I could think of a million words to describe “Run Run Run (Leaving the Village)” by Miss Nöyd. Pristine. Enchanting. Delicate.
Rather, like our singer does, I’ll leave you with a sea of my thoughts and wisdom. It probably won’t be as structured and elegant as hers, but that’s okay.
This song’s piano is nothing if not striking. Capturing the entire spectrum of presumably a large grand piano, this song jumps back and forth between light, ballad-y notes to low, powerful ones. They have their own exclusive sound, though; the higher notes sound like they could come from any newer keyboard, but the lower notes sound reminiscent of the old, dusty piano in my grandparents’ house that’s seemingly meant for dark, enchanting songs like this.
“Run Run Run” could have easily been an acoustic/piano track, but I felt like the addition of the light drums adds a fine structure to the smooth sound. It was quite profound; the drums provide just a slight heaviness to the song, which wouldn’t have been captured in a strictly acoustic instrumental. It keeps the song moving along, not too fast and not too slow, and forces you to just kinda take stuff in as it comes and ponder about whatever’s appropriate. It’s just one thought after the other, signified by a singular light drum beat, rather than one jumbled, convoluted, hot mess in my brain.
And everybody says they understand you // But you swear you’ll kill the next one who pretends // That everything is gonna be just fine
Miss Nöyd’s lyricism is hauntingly beautiful. It’s like poetry. She speaks from the perspective of an all-knower, almost warning the subject of events to come. The unnamed subject seems to want to be understood in some way, so in context, these lyrics are comforting in that Miss Nöyd seems to know deep down what no one else does. Thus, we tend to expect a big, monumental solution to the issues at hand here.
Girl, you better run, run, run, run… for your life
And here we find ourselves feeling sorry for our character. You’re hoping for more, but as the instrumental break sets in, you realize that’s the best the girl can do. It’s quite emotional, but it’s truly impressive how Miss Nöyd is able to capture so much raw emotion in this song.
It’s a (relatively) longer song, just clocking in at over four minutes, so she takes the opportunity to get out as much as she can. It’s almost like a rant in that way, but not a single lyric is unimportant. I wish my rants were as eloquent as hers, but I digress.
I truly have nothing bad to say about this song, which is featured on the newly released EP, Leaving the Village. It’s warm, vulnerable, and very quaint.
