[Silence]<\/p>\n
[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n
[Intro]
\nA failed Iraq attack
\n(Not again)
\nI mean… man, Afghanistan
\n(I ran when I saw Iran)
\n[Instrumental Intro: Pulsing Bass, Organ Swell, Muted Guitar Chops, Rising Synth Filter]
\n[Sub Bass, Vocal Chant]
\nI ran… (I ran)
\nWasn’t exactly my plan<\/p>\n
[Build: Synth Arpeggio Rising]<\/p>\n
[Verse 1]
\nMorning bells were ringing
\n(Children laughed)
\nBooks and pencils waiting
\n(Paths they\u2019d craft)<\/p>\n
Dust in the sunlight
\n(Windows bright)
\nThen the sky fell quiet
\n(Right before the strike)<\/p>\n
[Pre-Chorus]
\nSirens in the distance
\n(Too late to warn)
\nShadows in the sky
\n(A terrible storm)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nI saw what they did to the girl’s school
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nThey must think we’re all fools
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
Children in the rubble
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nNothing but trouble
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
[Verse 2]
\nBackpacks in the courtyard
\n(Scattered wide)
\nChalk lines on the blackboard
\n(Frozen in time)<\/p>\n
Voices turned to echoes
\n(Cries and pain)
\nNames called out softly
\n(Again and again)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Tension Build]
\n[Low Piano, Rising Synth, Distant Drum Pulse]
\nSmoke on the horizon
\n(Dark and gray)
\nRunning through the chaos
\n(Get away)<\/p>\n
[Chorus]
\nI saw what they did to the girl’s school
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nThey must think we’re all fools
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
Hope in the classroom
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nGone far too soon
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
[Bridge \u2013 Breakdown]
\n[Percussion, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]
\nLet’s hear you say:
\n(Run, run, run, run away)
\nI ran!
\n(Run, run, run, break away)
\nI ran!
\n(Ran the best that I can)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental \u2013 Extended Jam]
\n[Organ Solo]
\n[Saxophone Solo \u2013 mournful, wailing]
\n[Guitar Solo \u2013 slow, emotional bends]
\n[Organ Stabs, Driving Bass, Snare March]<\/p>\n
[Verse 3]
\nSomeone left a notebook
\n(On the ground)
\nHalf a page of dreams
\n(Never found)<\/p>\n
Names in quiet whispers
\n(Carried on)
\nThrough the dust and sorrow
\n(Still not gone)<\/p>\n
[Final Chorus]
\nI saw what they did to the girl’s school
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nThey must think we’re all fools
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
History will remember
\n(I ran. I ran.)
\nEvery lost ember
\n(War for sure\u2026 Iran)<\/p>\n
[Outro]
\n[Minimal Piano, Soft Organ Pad]<\/p>\n
I ran through the silence
\n(Still I hear)
\nChildren’s voices calling
\n(Crystal clear)<\/p>\n
I ran
\n(I ran)
\nBut I remember
\n(Iran)<\/p>\n
[Instrumental Fade: Piano and distant sax]<\/p>\n
ABOUT THE SONG
\n\u201cI Ran\u201d is inspired by the children of Iran.<\/p>\n
Since February 28, 2026, the conflict involving the United States and Israel has displaced an estimated 3.2 million people inside Iran, forcing hundreds of thousands of families to flee their homes.<\/p>\n
That same day, missiles struck the Shajareh Tayyebeh girls\u2019 elementary school in Minab, killing at least 168 to 180 people, most of them girls between the ages of 7 and 12. The attack collapsed the school building while classes were underway.<\/p>\n
A preliminary U.S. Department of Defense investigation has acknowledged that U.S. forces were responsible for the strike, likely due to misidentified intelligence.<\/p>\n
\u201cI Ran\u201d is about what happens next.<\/p>\n
When the bombs fall, people run.<\/p>\n