1. Australian band from Melbou… Read Full Bio ↴There are three bands named Deadstar:
1. Australian band from Melbourne around singer Caroline Kennedy. Their style can be described as rock, the guitars on especially the first two albums are the core of their music. The third album was produced to have hits on it, and the singles "Run Baby Run" and "Deeper Water" (their biggest hit, reaching #28 on the Australian ARIAnet Singles Chart) brought the band some success in Australia in 1998/9.
The band has since split up for personal reasons and Caroline and Peter have, again with help of Shamus Goble, released a country-tinged album, (In The Honeycone (2004)), under the name The Tulips.
2. A French dark metal/neoclassical/ambient band whose music is inspired by horror film scores. Their web page is at http://www.myspace.com/deadst
3. A one-man math rock/progressive rock bedroom project from Bangalore, India.
Run Baby Run
Deadstar Lyrics
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He held your face into the light
That's when he could take you out
And you should see him on the street
He moves so fast it's like he has no feet
I could tell someone 'bout your one and only one
Everybody gets out before they get hit
It don't look good on the face of it
But you must get down to the other side
He's looking down the street he heads
He sees the light break in his stead
He has nowhere left to go
He used to be a bigger star
He used to drive a different car
I could tell someone 'bout his little stolen gun
You better run baby run better move on it
Everybody gets out before they get hit
It don't look good on the face of it
But you must get down to the other side
And over your shoulder are the lights of the city
You got your red shirt on and you look so pretty - yeah yeah yeah yeahhh
Oh I could tell someone 'bout your one and only one
Run baby run better move on it
Everybody gets out before they get hit
It don't look good on the face of it
But you must get down
You better run baby run better move on it
Everybody gets out before they get hit
It don't look good on the face of it
But you must get down
Yeah you must get down
To the other side
The song "Run Baby Run" by Deadstar opens with a haunting and suspenseful guitar riff that sets the tone for the song. The singer narrates the story of a woman who is caught up in a relationship with a dangerous man who is always on the run. The opening lines suggest that the man wanted to spend the night with her but then takes her out, meaning something else entirely. The next lines are a description of the man's prowess on the street. He is quick and nimble, almost as if he has no feet.
The chorus counsels the woman to run and to run quickly before she gets hit. The dangerous man is seemingly powerful, but his violent ways will eventually catch up with him, and the woman must not be caught in his crosshairs. As the verse continues, we learn that the man is running away from something. He is on the run and has nowhere else to go. The woman could tell someone about his stolen gun, which suggests that she knows he is involved in criminal activities.
The verse ends with advice to the woman to get to the other side. Here, the other side could mean getting away from the man and his dangerous ways or getting to a safer place. In the last chorus, the woman receives the same advice to run and move on because, in the end, it's better to escape violence and danger than to face the consequences.
Overall, "Run Baby Run" tells the story of someone looking for a way out of a potentially dangerous situation. Highlighting the dangers of being with someone who is always on the run and involved in criminal activities.
Line by Line Meaning
He had a yen to stay all night
He had a strong desire to spend the whole night
He held your face into the light
He illuminated your face
That's when he could take you out
That's when he could make a move on you
And you should see him on the street
And if you see him on the street
He moves so fast it's like he has no feet
He moves so quickly and smoothly
I could tell someone 'bout your one and only one
I could inform someone about the person you truly love
You better run baby run better move on it
You better run and move on quickly
Everybody gets out before they get hit
Everyone leaves before something bad happens
It don't look good on the face of it
It doesn't look good initially
But you must get down to the other side
But you must reach the other side
He's looking down the street he heads
He's scanning the street ahead
He sees the light break in his stead
He notices the light breaking in his place
He has nowhere left to go
He has nowhere else to turn
He used to be a bigger star
He used to be more famous
He used to drive a different car
He used to drive a more impressive car
I could tell someone 'bout his little stolen gun
I could inform someone about his small stolen weapon
And over your shoulder are the lights of the city
The city is visible over your shoulder
You got your red shirt on and you look so pretty - yeah yeah yeah yeahhh
You're wearing a red shirt and you look beautiful
Run baby run better move on it
Run and move on quickly
Everybody gets out before they get hit
Everyone leaves before something bad happens
It don't look good on the face of it
It doesn't look good initially
But you must get down
But you must leave
Yeah you must get down
Yes, you must leave
To the other side
To the other end
Writer(s): Caroline Frances Kennedy, Barry John Joseph Palmer
Contributed by Chloe B. Suggest a correction in the comments below.