Running in Circles

[Intro – crooked bass riff, dry drums] Everything looks the same Is every building the same? Same painted windows Same smiling faces Looking back at me Is it déjà vu? Or am I dreaming? Have I already lived this day? Every road keeps turning But nothing ever changes [Pre-Chorus] I can’t escape the nonsense It follows wherever I go The faster I try to leave it The less I seem to know [Chorus] I feel like I’m Running in circles Nothing seems okay Every step that takes me forward Brings me back the same damn way Running in circles Chasing something I can’t find This is the chaotic life Going ’round inside my mind [Instrumental – aggressive bass and guitar exchange] Same empty conversations Different mouths, the same old lines Everybody keeps on smiling Like they’re reading from a sign I turn another corner But I’ve seen this street before Wasn’t I just standing here? Wasn’t I just at this door? [Pre-Chorus] I can’t escape the nonsense It’s crawling underneath my skin Every time I find the ending The whole damn thing begins again [Chorus] I feel like I’m Running in circles Nothing seems okay Every step that takes me forward Brings me back the same damn way Running in circles Chasing something I can’t find This is the chaotic life Going ’round inside my mind [Breakdown – bass and drums only] Round and around Back where I began Round and around Was this ever the plan? Same streets Same signs Same faces Different night Same fear Same fight Same chaotic life [Bridge – rising tension] Maybe I’m not lost Maybe there’s nowhere left to go Maybe everybody’s running And pretending that they know [Final Chorus] We’re all just Running in circles Trying to look okay Taking one more step toward something That keeps moving farther away Running in circles Until we lose all sense of time This is the chaotic life Going ’round inside my mind [Outro – instruments gradually fall out] Everything looks the same Is every building the same? Or have I been here all along? [Final distorted bass loop cuts off abruptly]