Although the lyrics of ‘Run’ seem to describe a panic attack, at least on the surface, dig a little deeper and a bigger picture emerges—a much bigger picture. The panic attack here is also perhaps a metaphor for something more all-consuming. What if those panic attacks were, in a very real sense, the natural response to being confronted by your fears, and also symptomatic of a lifetime of programming that offers you no other option but to freeze or flee?
And so, over drifting and dreamlike sonics – less music, more space and atmospherics and emotion – drawn together into a solidifying yet still opaque form, Tallulah Rendall gives us the most gentle call to arms, a reminder that fear is something that should be overcome rather than surrendered to. As the song goes on and the sonic tension gently rises, her optimism, and indeed confidence, grows; having realized that there is a problem, she is then able to fix it.
The message runs not only through the song and the lyrics but is also beautifully expressed through Bruce Monroe’s exquisite video. Filmed within a light installation and mirroring the journey the song takes us on, from darkness into illumination, it completes this beautiful audio-visual package.
“Run” is the third single from Tallulah Rendall’s seventh album, Only Human, which, on the strength of this seductive song, you’ll want to get your hands on as soon as is humanly (pun intended) possible.
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