Linked Arms, by Runaround Kids

Linked Arms

by Runaround Kids

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Jamie (Audio Antihero) I love these brats. A real indie rock achievement, carrying Get Up Kids-esque scrappy urgency on a Butch Vig guitar rig. Favorite track: Falling Into Better Hands.

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1.	Null 02:55	lyrics	buy track
It’s good that he’s panicking, I wanted him worrying It’s only ever fun when no one knows what’s happening In the hours where all the clubs are closing And you’re walking like you know where we’re or where we’re going Making bullshit excuses for going round the corner Spent the rest of the evening asking me whether I loved her Whether she could tempt me with things a little stronger And I know what she does, she likes to make my mind wander and it works I watched her hips as they buckled There’s no way this ends well There were times when I was sat in your bedroom Looking through old magazines, ignoring all the news When I knew that it was wrong, sometimes I’d mention it You looked at me in a way that said ‘I know, and I don’t give a shit’ And I watched her hips as they buckled And my heart fell through my stomach As she blasphemed and told him There was no comparison between me and him
2.	Can't Lose Lover 03:18	lyrics	buy track
Rolling up the blinds to a sunny disposition yeah Sleep long for the long hot summer Smoking my troubles with my childhood heroes yeah Sleep long for the family photos And I can’t lose, no I can’t lose lover Got the same shoes, got the same shoes lover Laughing at the time at the smallest thing yeah Smoke lots because I’m done with talking Hanging in the park with three ex-lovers yeah Keep quiet because I know I’ll say something Buying all the drinks, so I’ve got time to think and yeah Keep quiet because I know I’ll say something And my mind goes blank, and my mouth feels numb But you stop talking Stop talking
3.	Falling Into Better Hands 03:19	lyrics	buy track
You’re falling into better hands I recognise the faces, but the people aren’t the same All the strangers saw them change We feel bad about the money we’ve made Cos it didn’t help like we thought that it would And every time you leave, a little less is coming back And you killed me again, we were hardly friends We were getting drunk every night for about a month But in the end, we’re not the same at all Your broken English doesn’t stop me going through a list Of things that nearly happened in Places that you’ve never been but as long as you’re listening I’ll keep paying, you’re getting thin Oh God, I tried to defile my last remaining friend I was told taking girls into churchyards was perfect And if please don’t die is the most romantic you can be Then I guess we’ll figure out how hated we’ll be
4.	A Way That Works 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Should I give up on love again? Persist and resist until it shows worth Sometimes it’s hard to find a way that works Sometimes it’s hard to make things happen And it’s always the same thing All this life and this love and all my friends This time it’s hard to find a way that works It’s hard to find the will to go on And all my friends And I remember all my friends These arms bear scars
5.	Cut Yr Losses 03:15	lyrics	buy track
Laid out like the floor is keeping me safe Being selfish with my air intake Chest crushed and my throat is fucked Best not tell anyone I’m not sure if I’m okay, you won't care either way A crashing plane found the runway, guided by standby lights Saved my life. And we can laugh about it now, you still hollow me out Yeah you still hollow me out, but I’ve got doubts Yeah I’ve got doubts Cut yr losses Stood digging my nails into my palms Breathing heavy and I’m leaving scars I lost feeling and I knew she'd see me The ghosts are gone I gave up the ghost, the streets came close You had staircase wit, I was full of shit
6.	Last July 02:59	lyrics	buy track
You’re finding boys to fill the void that college left within you The friends you fuck and then you talk about how much you hate it Sure it was fun, but I’m assured that I am happier now The friends you fuck and then you talk about how much you hate it The time you told me that you felt the things that I’d been feeling I felt a sense of worth that I found very appealing Sure it was fun, but I’m assured that I am knowledgeable The friends you fuck and then you talk about how much you hate it If last July was worse than all the things that never happen Then this time I don’t think I’ll be alright and I can change it If last July was worse than all the things I never told her Then this time I don’t think I’ll be alright and I can change it
7.	Won't Fuck Her Sober 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Wait, I don’t know what it is that makes me feel so bad Unless my conscience knows about what we once had It shows you don’t know her You won’t fuck her sober Forget when you’re older You’ll blink and it’s over You couldn’t see me in the road I made my presence known You let her hide from the snow under your coat I made my presence known The places you go, the people you know
8.	Beach Night 01:17		buy track
9.	Linked Arms 03:46	lyrics	buy track
They linked their arms and they crossed their fingers Hoping no one notices each other’s manoeuvres His hand on the dress that she wore for work While they sat together like the lovers they weren’t She borrowed his records He lent her his coat She took on his twitches He changed the way he spoke Spent hours with her scars Tracing them along his own arms And she’d been there for hours Before she found him at the bar Brushed her teeth, her tongue and then convulsed All her effort through the day undone Her face split into threes by tears And the make-up she had worn for years Stained his shirt as she learnt to cry Into a chest she didn’t recognise And I can’t leave the flat The ghosts, the ghosts, the ghosts are back And I wake up with strangers And the guilt I shouldn’t have
10.	I Tried 03:29	lyrics	buy track
Outstretched, arms kept Hidden from sight, I couldn’t wait to end the night Teeth clenched, back bent Holding up the covers, I was convinced he didn’t love you And I tried I tried I tried I tried I tried I tried I tried I tried I tried Eyes fixed, habits kicked Still trying to tell you, still smitten with the thought of you Heart ripped, thighs stitched Hidden from our lovers, I know he didn’t love you I tried but not everything

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"A noisy, assertive piece of work... energetic bursts all sharing infiltrating melodies and a fuzzy lo-fi aesthetic. Excellent debut album."
- Drowned In Sound

"There is much more to this band than immediately meets the eye. Not a case of 'if it ain't broke, don't fix it', more like 'let's make a few changes and see what we get'. It works, and there's absolutely no doubt that bigger and better things await"
- This Is Fake DIY

"These Wakefield youngsters bear their hearts with the help of some witty lyrical turns, powerful and melodic guitars, and a keen ear for a sharp and catchy pop melody. The themes of nostalgia, love and loss on Linked Arms are completely universal, and when these ideas are wrapped up in a package as energetic and as joyous as Linked Arms, you can’t help but get caught up"
- SCAN Online

“The sort of pummelling indie punk that demands your attention and is best savoured in the sweatiest of clubs”
- We Were Promised So Much...

"Melodic vulnerability and fuzzy, straight to the point energy"
- Sweeping The Nation

"You can’t ask more from a debut record... If in ten years time someone told me that Linked Arms had been the soundtrack to their summer of 2011, spent drinking in parks, skating and starting a band then I wouldn’t be surprised in the slightest"
- Rhubarb Bomb

"(Can't Lose Lover) is lifted head-and-shoulders above its contemporaries by a hook that you’ll have trouble dislodging after even one listen"
- Music Fan's Mic

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released August 8, 2011

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