The Killers Run For Their Lives and We Benefit

Las Vegas hometown heroes The Killers return with "Run For Cover" a glorious literary piece peppered with all sorts of cultural references meant to engage the heart and mind. The song opens with a gorgeous guitar/drum combo followed by Brandon Flowers hot vocals. Keyboard courtesy of Brandon Flowers provides sparkle for days. Dave Keuning adds spicy guitar licks which give the track substance and body. The reference to Sonny Liston makes for a nice nod to the heroes if sports past. Anybody around for Ali-Liston back in the day knows what I'm talking about. Halcyon memories galore. The drum beating from Ronnie Vanucci beats loud and clear with authority. Such verve cannot be denied. It stands out in a huge rock field. Much political content gussies up the first paragraph. The usual cheating heart frame of reference found in much political meet and greet. The conference with man and wife, where no one died though infidelities dotted the landscape. Verse three, otherwise known as the chorus has the hook needed to keep a song in the public conscience for a good long time. Just listen to the chorus "Run while you can, baby, don't look back. You gotta run for cover. Don't be afraid of the fear, that's a played out trap, man. You know you're not the only one, and don't look back, just run for cover. It is what we must all do at some time or another. Leave the past where it belongs, embrace what's in front of you. Don't succumb to the pain. Just get on with the business of living. Don't wait for a kiss or apology to get moving. And remember it's hard to pack the car when all you do is shame us it's even harder when the dirtbag's famous. Real rock poetry writ large. Can't you smell the exhaust fumes? I know I can. "Run For Cover" ranks up there as some of the hottest work they've done. True troubadour stuff with The Killers trademark harmonies which are tight as a rolled up wad of dollar bills. Brandon Flowers knows how to create a real lid lifter which he's done in spades. The bravado never fails to illuminate, excite, and enrich. Brandon knows his way around the rock terrain and for the past decade he's honed his craft very well and it shows. His pipes are in fine fettle. The Killers are in fine form throughout "Run For Cover". As a unit they give it their all and it shows. Three cheers for what they've accomplished. They've done their hometown proud.