We Don't Run Anymore feat.TalaDust

[Intro: Low Smoky Female Vocal] I used to run from every silence, fill the dark with borrowed noise. I used to live for their approval, now I listen to my voice. [Deep Gritty Male Vocal] I used to fight with every shadow, like the dark was mine to beat. Till I learned you can't outrun yourself when you're running on your feet. [Verse 1: Mature Smoky Female Vocal] I wore my armor like a second skin, held every breath, kept everything in. I played the strong one, night after night, smiled in the dark, said I was alright. I chased every door that was closing on me, gave too much away just to feel I was free. I carried the weight, I swallowed the blame, lost pieces of me trying to stay the same. But something is different, something has changed, I don't need the chaos to feel safe again. No more running circles, no more keeping score, I know what I'm worth — I don't run anymore. [Pre-Chorus: Female Lead] I don't need to hide the scars, I don't need to chase the stars. I don't need another war to know what I'm fighting for. [Male: Low Response] No more war. [Chorus: Female Lead, Male Counter Vocal] [Female] I DON'T RUN ANYMORE, I DON'T RUN ANYMORE. Let the thunder hit the door — I don't live there anymore. I LET GO, I LET IT FALL, I DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT ALL. Maybe peace was never losing, maybe peace is choosing me. [Male] Let it fall. Let it go. You don't owe the past your soul. [Both] WE DON'T RUN... WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE. [Verse 2: Deep Gritty Male Vocal] I spent too many nights outrunning my head, chasing every word I should've never said. Kept my fists closed tight, kept my back to the wall, thought if I never trusted, I'd never have to fall. I wore every failure like a name on my chest, turned every quiet moment into one more test. I thought being a man meant carrying the load, never saying “I'm tired,” just staying on the road. But strength isn't measured by the weight you hide. And pride isn't courage when it's killing you inside. I stopped feeding ghosts that were stealing my sleep, stopped making promises I was too tired to keep. Now I know when to stay. Now I know when to leave. Not every open wound needs another reason to bleed. I don't need the chaos knocking at my door. I faced what I was running from. I don't run anymore. [Pre-Chorus: Male Lead, Female Response] [Male] I don't need to hide the scars. I don't need to chase the stars. I don't need another war to know what I'm fighting for. [Female] No more war. [Both] Not anymore. [Chorus: Male Female Duet] I DON'T RUN ANYMORE, I DON'T RUN ANYMORE. Let the thunder hit the door — we don't live there anymore. WE LET GO, WE LET IT FALL, WE DON'T HAVE TO FIX IT ALL. Maybe peace was never losing. Maybe peace is choosing us. WE DON'T RUN... WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE. [Verse 3: Mature Smoky Female Vocal] I spent too many years being everything, holding up worlds with invisible strings. Giving my light till the light became low, saying “I'm fine” when I wanted to go. Now I wear every year like gold on my skin, every mistake taught me where I've been. I don't need twenty to feel alive, there's something beautiful in being alive. I know when to stay, I know when to leave, I know every promise ain't mine to believe. I stopped chasing people who don't choose me, and suddenly breathing feels easy and free. No more proving that I belong. No more shrinking to keep you strong. If loving myself means closing a door, I'll turn the key — I don't run anymore. [Bridge: Male Female Call and Response] [Female] I thought being strong meant never breaking. [Male] I thought being strong meant taking the pain. [Female] I thought moving on meant never aching. [Male] I thought letting go meant losing the game. [Female] But strength isn't silence. [Male] And strength isn't stone. [Female] Sometimes the bravest thing... [Male] ...is facing yourself alone. [Female] Back to my body. Back to my name. [Male] Back to the man I buried in shame. [Female] I don't need saving. [Male] Neither do I. [Both] We stopped running to stay alive. [Beat Drop] [Female] I DON'T RUN ANYMORE! [Male] NOT ANYMORE! [Final Chorus: Huge Male Female Duet] [Both] WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE! WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE! [Female] I've been through the fire before — I know who I'm standing for. [Male] I've walked through the darkest nights — now I know what peace feels like. [Both] LET IT BREAK! LET IT FALL! WE DON'T HAVE TO CARRY IT ALL! Maybe peace was never weakness. Maybe peace is how we breathe. WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE! WE DON'T HIDE BEHIND THE DOOR! [Female] Every scar... [Male] Every fall... [Both] Brought us closer through it all. No more running. No more war. WE'RE RIGHT HERE. WE DON'T RUN ANYMORE. [Outro: Low Smoky Female Vocal] No more chasing. [Deep Male Vocal] No more war. [Female] I'm still here. [Male] So am I. [Both: Quiet] And we don't run anymore.