Run at the sound of the lawThis first song is a serious one off of the Tapes. One of the early songs I wrote on this album.
People seem to really like this song. I think one of my strong suits is storytelling. I'm a storyteller at heart. Anyway here is a summary of the song written by Russel (http://twitter.com/ranix):
"In "Run at the Sound of the Law" Mc Blackwolf presents a fairly damning indictment of the culture and lifestyle usually glorified by the Hip-hop genre. He argues that the arrested development of the urban male is a self-destructive cycle.
"The hook of the song is a simple "We were better men, much much better then." As the narrator looks back on his life, he recognizes that the person he has become is much different than who he set out to be. In calling his past self a man, he recognizes the emotional regression that his life has led to. He also says that he was "better" in the past. As he lives, attempting to gain back the ground he lost as he grew up, he just slides further and further from his halcyon days.
"The title also develops how destructive the narrator's lifestyle has been. When confronted by the police, all reactions fall into basically two categories. You either support the police, or you fear them. For example, when you are speeding, the last thing you want to hear is a siren. When you are mugged, the first thing you want to hear is a siren. This juxtaposition is at the core of Mc Blackwolf's track. The narrator has lost the ability to choose. He always "runs at the sound of the law." In "Run at the Sound of the Law" Mc Blackwolf presents a fairly damning indictment of the culture and lifestyle usually glorified by the Hip-hop genre. He argues that the arrested development of the urban male is a self-destructive cycle.
"The hook of the song is a simple "We were better men, much much better then." As the narrator looks back on his life, he recognizes that the person he has become is much different than who he set out to be. In calling his past self a man, he recognizes the emotional regression that his life has led to. He also says that he was "better" in the past. As he lives, attempting to gain back the ground he lost as he grew up, he just slides further and further from his halcyon days.
"The title also develops how destructive the narrator's lifestyle has been. When confronted by the police, all reactions fall into basically two categories. You either support the police, or you fear them. For example, when you are speeding, the last thing you want to hear is a siren. When you are mugged, the first thing you want to hear is a siren. This juxtaposition is at the core of Mc Blackwolf's track. The narrator has lost the ability to choose. He always "runs at the sound of the law.""
Well put Russel. Well put indeed.
