Getaway
Peeping Tom feat. Amon Tobin Lyrics
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16 Seconds to Make It
Come On Mike
Escaping the Situation
I'M Out of the Trap Zone
The Ringer Turned Off on My Cellular Phone
The Intern History
Detector
Black Overcoat Must Come In By Midnight
You Got To Getaway
You Got To Getaway
You Got To Getaway Because Were Here to Stay
My Getaways the Boat
Pier 39 By The West Side Highway
My Skin Is On Point
I'M More Easier Out
Police on My Trail
I've got Slide Away
Move Away Like Express Mail
My Imagination Surprise You
Like The New York City Subway
3rd Rail
One Half Missing
Three Third's Failed
Can't Be Tracked Down By the Phone
Definitely Not By Email
We Get Off On Them
The Back Alleys Then
You Look Familiar In A High School Way
We Gotta Get A Way
They Get Off on Us To
Sirens Screaming Red and Blue
lonely Streetlight's Don't Know My Name (?)
.........Burning
We Get off on Them
Runnin' Runnin' Runnin'
The lyrics to Peeping Tom's song Getaway talks about fleeing from a situation where the persona feels trapped. It's all about finding an escape route to evade danger without any traces of being caught. The persona urges a friend, Mike, to hurry up and escape with him before it's too late. The persona mentions how they're out of the trap zone, indicating that the danger was imminent, but he's now finding a way out. The ringer is turned off on their phone to silence any alerts, and the intern history detector confirms that they have navigated undetected. The persona also refers to himself as the holder of the silver money folder, signifying that he's managed to retain his fortunes in their exit plan, and the black overcoat must come in by midnight, indicating that the escape has to be done quickly.
The second verse reiterates that the persona needs to escape because they must remain hidden from the authorities. It mentions that the getaway plan is on the boat at Pier 39, which is situated on the west side of Highway. The persona's skin is on point, indicating that he's paying attention to his surroundings and that he's alert to any possible danger. The chase is on as the police are on his trail, but he has got what it takes to slide away, indicating that he's fast enough to escape from them. The persona himself couldn't be tracked down by phone or email since the persona has already covered most of his digital traces.
The theme of escaping danger is prevalent in this song, and it talks about finding a way out of a dangerous situation. The singer is in immediate danger and needs to get out of that place as quickly as possible. The use of the silver money folder signifies how the character has planned this out meticulously, ensuring that they don't leave anything behind that could be traced, thrown off their tracks or lead to their capture. The persona mentions how they can't be traced down by the phone or email, further highlighting how careful the persona has been in planning.
Line by Line Meaning
Gotta Getaway
Need to escape
16 Seconds to Make It
Limited time to flee
Come On Mike
Encouragement to a friend to join in the runaway
Escaping the Situation
Running from a dangerous scenario
I'M Out of the Trap Zone
Free from a confinement
The Ringer Turned Off on My Cellular Phone
Unreachable by phone
The Intern History
Personal background that led to the escape
Detector
A device that could track them down
Holder of the Silver Money Folder
Person with valuable possessions that are worth stealing
Black Overcoat Must Come In By Midnight
A deadline to meet before escaping
You Got To Getaway
Repeated urgency to leave
My Getaways the Boat
The method of escape is by boat
Pier 39 By The West Side Highway
Specific location for the boat getaway
My Skin Is On Point
Being alert and aware
I'M More Easier Out
Leaving the situation is not as difficult as staying
Police on My Trail
Being pursued by law enforcement
I've got Slide Away
Quick and elusive escape plan
Move Away Like Express Mail
Swift and immediate departure
My Imagination Surprise You
The creative plan will impress others
Like The New York City Subway
Compares the plan to a subway system
3rd Rail
Highly dangerous third rail of a subway system
One Half Missing
An aspect of the plan is incomplete or unknown
Three Third's Failed
Previous attempts to escape have not worked
Can't Be Tracked Down By the Phone
Unreachable by phone
Definitely Not By Email
Unreachable through electronic communication
We Get Off On Them
Enjoy fleeing from danger
The Back Alleys Then
Specific route to take
You Look Familiar In A High School Way
Recognizing someone from the past
We Gotta Get A Way
Request to leave together
They Get Off on Us To
Pursuers are also enjoying the chase
Sirens Screaming Red and Blue
Police chase is near
lonely Streetlight's Don't Know My Name (?)
Feeling anonymous and unseen
.........Burning
Continuation of the anonymous feeling
Runnin' Runnin' Runnin'
Constantly evading danger
Lyrics © CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: KEITH THORNTON, MICHAEL PATTON
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eleniff
Escapin the situation,
im outta the trap zone, (trap zone)
the ringers turned off on my, cellular phone (cellular phne)
the interm wants to be...detector, hold up, the silver money fold up, black and the cold is commin by me
you got to get away, you got to get away
you got to get away, because were here to stay
my gettaway is the boat(boat)
P.O.39 by the westside(holla)
my skin is on point (on point)
im more easy to rob,
police on my trail, i gotta slide away like that express mail (mail, mail)
you got to get away, you got to get away
you got to get away, because were here to stay
my imagination surprise you,
like the new york city subway,
third rail, one half is missing, three third fail
cant track down, by the phone, what if we lie by email
we get our-men..the bac-ck allys in, that look familiar inna highschool, baby, we gotta get away
we get up on us too, silent screams in red and blue, lonely streetlights that dont love my name, looks familar, we get our way, baby
you got to get away, you got to get away
you got to get away, because were here to stay
@sandansaiyan5675
Father of avant-garde metal and father of avant-garde rap in one really atmospheric trip hop song. Triple combo 😎
@PsychologicalPower
Great track, exactly what I'd throught it'd be with these two. I'm gonna find this album somewhere.
@mattondrik1235
I've had Mike Patton's vocals at 1:48 stuck in my head more than a few times over the last decade
@MrCalhoun556
Damn it, the part starting at 3:02 just sounds brilliant. The whole track should have sounded that weirdish like that and I would definitly buy it just like I did with Five Secs and Neighbourhood Spaceman.
@xxawsumrainbowxx
Ugh this album is so good
@bennie.379
this song sitting where it does in the tracklist feels very similar, structurally, to when waterworld comes on in the first HBMS record, anyone else feel that? could be an homage from patton
@KOALAsounds
one of my favourite tracks
@slasherpool
Kool Keith and Mike Patton together, who would of thought.... I still have my fingers crossed that Patton and MF Doom with collaborate on an album together. Hey I can dream can't I!!!
@acetheta
I want to hear Mike Patton and Mike Shinoda together.
@Robert-rl7rd
lol