Anna Smyrk’s new single is one for all the commitment-phobes out there. If your flight or fight instinct kicks in when relationships get real, “The Runner” will strike a chord with you. Thankfully the story has a happy ending, with Anna overcoming her natural urge for the right person.
Anna says it’s “a song about trying to overcome a fear of letting people get close, that fight or flight instinct that can lead to self-sabotaging a relationship. So it’s a deep self-examination, but I hope it’s also a bit of a banger. We tried to go for a feel-good vibe that makes you want to jump around, or maybe even go for a jog yourself.”
Like the best relationships, Anna said this song came together easily even though she hadn’t worked with producers Jake Finch and Collin Pastore before.
“Everything came together really quickly on this one. The producers and I just clicked as soon as I walked into the studio and a few hours later we had the track,” she explained.
Anna will support Birds of Tokyo at Sip & Savour Lake Macquarie in Speers Point Park (Awabakal Country) on Saturday, April 1.
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