[Verse 1] I used to be someone with big dreams, I wanted to change the world’s extremes. But life’s cruel way tore apart my seams, My will to live stripped away it seems. I tried hard to be a peace pursuer, Now I run from my past abusers. Harmony never came, only strife, Now I’m left clinging to a hollow life. [Pre-Chorus] Now there’s just one dream in sight— To find escape, end this bitter fight. Run away by any means, run away, Can’t keep living inside these screams. [Chorus] So I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) From broken dreams that led me astray. (Ooooh) I once had hope to give, (Ooooh) But it’s lost in the mess I live. (Ooooh) I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) What’s left to carry me through the day? (Ooooh) Nothing left but my pain, (Ooooh) And a longing to escape the strain. (Ooooh) [Verse 2] I wanted to study the depths of my mind, Discover vaunted truths no one else’d find. Go to school to put what I found to use, Become an academic, set truth loose. I saw myself helping with what wisdom imparts, Working to mend other’s fractured hearts. Now I’m the one who’s broken into pieces, Used, torn by betrayal, my fear increases. [Pre-Chorus] Now my body aches, my spirit’s sore, And I have nothing left to fight for. I tried to trust, but trust was burned, Leaving me with nothing earned. [Chorus] So I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) From broken dreams that led me astray. (Ooooh) I once had hope to give, (Ooooh) But it’s lost in the mess I live. (Ooooh) I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) Where silence might carry me through the day. (Ooooh) My soul’s too hurt to stay, (Ooooh) So I pack my bags and fade away. (Ooooh) [Verse 3] Oh, how I wanted to build a community, Where others like me could find opportunity. But each time I came close to finding harmony, Everything would break and end up harming me. Dreams of beauty, freedom, and love— All have vanished like smoke above. What remains is self-hatred in my core, The only peace I see is behind death’s door. [Chorus] I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) From broken dreams that left me betrayed. (Ooooh) All the hope I had is gone, (Ooooh) Now despair is marching on. (Ooooh) I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) Hoping it doesn’t end the same way. (Ooooh) If I must choose to fly or fall, (Ooooh) I’ll break free from it all. (Ooooh) [break - haunting koto solo, ethereal] [Bridge] My dreams have been crushed— Shattered, and turned to dust. I’m ready for release, I’ll never find peace. You can say I’m giving in, That it’d be a grave sin, But for me there’s no ‘win’, My heart bleeds within. My broken heart can’t take more pain. So I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) Seeking silence to keep me sane. Or a way for me to leave this plane. [Break] So I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) I run away, run away! (Runnn awaaaay) Ruuuuuuuuunnnnnnn awaaaaaaaay! OOOoooOOooOOoooOOooh [Outro] With pain, I stare through window panes in vain, Control of my brain wanes, I’m left insane, profane. It’s so plain, I can’t do it a-gain, there’s no gain. Self-blame rains on my domain, I can’t maintain. There’s no way to train, nothing to obtain, I can’t explain, In my brain is a sprain that leads a lame shame campaign. You living mundane, take it with a grain, with clear disdain, Stay in your lane, don’t complain or constrain, I won’t entertain. You may ascertain that I’m a drain, nothing to retain or regain, This can’t sustain, I can’t remain, life is my bane, this isn’t a feign. Please don’t make this plea in vain, you I ordain, but give me no sain, However you deign me, you must do the humane thing. [Stinger] Don’t abstain, refrain, or restrain, please end the pain, Break life’s cursed chains - I must be slaaaaaaaaaaaaaain.