[Verse 1] [dark piano, ticking clock, tight half-time beat] Lost in the halls where the echoes repeat, Same old floor wearing holes in my feet. Clock on the wall keeps the time, but I don't, Said I'd move on, but my moving won't. Everyone's changing, they're turning the page, I'm stuck in the margins, a bird with no cage. Door's wide open, but I can't find the way, Same day, same me, same old yesterday. [Pre-Chorus] [rising strings, filtered bass, building drums] Never here, never there, Just stuck in the in-between air. Round and around and around I go... [Chorus] [explosive drop, heavy bass, chopped vocal hook] I'M RUNNING IN CIRCLES! Back to where I was, Chasing my tail for a reason, a cause. I'M RUNNING IN CIRCLES! Getting nowhere fast, Every step forward is a step from the past. [Verse 2] [fast glitch drums, plucky arps, deep sub] They're climbing the ladder, I'm circling the drain, Same lane, same pain, same name in the frame. I'm the hour hand watching the minutes fly, Twelve times a day I just pass myself by. Life's on fast forward, but I'm stuck on repeat, A record that's scratched with a skip in the beat. Still in the hallway, still lost in the loop, Taking my sweet time, but time takes me too. [Bridge] [drums drop out, heartbeat, whispered vocals, slow build] Still standing still... While the world moves on... Same day... same me... Round and around... and around... [Final Chorus] [massive drop, choir, soaring vocals, full orchestra] I'M RUNNING IN CIRCLES! Back to where I was, Chasing my tail for a reason, a cause. I'M RUNNING IN CIRCLES! Getting nowhere fast, Every step forward is a step from the past. [Outro] [fading piano, ticking clock, loop slows down] Never here, never there, Just stuck... Back to where I was.
