I Won’t Look Away | Sunrise on the Reaping Fan Song (Haymitch’s Theme)

Hands shake. Heart pounds. I won’t look away. [Verse 1] Lenore laughs and pulls me through the grass, Says tomorrow needn’t look like days gone past. I shrug and say, “Just let me get you home.” Then boots move in. I won’t let her stand alone. [Chorus 1] Hands shake, but here I stay. Heart pounds, I won’t look away. They say, “Stand down.” I hear you call. I can’t stand by and watch you fall. I won’t look away. No, I won’t look away. [Verse 2] They fix my collar, tell me where to stand, Then dress the truth in something bright and grand. I face President Snow and slowly clap my hands— I’m not the boy who bows at his command. [Short instrumental transition] [Verse 3] The flowers bloom beside a poisoned stream. May-sih-lee is more than I believed. I reach for her; she pulls me to my feet. We search for something underneath their perfect scene. [Chorus 2] Hands shake, but here I stay. Heart pounds, I won’t look away. They say, “Stand down.” I hear you call. I can’t stand by and watch you fall. I won’t look away. No, I won’t look away. [Verse 4] I make it home. I listen at the door. The words I saved have nowhere left to go. Then down an alley, paint against the stone— Lenore still asking what I’ll do with my tomorrow. [Final Chorus] Hands shake, but here I stay. Heart pounds, I won’t look away. They say, “Stand down.” I hear you call. I can’t stand by and watch you fall. I won’t look away. No, I won’t look away. [Post-Chorus] I won’t look away. We won’t look away. There’s more than they can take. We won’t look away. [Outro — choir] Lenore, I hear the question you would ask. I can’t see how— But tomorrow doesn’t have to be the past.