Kasabian – Shoot the runner

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Shoot the runner, shoot shoot the runner,
I'm a King and she's my Queen,
Shoot the runner, shoot shoot the runner,
I'm a King and she's my Queen,

Dream, dream again in your way
Always knew that you would
Loose yourself to the scene
Am I only a dream.

Shoot the runner, Shoot shoot the runner
I'm a king and she's my queen, bitch

Bang, bang away with my change,
Always know that I can,
Get you on to the floor,
Abs in the make you a whore.

Shoot the runner, shoot shoot the runner,
I'm a King and she's my Queen,
Shoot the runner, shoot shoot the runner,
I'm a King and she's my Queen, bitch.

Kings, kings may come and then go,
By this sword you must know,
That all things come and then pass,
Live your days like the last.

Aahh.. and you're my queen, that's it,
Shoot shoot the runner, 'cause I'm a King and you're my Queen, bitch.

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Track duration: 03:27

"Shoot the Runner" as written by Sergio/karloff Pizzorno

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing

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    Lyric Correction:It's not "Abs in the make you a whore", it's "Absinthe makes you a/my whore"
    Absinthe is some sort of alcoholic drink which has some sort of stimulant(not sure if sexual or not) in it.

    At least according to what I heard. All I know for sure is that it's an alcoholic beverage.
    Flag zhontafaron October 25, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:would you all like to know what this song realy means, well incase you ar'nt aware tom is an ex heroin addict and "the runner" means heroin. when you smoke heroin you run it but it is much better to inject it or shoot it hence shoot the runner. also when he says im the king its because of the way gear makes you feel and if anyone know the song lsf he refers to a polyfonic prostitute, this is the queen coz if ur on heroin it feels better than sex and u realy dont need a girlfriend so he says im the king she's my queen biatch and any users no this mean the drugs are his bitch. and it is chang not chain if you watch the official video you will see tom doing a gesture at the same time as he sings this line of sniffing somthing off a card. do not dispute these are facts that have been kept secret for good reasons. every kasabian song has some reference of context to heroin or drug abuse or the consequences- if you listen you will notice. luckily not many of you know anything about gear so you wont understand but that dont mean that it im not spot on. and if you dont belive me about tom being a junkie or ex junkie check out youtube interviews and you will see one where he is drinking methadone blatantly on camera. Kasabian also means the butcher or slaughterer which is what doing heroin does, its a killer please listen to toms ranting with open eyes that he is rich and can aford to be the way he is, and in the words of liam gallager dont put your life in the hands of a rock and roll band and throw it alll away. Having said that I love Kasabian and think Tom is very talented and definatley part of the best modern brit band ever. peace and stay safe and never share injecting equipment goodnight
    Flag contextgiveron December 19, 2010   Link
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    My Opinion:I second that the "queen bitch" is most likely partly derived from Bowie.

    Shoot the runner... shooting up? Not sure....
    Flag phockson October 04, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:The last verse here is all wrong. 'Kings may come and then go, have your sex in the snow' is correct. The last line of that shoud be 'You just taste like the rest'.
    Flag terri kayeon August 24, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Should be "bang away with my chain." We've established the song's about a girl trying to get away, so he's banging his chain around, the chain he uses to bind her.
    Flag Lyrianon July 04, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think hes saying hes the man and girls are whores most likely wrong but fuck it ill song
    Flag Craigaman11on March 28, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Whoo, thanks for all the slang explanations here, song makes sense now......I was like, What is Chang?!! Oh yeah, this song is about gettin' f*cked up & debauched. All drug & sex references, the dirty sides of life........I love it!
    Flag terri kayeon September 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:They're referencing David Bowie - Queen Bitch

    :P

    songmeanings.net/…
    Flag mogkaion September 12, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:but in all seriousness, yeah i think it probably has to do with rough/dominative sex or something.
    Flag keasron May 05, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:CLEARLY the bitch and runner are the same person. This bitch was like, "yo guy, i'll give you sexual favours for some fiscal favours..." and the king was like "shoot this bitch. who does she think she's talking to? I'm the King, and this is my Queen, bitch."
    i LOL'd.
    you can take my comment seriously, but i'm not sure i do.
    Flag keasron May 05, 2008   Link

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