"Run Like Hell" by Down Down Down from the album Day By Day. 2008.
I expect a song like this can't sail enjoyably into quite everyone's ears. Some people will call the singer "whine-y" and perhaps they've got a valid point (especially during some of those choruses). My favorite part, and likely the reason for its feature, arises via pacing.
Both the drawn-out phrases/pauses and the changes in dynamics construct the charm here. It has moments of bounciness with perhaps just a twinge of the melancholy. Which fits the lyrics. They seemingly describe a breakup, but through a positive attempt. A promise of things to work out, an assurance that shattered dreams will pass, and a reminder of the good times. Even self-loathing compliments to boost the "dump-ee's" spirits. Finally, a specific "Farewell" instead of the "goodbye" that tends to evoke a hateful connotation. That's when the narrator runs like hell before the encounter can get stretched painfully out. Considering that topic, the jolly atmosphere fits well. I mean, most breakup songs are either frantically angry and/or dreadfully mopey, which may have their merits for the situation I suppose. But c'mon... how often do you get song about a calm, mediated solution to the end of a relationship?
Good news too if you like this tune: it's free! Yup, on Amazon you can get it as a free download! Be sure to jump on that, for who knows how long that'll continue. Otherwise, wait 'til next week when it should be the end of the first mini/third-of-the-year playlist (I really need to find a better way to word that...)
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