[Intro] Don’t run… Don’t scream… Just smile for the camera. [Verse 1] I was waiting where the black trees bend, Where the trail goes quiet and the roads all end. You came looking for a ghost in the leaves, Now the woods keep breathing every time you breathe. Little footsteps in the dirt, so afraid, Little flashlight shaking like it’s begging to stay. You can turn away, pretend you don’t see, But every lost road brings you closer to me. [Pre-Chorus] The tape keeps rolling, the signal goes wrong, You feel my silence when the night gets long. Eight little secrets nailed to the wall, Take one more page and I’ll hear you call. [Chorus] Smile for the camera, don’t look behind, I’m in the static at the edge of your mind. Through the dark, through the trees, You can run from the fear, but you can’t run from me. Smile for the camera, keep holding the light, I’m in the silence when the screen turns white. Through the pines, through your dreams, You can hide from the dark, but you can’t hide from me. [Verse 2] You were brave once, laughing at the dare, Now you whisper my name like a half-dead prayer. Every branch is a finger, every shadow has eyes, Every flicker in the lens says you’re running out of time. I don’t need words, I don’t need a face, I let the cold do the talking in an empty place. You can count your steps, you can count your breath, But the closer you look, the less you have left. [Pre-Chorus] The tape keeps rolling, the signal goes wrong, You hear no footsteps, but I’m never gone. Eight little warnings, torn at the seams, Take one more page and step into the dream. [Chorus] Smile for the camera, don’t look behind, I’m in the static at the edge of your mind. Through the dark, through the trees, You can run from the fear, but you can’t run from me. Smile for the camera, keep holding the light, I’m in the silence when the screen turns white. Through the pines, through your dreams, You can hide from the dark, but you can’t hide from me. [Final Chorus] Smile for the camera, don’t look behind, I’m in the static at the edge of your mind. Through the dark, through the trees, You can run from the fear, but you can’t run from me. Smile for the camera, keep holding the light, I’m in the silence when the screen turns white. Through the pines, through your dreams, You can hide from the dark, but you can’t hide from me. Smile for the camera, don’t close your eyes, I’m the tall thin shape where the dead woods rise. Through the dark, through the trees, You can beg the night, but it belongs to me. Smile for the camera, fade with the light, I’m in the last frame when the world turns white. Through the pines, through your screams, You can run from the fear, but you can’t run from me.
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