Michael Lane - Run Away (single)
If there is one modern folk pop artist who has seen the harsh realities in life, it is Michael Lane himself. Sent to Iraq and Afghanistan as a US soldier in his twenties, Michael was forced into cruelty and that Face the ugly. If his previous albums were like a kind of musical diary in which these experiences were processed, one notices that with his new album, Michael Lane regained lightheartedness and joy. „Live Free“ is a message of hope and the positive certainty that a time of crisis and reflection will lead people back to the important things.
Successes such as two top 50 songs in the German charts, four albums, international tours and the single "Liberty" as the official song of the Four Hills Tournament 2015/2016 made the
German-American famous. Several songs have already found their way onto Spotify, Apple Music and TIDAL editorial playlists, and are featured by well-known tastemakers such as Alex Rainbird Music, Starbucks Playlists and Double J Music. In addition to his work as a musician, Michael Lane is currently also active as a songwriter for Production Music and as a music producer in his remote "Studio Waldblick“.
This is what he said about the latest release: „At its core, this song is a conversation with the shadows—the ones that linger after someone leaves, and the ones that live inside us. It’s an exploration of the spaces between connection and absence, where love morphs into longing, and hope into a quiet, unresolved question. The refrain is simple, but the weight behind it is profound: "Will you be my friend?" A question as much for the other as it is for oneself—seeking comfort, perhaps even from the ghost of who we used to be.
This track maintains the trademark features of Lane's music, the recognizable dreamy pop sound, vocal delivery which is both consoling and reassuring. The words combined with the simple arrangement touch the soul and repair what has been damaged. The line "it's ok to cry" only solidifies that. Life can be rough and the humans are humans, capable of bearing only so much. The worst thing we do is to internalize our feelings, our pain, not letting it out, even for the sake of ourselves.
The song carries a positive and encouraging message that once we get away from it all for a while, hiding in our own bubble, everything will be ok after.
"I wanna go outside
I wanna clear my mind
Walk in the park
Forget these lies"