My friend has problems with winter and autumn.
They give him prescriptions and shine bright lights on him.
They say it's genetic, they say he can't help it, they say you can catch it - but sometimes you're born with it.
My friend despite he gets shakes in the night and they say that there's no way that they could have caught it in time takes his toll on him.
It is traditional.
It is inherited.
Predispositional
Day I've been wondering what is inside of me, who can I blame for it?
I say it runs in the family

This family that carries me to such great lengths to open my legs up for anyone who'll have me. It runs in the family, I came by it honestly, do what you want who knows it might fill me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Fill me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up

My friend's depressed she's a wreck, she's a mess.
They've done all sorts of tests & they guess it has something to do with her grandmother's grandfather's grandmother saving war soldiers who probably infected her.
My friend has validation in some allergies that she dates back to the 17th century.
Somehow she manages in her misery.
Strips in the city and shows all her best tricks.
I mean well, I'm well well I mean I'm in hell well I still have my health at least that's what they tell me.
If wellness is this what in hells name is sickness?
But business is business and business runs in the family.

We tend to bruise easily.
Mad in the blood.
I'm telling you cause I just want you to know me - know me and my family.
We're wonderful folks, but don't get to close to me cause you might knock me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Knock me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up

Mary have mercy now look what I've done but don't blame 'cause I can't help where I come from.
Running is something that we've always done well and mostly I can't even tell what I'm running from.
Run from their pity, from responsibility.
Run from the country and run from the city.
I can run from the law, I can run from myself.
I can run from my life, I can run into debt.
I can run from it all, I can run til I'm gone.
I can run for the office and run for my cause.
I can run using every last ounce of energy.
I cannot, I cannot, I cannot run from my family.

They're hiding inside of me.
Don't change my life.
Help me if you might but don't tell my family.
They'd never forgive me.
They'd say that I'm crazy.
But they would say anything if it would shut me up
Shut me up
Shut me up

Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Shut me up

Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up
Me up


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Runs in the Family Lyrics as written by Amanda Palmer

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    my friend has problems with winter and autumn they give him prescriptions they shine bright lights on him they say its genetic they say he can't help it they say you can catch it but sometimes you're born with it

    my friend has blight he gets shakes in the night and they say that there's no way that they could have caught it in time takes its toll on him it traditional it is inherited predisposition

    all day i've been wondering what is inside of me who can i blame for it i say it runs in the family

    this family that carries me to such great lengths to open my legs up to anyone who'll have me it runs in the family i come by it honestly do what you want 'cos who knows it might fill me up

    my friend's depressed she's a wreck she's a mess they've done all sorts of tests and they guess it has something to do with her grandmother's grandfather's grandmother civil war soldiers who badly infected her

    my friend has maladies rickets and allergies that she dates back to the seventeenth century somehow she manages in her misery strips in the city and shares all her best tricks with

    me well im well well i mean im in hell well i still have my health at least thats what they tell me if wellness is this what in hells name is sickness but business is business and business runs in the family

    we tend to bruise easily bad in the blood im telling you 'cos i just want you to know me know me and my family we're wonderful folks but don't get too close to me 'cos you might knock me up

    mary have mercy now look what i've done but don't blame me because i can't tell where i come from and running is something that we've always done well and mostly i can't even tell what im running from

    i run from their pity from responsibility run from the country and run from the city i can run from the law i can run from myself i can run for my life i can run into debt

    i can run from it all i can run till im gone i can run for the office and run from the cause i can run using every last once of energy i can not i can not i can not run from

    my family they're hiding inside of me corpses on ice come in if you like but just don't tell my family they'd never forgive me they'll say that i'm crazy but they would say anything if it would shut me up

    iggy1110on August 09, 2008   Link

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