Name: Runaway
Duration: P00H04M18S
Description: This song is about getting away from one's demons and knowing that's okay. That we can find peace, and that we can be happy again.

Runaway

by Maureen Renee Hughes

	/

Streaming + Download

Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

Purchasable with gift card

$5 USD or more

about

This song is about getting away from one's demons and knowing that's okay. That we can find peace, and that we can be happy again.

lyrics

Verse
Do you see her as that girl just 17,
Leaving home to chase some crazy dream.
All she has is hope and some faded scars,
But she thinks if she just starts running, she’ll get far.

Verse
Do you see her as that girl almost 22
Caught up in a scene that, by now, she is used to.
Makeup only covers what the eye can see.
But she is bruised so black and blue, no time to dream.

Pre-Chorus
And she's hoping and praying and wishing to have
someone who just understands where she's coming from.
And maybe, just maybe
Things will get better
And maybe just maybe
Everything will turn around.

Chorus
She's reaching out her hand
Hoping that someone might reach back out and take it
With no need to fake it, and
She’s holding on so tight, wondering if she’ll make it
To the next night.

Verse
Do you see her as that girl now 24
Doesn't know what she wants anymore
Looking left and right trying to find her way
And maybe, oh she might just make it to the next day.

Verse
Do you see her as that girl now 25
Already seen too much in her short life
She's asking herself "am I still alive?"
"Am I still alive?"
“Am I still alive?”
Pre-Chorus
And she's hoping and praying and wishing to have
Someone who just understands where she's coming from
Chorus
She's reaching out her hand
Hoping that someone might reach back out and take it
With no need to fake it, and
Someday she'll see life through new eyes
And realize that it's okay to forget the things that make you run away.

credits

released September 16, 2018
Maureen Renee Hughes (songwriter, vocalist), Austin Moorhead (producer), Pino Leoni (mixing/mastering engineer)

license

about

Maureen Renee Hughes Charleston, South Carolina

contact / help

Contact Maureen Renee Hughes

Streaming and
Download help

Report this track or account

If you like Maureen Renee Hughes, you may also like:

Forever is a Long Time
by Ian Coss

These sweet, sad indie pop tunes accompany Ian Coss's podcast of the same name, in which he interviews his family about their divorces. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 17, 2021
go to album
Wild River
by Anika Pyle

The gorgeous and gripping new record from Anika Pyle features minimalist folk & pop songs that struggle to make sense of loss. Bandcamp New & Notable Feb 21, 2021
go to album
Of Time, Part III
by New Spell

Darkly dramatic synth-pop with airy vocals that paint a grim but still hopeful portrait of our present day. Bandcamp New & Notable May 26, 2020
go to album
Shock Out of Season
by Friendship

A twisting combination of synths, drums (both live and programmed), and Rhodes piano produce truly sweet DIY pop. Bandcamp New & Notable Aug 10, 2017
go to album
Caution to the Wind
by Mali

The latest album by the Mumbai-based pop artist hits country, folk, and pop notes. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 23, 2021
go to album
Hideaway EP
by John Mark Nelson

Beautiful folk-derived songs on the new EP from John Mark Nelson center yearning melodies and gentle arrangements. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 10, 2022
go to album
YEAH NO FINE
by SOPHIE STRAUSS

Sophie Strauss's potent vocals careen over anthemic indie pop on this album of quotidian love songs. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 19, 2016
go to album