The headlights cut across the bedroom wall I watch the plaster crack, I watch it fall My suitcase waits beneath the unmade bed Packed with every wicked word you said There’s something breathing underneath the floor A whisper on the landing by the door My coat is ready, my shoes face the stairs I tell myself there’s nothing there It doesn’t knock, it just walks in Under the door and beneath my skin Insidious, the way you stay Inside my head when I am miles away A cold shadow on the motorway I’m driving blind, I’m trying to escape The petrol’s low, the panic grows How far it reaches, heaven knows Let me go Let me disappear Anywhere but here The gravel shifts outside the garden gate It’s half-past midnight, getting late I left the keys upon the kitchen side There’s nowhere in this town to hide The fog lies heavy on the bypass road My shaking hands can barely bear the load I check the mirror, watching for your car I know I’m running, but I won’t get far It doesn’t chase, it doesn’t need To match my pace or catch my speed Insidious, the way you stay Inside my head when I am miles away A cold shadow on the motorway I’m driving blind, I’m trying to escape The petrol’s low, the panic grows How far it reaches, heaven knows Let me go Let me disappear Anywhere but here Every signpost speaks your name Every windscreen wiper screams the same (You can’t outrun what’s already inside) (There is no border where the broken hide) Perhaps the house was not the danger Perhaps the thing I fear is me Insidious, it’s in my throat A rising tide, a sinking boat It follows every road I take I’m driving fast, but cannot break away So let me run before the night Can make this terror feel all right Let me go Let me disappear Anywhere but here Just keep driving Don’t look back Rain is falling on the tarmac Quiet now Quiet now It’s already found us
