Bosnian Rainbows are an American alternative rock band from El Paso, Texas,… Read Full Bio ↴Bosnian Rainbows are an American alternative rock band from El Paso, Texas, formed in 2012. The band consists of The Mars Volta members, Omar Rodriguez Lopez (guitar, backing vocals, keys) and Deantoni Parks (drums, keys), alongside the enigmatic Le Butcherettes vocalist Teri Gender Bender, and Nick Kasper (keyboards, synths) from the group KUDU. Initially billed as a variation on the Omar Rodriguez Lopez Group, the band was formed following a decision to put Rodriguez Lopez' and Parks' primary project, The Mars Volta, into a hiatus.

Regarding the band's influences and aesthetic, Rodriguez Lopez noted, "These are very much shorter, more to-the-point songs than The Mars Volta's. They still have spaces that stretch out, but what I mean to say is that it's all the same influences that have been in most of my writing and all the people in my bands' writing. Can is there, Siouxsie and the Banshees is there, Gang Of Four is there, all the Led Zeppelin, whatever... all those things are there, it's just different elements of those things. You make it shorter. It's stripped down, it's starker. The very melodic side of Can; the very textural side of Siouxsie. You take all those elements, and you take elements that maybe you weren't exploring as much before."

On the Run
Bosnian Rainbows Lyrics

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When you're on you're always on the run
When you stop you're always on the run
When you come you're always on the run
When you're done you're always on the run

On the run

When you're high, you're always rolling on me

Overall Meaning

These lyrics seem to be describing a person who is always busy and never stops moving. They are always on the run, whether they're actively doing something or not. Even when they try to stop or slow down, they can't seem to relax completely. The repetition of "on the run" emphasizes the constant state of motion and restlessness of this person.

The line "when you're high, you're always rolling on me" could be interpreted in a few different ways. It could be taken literally as a reference to drug use, or it could be metaphorical, referring to someone who is on an emotional or creative high. In either case, it seems to suggest that this person relies on something external to keep them going.

Line by Line Meaning

When you're on you're always on the run
No matter the stage of being, feeling or doing, you're always in constant motion

When you stop you're always on the run
Even when you pause, rest or take some downtime, there's this relentless urge to keep going

When you come you're always on the run
Whether you're arriving, approaching, or starting something new, you never seem to slow down

When you're done you're always on the run
Even after you finish or complete a task or a phase, there's always something else that drives you on

On the run
The constant sense of restlessness and movement, as if trying to catch up with or escape from something

When you're high, you're always rolling on me
In moments of euphoria, excitement, or excess, you're carried away by the thrill or the substance, relying on me to keep you grounded

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