Released: October 1, 2012

Songwriter: Zach Hill MC Ride

Producer: Andy Morin Zach Hill

[Hook 1]
Artificial death in the west, east
Pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
She shoot pussy through your chest, you die

[Hook 2]
(There was a) artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die

[Refrain]
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?

[Verse 1]
I'm barely there, I'm everywhere
Heavy thin air, Sahara mascara smeared, end of an era
Tracks on Hera's peacock thighs, china white skies, ivory of my leper eyes
Tone of sighs off nylon lips
(Where you runnin' now?)
In fishnet wet guise of gimp horizon, slit bled like my wrist, I suck it dry like from the tit
Which nipple's mine? Read the signs, still can't decide
(At your own risk) At your own risk
Don't touch me bitch! (Don't touch me, bitch)
(Where you runnin' now?)
Accustomed to these satin glitches, drippin' from my casket's innards
Charmer play me out the basket, last image I saw was splintered
My reflection, I wasn't in it, in slow motion, I give in
(Where you runnin' now?)
(Where you runnin' now?)
Hopeless premonitions
Tomorrow didn't come, some say it's hiding, but they're the ones who've hidden
Euphoria followed by visions of peasants eating pigeons
(Where you runnin' now?)
(Where you runnin' now?)

[Hook 2]
(There was a) artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die
(There was a) artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die

[Refrain]
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?
Where you runnin' now?

[Bridge]
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
(Where you runnin' now?)

[Verse 2]
Hole in this platinum ship of fools, nomadic rule, concept, no rules
Mobile shrine of this destitute wasteland mute
Screamin' at me, winkin' at me, like I love it
Fucking with me... Fuck it!
My star gate in a vacuum, monitor's eye view
This valley is an urn, this valley I'm wadin' through
(Where you runnin' now?)
(Where you runnin' now?)
Feel like I'm chasing after me, feel like dead weight in a sea of vaseline
All that can't be seen watching me watching me watch them watch me
Try not to dwell on my cell, my empty shell shedding me
(Where you runnin' now?)
Artificial death in the west-east
Pyramids on deck (die)
(Where you runnin' now?)
No matter where I turn (Shut down! Shut down!)
Everyone's a runaway (Where you runnin' now?)

[Hook 2]
(There was a) artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die
(There was a) artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die

[Bridge]
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me
Watching me watching me watch them watch me

[Outro]
Artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die
Artificial death in the west, east
(All) pyramids on deck shine
Wet hair on her neck, breathe
(G-O-D) She shoot pussy through your chest, you die

Death Grips

Death Grips is an experimental multi-genre group from Sacramento, CA, formed in 2010. Their music and live performances consist of vocals from Stefan “MC Ride” Burnett and production from Zach Hill and Andy Morin. On July 2nd, 2014, the band officially announced their disbanding via a note on their Facebook page. However, on October 21, 2015, they announced they ‘might make some more’ music together, and released a new album, Bottomless Pit in 2016. Their latest album, Year of the Snitch, was released in 2018.

The band’s music has been described as punk rock, hip-hop, noise, industrial, and electronic. Their sound ranges from minimalistic and trunk-rattling heaviness (such as on “No Love”), to rapping about dark subjects over heavily distorted samples (like on “I’ve Seen Footage”). They have also released two entirely instrumental albums, Fashion Week and Interview 2016, which feature abrasive and violent electronic beats and some guitars.

Frontman Stefan Burnett’s violent lyrics draw inspiration from a struggle both against himself and against the world at large, focusing on themes of individualism, paranoia, mental illness, drug use, occultism, and the emotionally degenerative nature of modern society.