See the night train round the corner
Slam the brakes, door slides open
Time to go and meet your fate
All the cards are stacked against you
And your legs can't support you
Let me hold you one last time
And then scramble in the bushes
Hide in the trees
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
I can hear the eagles' terrible scream
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
Raven, raven, all I can do is keep praying
Raven, oh, raven
I hear them coming for you
Teachers gather on All Saints' Day
And though they try, they can't help you
They overwhelm you with advice
So scramble in the bushes
Hide in the trees
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
I can hear the eagles' terrible scream
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
Raven, raven, all I can do is keep praying
Raven, oh, raven
I hear them coming for you
It's tearing me apart
Leaves me in a daze
I'm your spirit animal
And I'm going cannibal
There's only you, you, you
Only you, you, you
Only you
Riding my bike over the path
Hardly a soul, Pacific sunset (Pacific sunset)
Beautiful lights shine in the west
Hardly a soul, Pacific sunset (Chill in the air)
Riding my bike over the path
Hardly a soul, Pacific sunset
Beautiful lights shine in the west
Hardly a soul, Pacific sunset
Scramble in the bushes, hide in the trees
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
I can hear the eagles' terrible scream
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
Raven, raven, all I can do is keep praying
Raven, oh, raven...
Run, Raven, Run
"Run, Raven, Run" | |||||
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Album track by Rivers Cuomo | |||||
Album | SZNZ: Autumn | ||||
Released | September 22, 2022 | ||||
Recorded | 2022 | ||||
Length | 5:14 | ||||
Label | Crush Music/Atlantic Records | ||||
Writer(s) | Rivers Cuomo | ||||
Producer(s) | Tyler Cole, Suzy Shinn | ||||
Status | Released | ||||
Live debut | February 25, 2023 in Tempe, AZ | ||||
Stream | ![]() |
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SZNZ: Autumn track listing | |||||
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This song is part of the "Run, Raven, Run" lineage of songs
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"Run, Raven, Run" is the seventh (or eighth, on vinyl releases) and final track from SZNZ: Autumn.
Appearances
- SZNZ: Autumn (2022)
Overview
Well it's the very end of the album and we're heading into the land of sadness. And it's the culmination of all the fear terror and anxiety and the loss we're about to confront. I don't know. It made me cry.
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For the SZNZ series of album, songwriter Rivers Cuomo assigned to each album various qualities (emotion, color, personae, animals, religion, etc.), which he maintained with a Google spreadsheet.[2] To Autumn and Winter, Cuomo assigned the emotions of "anxiety" and "sadness," respectively. According to Cuomo, "Run, Raven, Run" bridges the two emotions.[1]
"Run, Raven, Run" shifts time signature and tempo multiple times, switching from 4/4 to 3/4 and back. The song's bridge and climax re-appropriate lyrics and melody from the song "Pacific Sunset," originally demoed by Cuomo in 2015. Lyrics from the song sketch "Spirit Animal" (which were also eventually incorporated into "Pacific Sunset") are also present in "Run Raven Run." The song ends with Cuomo singing the main refrain accompanied by a music box. Cuomo recorded this section while sick with COVID-19.[3].
A demo of "Run, Raven, Run" was leaked online in December of 2022.
Personnel
- Rivers Cuomo — lead vocals, guitar
- Brian Bell — rhythm guitar
- Scott Shriner — bass
- Patrick Wilson — drums
Audio
Lyrics
Yellow school bus rounds the corner
Hit the brakes, door slides open
Time to go and meet your fate
Walk the hallways, watching always
They will come, they will snatch you
In the classroom if they can
So dive into the bushes
Fly through the trees
Run, raven run, run, raven, run
I can hear the eagles' terrible scream
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
Raven, raven, all I can do is keep praying
Raven, oh, raven
I hear them coming for you
Family gathers on Thanksgiving
Though they try, they can't help you
They overwhelm you every time
So dive into the bushes
Fly through the trees
Run, raven run, run, raven, run
I can hear the eagles' terrible scream
Run, raven, run, run, raven, run
Raven, raven, all I can do is keep praying
Raven, oh, raven
I hear them coming for you
Known recordings
Performer(s) | Title | Filename | Date of recording | Recording location | Length | Appeared on | Notes |
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Rivers Cuomo | Run, Raven, Run | Run, Raven, Run pac sun build 2021-05-18 16.57.mp3 | May 18, 2021 | 3:09 | Leaked online | ||
Weezer | Run, Raven, Run | 2022 |
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5:14 | SZNZ: Autumn |
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cuomo, Rivers. Discord 14 September 2022. Screenshot:File:Discord-Rivers-Run-Raven-Run.jpeg
- ↑ "weezer: SZNZ" Google Docs https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BGWLEmZohpOPaLBPe132FMrHvSgyw8PHt8k93AmZ0kQ/edit#gid=0
- ↑ Cuomo, Rivers. Discord 31 August 2022. Screenshot:File:Discord-Rivers-Run-Raven-Run2.png