Run Brother Run
Fireworks Lyrics

The television turns mouths and words
The TV makes the people speaking on it appear as if their words are not matching up with their mouths.

Don't line up like they should
Their words and mouth should be aligned, but they're not.

You're hard concrete, while I'm stuck on
The other person is immovable like concrete, while the singer is fixated on something.

The blood stain in there and where it came from
The artist is fixated on a bloodstain and where it originated.

Coffee cups collect at the side of my bed
Coffee cups are gathering on the artist's bedside table.

Red pens push through the bridges I've burned
The singer is crossing out parts of their past that they've left behind.

I tied em together with a string
The singer is attempting to string together their past experiences.

The pattern just tells me, "Go to sleep"
The pattern the artist has created is telling them to go to sleep.

I should go to sleep
The artist acknowledges that they should go to sleep.

I'm getting used to my skin but it doesn't fit right
The artist is becoming familiar with themself but still feels out of place.

I share my name with a stranger all my life
The singer has been sharing their name with someone they don't truly know their entire life.

And I feel it all, Carolina in my blood
The artist is feeling every emotion and experience deeply, as if it is ingrained into them.

Run, brother, run
The singer is urging someone to run or flee from their current situation.

I was twenty-five when my dad died
The singer's father passed away when they were 25 years old.

My arm was felt weak, my heart grew tired
The singer's physical and emotional state was negatively impacted by their father's death.

And every girl I tried to kiss
The artist has attempted to form romantic connections with multiple women.

Gives that look you did so I choose to miss
These women give the artist a look that reminds them of something negative from their past, causing them to pull away.

I'm the greatest book read to the end
The singer sees themself as an intriguing and memorable person, compared to a book that has been read in its entirety.

In those last lines you'll find my friends
The singer's true friends will be revealed at the end of their story or experience.

Like flies on tape, I keep them close
The artist keeps their true friends close to them like flies are trapped on tape.

We may look dead but move our soul
The artist and their friends may appear lifeless, but their inner selves are active and alive.

I keep your things in my garage
The artist has held onto possessions belonging to someone else.

I won't drive away
The singer has chosen not to distance themself from these possessions and their memories.

I feel it all, Carolina in my blood
The artist feels every aspect of their life deeply, as if it is a part of them like the state of Carolina.

Run, brother, run
The singer urges someone to leave their current situation to avoid negative consequences.