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Un​-​Settling

by Runaway John

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1.
Wide Eyes 04:50
Lines On my face, surround my eyes Signs That time won’t take nobody’s side We don’t need to find the cure for our wrinkled skins Just our broken hearts With wide eyes we used to dream of fairytales Sunburst skies would cover for our white nights In a land where time stood still Take my hand, join the dance And let’s find the innocence We once cherished, We once gambled with Can you hear those all time songs We were playing until dawn Carried by wings, up on mountains of hope We don’t need to find the cure for our wrinkled skins Just our broken hearts With wide eyes we used to dream of fairytales Sunburst skies would cover for our white nights In a land where time stood still
2.
Warm my lips, hold my hand in yours, Honey, I must go All the things I’ve been standing for Just seem wrong, you know It’s time to leave, time to make a change Time to shout out loud There’s a feeling that’s pulling me out All the fire in my heart has burned the doubt Oh, this feeling is lighting my path Don’t hold me back I admit, I’m no hypocrite I hate what I’ve become When I dream about this one-way street, My heart beats like a drum I’m not afraid of this white blank page Laid in front of me There’s a feeling that’s pulling me out All the fire in my heart has burn the doubt Oh, this feeling is lighting my path Don’t hold me back I hear it calling my name It’s been like that since I’ve touched these strings It’s time to leave, time to make a change Time to shout out loud There’s a feeling that’s pulling me out All the fire in my heart has burn the doubt Oh, this feeling is lighting my path Don’t hold me back
3.
Lullaby 05:20
Sound of whipping rain Falls deep under your pillow Hide between the sheets And dream of happy things No one in the world can find you here Hush now, darling, hush now, gently, don't you weep Let your fears go while my voice sends/gets you to sleep The growing fear of dark Those old familiar feelings Are past/gone and long forgotten You slowly drift away When Sandman sprinkles all his magic dust Hush now, darling, hush now, gently, don't you weep Let your fears go while my voice gets you to sleep Hush now, darling, hush now, gently, don't you weep Let your fears go while my voice gets you to sleep
4.
Hey, buddy, won’t you sing me a song? I’ll just sit here alone and listen, he said My heart is empty, my bottle is full Clothes are dirty, I stink like a mule Don’t stop, please, carry on singing La, la, la, lie, lie, lie, Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie These streets are aching and my body’s filled with scars But this damn medicine will help me sleep Under the stars Buddy, won’t you spare me some change? It might sound strange, but I’ll give it back to you You know I will You know, my brother went down to the park It was right before dark, he tied a rope up so high I couldn’t reach him in time La, la, la, lie, lie, lie, Lie, lie, lie, lie, lie These streets are aching and my body’s filled with scars But this damn medicine will help me sleep Under the stars Under the stars I see my daughter Crying in my arms With morning comes silence Oh, this world, feels so numb These streets are aching and my body’s filled with scars But this damn medicine will help me sleep Under the stars Hey, buddy, won’t you sing me a song? I’ll just sit here alone and listen, he said
5.
Morning Dew 03:56
I love the way you wear your smile Each morning never seemed so bright And the sheets underneath we hide are always warm Until you go and leave me there on my own Away you took my heart Away you locked it up Locked it up I love the way you calm my fears With soothing words, you dry these tears While your arms tied around my neck will keep me safe I dare to dream again and lose myself in this maze Away you took my heart Away you locked it up Away is where I dream Of morning dew on your white skin Away you took my heart Away you locked it up Away is where I dream Of morning dew on your white skin Of morning dew on your white skin Of morning dew on your white skin
6.
I never understood love, always coming and going Like an empty bus, you hop in not knowing The driver is drunk, he misses the stops And leaves you hanging in there without a way to get off Get back on your feet, take the weight off your shoulders To suddenly realize that now you’re much older Sarcastic and cynical, tired of waiting, enough with the games Keep yourself sane when Love breaks your heart into thousands of pieces Love breaks your heart When there’s nothing whole left in your life Some days go well with a few pints of beer, While some just seem wrong having no whiskey near When handling the truth turns to juggling with lies You both know you’re wrong and right at the same time It’s hard to believe you’ve gotten this far Now all that you want is to get out of this bar Before the whole world crumbles and shatters around you Just like, just like Love breaks your heart into thousands of pieces Love breaks your heart When there’s nothing whole left in your life It’s time to confess, you finally guessed Love is a gift-wrapped mess So keep your head straight and walk out the door before, Before… Love breaks your heart into thousands of pieces Love breaks your heart When there’s nothing whole left in your life
7.
I kept telling to myself there's nothing I can't be Like the weather, always changing, I followed my dreams And I walked away from things that others hoped I would become You saw me there for a brief moment, the second I was gone Gone away Forgive me, I'm not the son you want me to be Forgive me, my friend, We've grown apart We're strangers to our own heart I went roaming through the world, searching for myself Fear was growing up inside me, like bricks that build a wall The journey's long, my hands are crooked, strumming the same songs I'm all alone, on the cobbled stone some shiny pennies roll Roll away Forgive me, I'm not the son you want me to be Forgive me, my friend, We've grown apart We're strangers to our own heart There's no ending to my story, just feelings left untold Wait for me, don't lose your patience, one day I'll be home But the journey's long, my hands are crooked, strumming the same songs I'm all alone, on the cobbled stone some shiny pennies roll, Roll away Forgive me, I'm not the son you want me to be Forgive me, my friend, We've grown apart We're strangers to our own heart

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This is my debut album and consists of 7 songs, that were written throughout the years. This is my story and the songs you’re about to listen to are raw and emotional pieces of it

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released September 15, 2015

All music and words written by Ionuţ Tecuceanu (Runaway John). Produced by Lancelot Smith & Ionuţ Tecuceanu. Recorded at Camelot Studios in Dublin, Ireland. Engineered & mixed by Lancelot Smith except for tracks 5 & 7, which were mixed by Călin Filip.

Mastered by Tom Waltz
Arwork by Paula Rusu & Tuan Nini
Executive Producer: Marta Uşurelu

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Runaway John Dublin, Ireland

Romanian-born singer-songwriter who currently lives in Dublin, Ireland, where he is known for entertaining people with his music on Grafton Street and in various venues across town. His songs are warm, heartfelt indie-folk compositions, which he performs vocally, accompanied by his acoustic guitar. He has independently released his debut album “Un-Settling”, which he financed in 2015. ... more

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