s throw away from just starting again For a ghost I feel so alive ‘Cause I tried and I tried and I tried so hard but I’m tired of waiting to die I looked over the mountain And still never saw where the hell I went wrong I’ve wasted years on the future That I’ll never see, if its up to me I refuse to take part in this joke of a life Just to fight for any old cause ‘Cause I’m a man, I’m a myth, I’m a hero I am a fraud But with all of those secrets you keep And the bullets you’ve stashed in your sleeve And the demons you’ve brought to their knees I still find it hard to believe That all of your children don’t know The horrible lies that you told And though my eyes start to grow cold I won’t speak We’ve an understanding I looked over the mountain And all that I saw was a life that’s too long I wasted years on the future That still never came, but it’s never too late I could scream till my throat is as red as my eyes But it won’t make the hours slow down No the world doesn’t stop. It keeps spinning When you’re not around
4.
Colors Run 03:40
Eyes inside the walls Follow all you’ve done And all you’ll ever do But as long God remains unseen Then give me life and make me clean Of all these things I’ve done To make my mark On this black and white scene You can’t run forever Aren’t your legs getting tired Your soles bleeding, skin breaking Boring into the ground We can’t live forever Just for here and for now We can’t take this world with us But we can burn it down But when the ground beneath your shoes Is painted red down to the roots The grass and dirt is clenched Inside your fist The day is yours to lose So take all that you can hold But do not speak unless you’re told If screams meant anything Then all they mean Is your skin’s not yet gone cold
5.
I Think I'm 03:41
Now I’m awake I can finally see the world and what’s at stake With my hands across my mouth I will never say What it was exactly that made me this way I will hide inside this house for another day Another hundred milligrams Down the drain again like back in 2010 Another bright idea Sometimes I think I’m better now But then why am I So damn tired We thought imagination bloomed forth from this room But if walls could talk They’d scream of all The qualities we lack And I could tell some tales of my lover’s entrails But my brother says I’m primed and ready Just hold it steady Relax Something that I heard inside your voice last night Said Not this time Another time, another place I’d say That I was getting back onto my feet But now it doesn’t even matter Nothing really matters at all I changed my name just like you said Became someone I’ve never met And for all the good it’s done I think I’ve burned out all my old regrets ‘Cause we laughed, we laughed at thoughts of forever Then you left, you left to find something better You scream and you shout that we need a way out right now But it’s like Russian roulette with a fully loaded gun
6.
I said don’t bring me no bad news but still it showed in your eyes So we smiled right through the pain. And we’ll do it once again when it’s your time And you say, it’s only destiny. But that bitch won’t get the best me. She’ll die trying Is it my turn to run away? To disappear into the gray in the dead of night But I can’t focus on the trees This burning forest speaks to me When you realize what it means to be alone As we torch this carousel that in our hearts we know so well We’re sinking further into hell to build a home Sinners sin while lovers bleed as bottom feeders all convene to drink their wine Bodies broken bent and strange as heaven calls them back again to bide their time And it’s still a mystery who this fool is next to me with those bright eyes But I could die in peace tonight and wake up fine right by her side despite my crimes Still I can’t recall a name Faces start to look the same They just blend and fade away as time slides by And as the birds fall from the sky The oceans burn and powers rise I finally opened up my eyes to feel alive I don’t have that much to give but all I have is yours Take my teeth, my cartilage, my strength if you desire But please don’t touch my wires They’re crossed but they’re still mine Made us who we are Setting fires On the lawn Every night But even God took a day off to rest
7.
Copacetic 03:43
You only like me when I'm drunk You only call when I'm ignoring you And when I say enough's enough It's not enough to keep from wanting you One last kiss for the very first time I trip every time I try to say goodbye Who has the time to fall in love? I waste enough time trying to fall in love I've got a pit where my heart sank through 12 hours later and the pit, it grew Want to know if this is worth the time But every day is just the same old thing She said everything's fine Everything is alright Everything is copacetic Then why do you sound so pathetic? I'm fine I swear to god I'm alright Everything is copacetic Then why do you sound so pathetic? Love will leave you blind Beaten, broken down, and bruised from head to toe But only in your mind We could leave this all behind Hit the ground and run like hell But god knows what you'll find Out there waiting on your wire baby Hold it steady Stop walking away from me now Move it slowly while your blood's still flowing From those open wounds Everything's fine Everything is alright Everything is copacetic Then why do you sound so pathetic? I'm fine Broke my jaw but still I'm alright Stole my lungs but still we're copacetic Then why do you sound so pathetic? I'm fine Swear to god I'm alright Everything is copacetic Then why do I sound so pathetic?
8.
Hours 02:17
In the dark We all bleed black and we end up back where we start Sometimes We’re a part Of a great big machine made of metal and slugs and debris Built miles high We are lost But we’ll fight till we’re home safe and sound in our bones in our beds Free from war Cause in spite Of the pain that it caused we still rose up above what was said To be much more I’m not crazy You’re not thinking You’re not strong enough We weren’t built for Time to leave us Be for long enough You can’t take this They will break you You can’t stand alone But we won’t let you down We’re with you You won’t stand alone
9.
I’m lying through my teeth My gap has never felt so wide At least not from my point of view We’re barely holding on to what we were before we lost our way But I can’t tell if you wanted to Haven’t seen my face in months Can’t stop my hair from growing out But when your heartbeat’s not showing up I can’t seem to sink quite low enough And when my kids are growing up I’ll tell them how you used to sing It’s not a lie I just don’t know how true it is We’re picking up more pieces day by day Because more and more it seems That life reminds us where we came from From god through pain to grace It’s all the same Warped reflections of youth I’m not running away I’m not running away. I just needed a chance to breathe Get me out of this room I’ve found no comfort in faith But save a prayer in case the day will come That I can’t stand straight anymore Used to see their faces in my walls They stared me through and through Now all the faces have gone away And my confessions were just Stories that I wished were true Now my bright eyes could sleep for days Tried to purge myself of all my Stolen jokes and broken rules But then she woke me from that dream My hyperbolic mind was cast out Somehow still refused I never even heard him scream Still it sounds like animals That scratch and bite to reach the tops of anything To save themselves from drowning in the waterfall Of biblical proportions That’s not right No one deserves to die At least not on their knees Not tonight

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released March 10, 2015

Running on E

Little Heart Records 2015

Produced, Mixed, and Mastered by Bucky McCann at Colossal Studios.

Nick Norton: Vox, guitar
TJ Burns: Lead guitar
John Hansen: Guitar
Nigel Ormsby: Drums
Bucky McCann: add. guitar tracks 3, 6, and 9.

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Running on E Asheville, North Carolina

Running on E is a Rock/Pop-Punk band from Asheville NC. Since signing to Little Heart Records in December 2012, we have released one EP, 2013's "Late Nights and Long Drives", a single, 2014's "What Have I Become?", and are currently recording a long-EP/short full length "Colors Run," due to be released in early 2015. We also have two music videos for our singles on Little Heart Records. ... more

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