History
Project Pitchfork was formed by Peter Spilles and Dirk Scheuber. After agreeing to work together, they picked the project's name by choosing a random word from the dictionary. The band gave their first performance in Hamburg in February 1990 and released their demo, "K.N.K.A", in August. In May 1991, their debut album "Dhyani" was released. The band's second album, "Lam-'Bras" was released in February 1992 and yielded the first vocal appearance of Patrica Nigiani. Six months later, the band's third album, "Entities" was released. The band switched labels to Off Beat for their 1994 release "Io". The album featured two singles, "Renascence" and "Carrion", and marked the first time the band entered the German Charts. The album was followed by a lengthy German tour.
In 1995, Project Pitchfork established their own label, Candyland Entertainment, through which they would release the majority of their material. 1995 also saw the release of two EPs, "CH'I" and "Corps d'Amour", and one album, "Alpha Omega". The year finished off with a tour supported by Rammstein. The next Project Pitchfork studio album "¡Chakra:Red!" was released in 1997. It was the first album since "Dhyani" to be written as a group effort, rather than by Peter Spilles alone, and the first to include Jürgen Jansen as a permanent band member.
Right after their first US tour in 1998, Project Pitchfork returned with concept album "Eon:Eon", their first while signed to label EastWest. The album yielded three singles, "Steelrose", "Carnival", and "I Live Your Dream". With the support of Eastwest, an imprint of the major label Warner Music), the band had greater resources available to produce videos for their music, which led to their being the first gothic industrial band to receive airplay on music TV in Germany. The video for "Steelrose" earned the band a nomination for an Echo Award for Best Video National. In 2001, the band released their eighth studio album "Daimonion" and supported the album with a European tour. In 2002 the band released the "NUN" trilogy which consisted of album "Inferno" and EPs "View From a Throne" and "Trialog". This earned the band another nomination for an Echo Award, this time for Best Alternative Act National.
Project Pitchfork returned with album Kaskade in 2005. In February 2009 the band released "Dream, Tiresias!" which received praise from electronic music magazine, ReGen. In 2010 the band's follow up album "Continuum Ride" was released along with a video to support the song "Beholder." "Continuum Ride" was inspired by the band's US tour in 2009, particularly their experience of Detroit, whose dilapidated skyline led to a more "dark and destructive" sound than that of their previous album.
By 2011 Project Pitchfork ceased operating their Candyland label, having since begun releasing their work on the Trisol label.
The band released "Quantum Mechanics" in 2011 as well as a video for the album's second track, "Lament". Later that year the band released a compilation album titled "First Anthology". In 2013 the band released their fourteenth studio album, "Black", and a music video to accompany the song "Rain". In June 2014, the band announced via their official website a new album titled "Blood". To promote the record the band held a pre-release show in Hamburg. The album was released in September and featured a music video for "Blood-Diamond (See Him Running)" edited by Peter Spilles himself.
In 2016, Project Pitchfork released their "Second Anthology", a double CD that included one new track, several unreleased rarities, and many re-recorded and remastered tracks. Also in 2016, the band released the album "Look Up, I’m Down There" to commemorate their 25th anniversary. The album was released in two versions: a standard CD release and a special, limited edition double CD wth an 80 page art book containing complete lyrics and a short story by the fantasy author Björn Springorum.
In 2018, the band released the album "Akkretion", the first of what was planned to be a trilogy of albums for release that year. Of the remaining albums of the trilogy, only the second, "Fragment," was released.
Starting in 2019, Trisol began releasing reissues of all the band's material over the previous decade from "Dream, Tiresias!" through "Look Up, I'm Down There".
Run for Cover
Project Pitchfork Lyrics
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It grows until it's really sore
Just a word will be the spark
No one has seen this before
Just between you and me
There is something that should never be
It comes right out of the sky
And you know why, yes you know why
My hate is like the bullet of the gun
That can't escape the core of the Sun
I know it's hiding in this cloud
Run for cover, over and out
It is covered with dust and debris
When it comes out, it's time to flee
It'd rather stay out of the light
But when it comes out it wants to fight
My hate is like a bullet of a gun
That can't escape the core of a sun
I know it's hiding in this cloud
Run for cover, over and out
Run for cover, over and out
Run for cover, over and out
Just between you and me
There is something that should never be
It comes right out of the sky
And you know why, yes you know why
And you know why, yes you know why
My hate is like a bullet of a gun
That can't escape the core of a sun
I know it's hiding in this cloud
Run for cover, over and out
Run for cover, over and out
Run for cover, over and out
"Run For Cover" by Project Pitchfork is a song about a powerful and destructive force that lies dormant, waiting for the right moment to strike. The lyrics suggest that this force is something unknown and otherworldly, with lines such as "It comes right out of the sky" and "No one has seen this before". The singer warns that this force is dangerous and unpredictable, comparing it to a bullet from a gun that cannot escape the core of the sun. The chorus urges listeners to take cover, to protect themselves from the impending danger.
The song appears to be about fear and anxiety, possibly inspired by paranoia or conspiracy theories. It speaks to the human tendency to imagine worst-case scenarios and expect the worst from the unknown. The song's title "Run For Cover" reinforces this sense of urgency, as if the singer is warning others to take action before it's too late. It could be interpreted as a call to prepare for the unknown, or to remain vigilant against potential threats, whether they are real or imagined.
Line by Line Meaning
It burns deep in the dark
A feeling of intense anger is festering inside
It grows until it's really sore
The anger is becoming increasingly painful
Just a word will be the spark
The slightest trigger can set off the anger
No one has seen this before
The anger is unique and unprecedented
Just between you and me
This is a secret I'm sharing with you
There is something that should never be
There is an unacceptable, taboo aspect to the anger
It comes right out of the sky
The anger seems to come from an external, inexplicable source
And you know why, yes you know why
Implicitly, you can understand the reason for the anger
My hate is like the bullet of the gun
The anger is destructive and powerful like a bullet
That can't escape the core of the Sun
The anger is entrenched and unshakeable
I know it's hiding in this cloud
The anger is contained, waiting to be unleashed
Run for cover, over and out
Danger is imminent; take evasive action and disengage
It is covered with dust and debris
The anger is obscured and difficult to recognize
When it comes out, it's time to flee
Once the anger is unleashed, there is no stopping it
It'd rather stay out of the light
The anger prefers to remain hidden and unaddressed
But when it comes out it wants to fight
The anger becomes aggressive and confrontational when expressed
Run for cover, over and out
The situation has become perilous; retreat is urgent
Run for cover, over and out
The danger persists; the need to escape is urgent
Contributed by Alexander T. Suggest a correction in the comments below.