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Running

Release date: 18th April 2024

From Dark MatterTrack 8

2:19

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'Running' by Pearl Jam is a 2024 Rock track from the album 'Dark Matter'. The lyrics hammer out an obsessive, sprinting momentum, with the singer caught in a race that “never ends”, pushed along by movement that keeps repeating. They also allude to being trapped in a tunnel, mixing forward drive with a sense of confinement and escalation.

"Running" is a single by Pearl Jam, from the album Dark Matter, released 18th April 2024. The track is 2:19 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Pearl Jam.

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Pearl Jam

Pearl Jam

Lyrics

Running

One, two, one, two, three, four
Yeah-yeah-yeah

Got me running, got me running, but the race, it never ends
Got me running, or else I'm done in
You got me coming as you're going and the chase, it never ends
I'll be running 'til the second coming

Detainer, container
Lost in a tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Controller, controller
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing 'cause we left the fucking water running

Whoo
Yeah-yeah-yeah

Got me diving, got me diving, got me deep, I get the bends
When I'm summoned, or too late coming
You got me running, got me running, but the race, it never ends
I'm feeling done in, it's rather stunning

Container, container
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel ain't no fun
Now I'm lost in all the shit you're flushing
Victrola, Victrola
Lost in the tunnel and the tunnel's getting funneled
Like the sewage in the plumbing 'cause we left the fucking water running

Was cleared for, for liftoff
Aborted my take-off
Living in the shadows, crossing my fingers
A date with the gallows and a reprieve not looking likely

Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah-yeah-yeah

You got me running, you got me running
You got me running, you got me running
All clear for liftoff, I'm 'bout to take off
But then I have, the more I come
You wanna go? I wanna see you
Now watch me walk off, so she can fuck off
Off

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19th April 2024

Track number

8

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1Scared Of Fear
4:24
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3:31
3Wreckage
5:00
4Dark Matter
3:32

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Production & Engineering

Writer: Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, watt
Producer: watt
Bass: Jeff Ament
Drums: Matt Cameron
Guitar: Eddie Vedder, Jeff Ament, Josh Klinghoffer, Mike McCready, Stone Gossard, watt
Keyboards: Josh Klinghoffer, watt
Vocals: Eddie Vedder
Additional Engineering: John Burton
Assistant Mixing Engineer: Bryce Bordone
Assistant Recording Engineer: Gregg White, Tommy Turner
Background Vocals: Eddie Vedder
Baritone Guitar: Jeff Ament
Mastering Engineer: Matt Colton
Mixing Engineer: Șerban Ghenea
Percussion: Matt Cameron
Piano: Eddie Vedder, Josh Klinghoffer, Mike McCready, watt
Production Coordinator (Management): Chelsea Fodero
Recording Engineer: Marco Sonzini, Paul LaMalfa

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