Burned the maps and I bleached the stains Changed the ink running through my veins Found a town where the dirt is new But the shadow I cast still looks like you I can shave my face and swap my skin But how do I kill the man within? You can run till your lungs turn to ash But the future is built on the wreck of the crash Oh, it’s a long way down... You’re a prisoner, honey, of the life you led Sleeping in a ghost-town inside your head The DNA finds you, the memories bind you No matter where you go, they’re right behind you! Oh, you can’t outrun the blood, no You can’t outrun the blood! I saw my father in the mirror today The same cruel twist in the words I say It’s written in the marrow, etched in the bone A king of a kingdom I’ve never known The name on the mailbox is shiny and strange But the soul in the cage? It didn't change. You can run till your lungs turn to ash But the future is built on the wreck of the crash Oh, it’s a long way down... You’re a prisoner, honey, of the life you led Sleeping in a ghost-town inside your head The DNA finds you, the memories bind you No matter where you go, they’re right behind you! Oh, you can’t outrun the blood, no You can’t outrun the blood! You move the body, but you keep the grave! You buy the freedom, but you keep the slave! It’s in the water, it’s in the sky It’s the only truth that’ll never lie! (Woah-oh-oh!) You’re a prisoner, honey, of the life you led Sleeping in a ghost-town inside your head The DNA finds you, the memories bind you No matter where you go, they’re right behind you! Oh, you can’t outrun the blood, no You can’t outrun the blood! New name, same pain. New place, same face. It's in the blood.
