Lyrics from CD booklet
Length of album version: 2:48
Written by: Jim James
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It's just predominantly bass 'n' drums. I thought Heartbreakin Man was a great intro to Jim's vocals but the treatment of his vocals and the harmonies and the way they layer themselves one after another at the beginning of They Ran is the perfect showcase of what Jim is capable of vocally. All those vocals are his and still sound distinctly different. I think he's always been really good at making up characters that he does vocally song-to-song, especially on the last album [2008's Evil Urges]. But even in a subtle way like They Ran, each harmony has a different feel to it.- Tom Blankenship
(JamBase interview, 2010)
