[Intro – whispered] I haven't slept enough to dream. I haven't dreamed enough to forget. The medicine says close my eyes. Something inside me says, not yet. [Verse 1] The city empties underneath the streetlights, And I become a shadow with no destination. I keep taking roads that promise distance, But every road becomes an invitation. I know the streets around your house Better than I know my own. Funny how a place I've never entered Can feel more like mine than home. You don't know me. That's the cruelest part. You'd never recognize the face That knows you in the dark. If I said my name, you'd turn away. I know exactly what you'd do. And something ugly in me answers: You don't get to. [Pre-Chorus] I don't want to frighten you. I don't want to make you mine. But every night I lose another Piece of that line. You call it distance. I call it something I can close. You call yourself a stranger. I can't make myself let go. [CHORUS] Every road leads back to you, Like the world itself knows that I need you. I leave, I run, I swear I'm through— But everything I am comes back to you. Every road leads back to you. You don't belong to me. I know that's true. But some sick little kingdom in my head Has already built a throne for you. And it has only left one place For me beside you. [Hook – whispered / layered] You don't know me. You don't have to. You don't want me. I still want you. [Verse 2] I count the hours by the ceiling cracks, By tablets melting underneath my tongue. I keep wondering if the dose is wrong, Or if I've simply been wrong for too long. There are two voices arguing in my head. One keeps telling me to leave. The other wraps its hands around the thought of you And tells me I have something to keep. One says, Let her live her life. One says, Her life should include you. One sounds almost human. The other sounds like something I grew. And I hate how easily The second one gets through. [CHORUS] Every road leads back to you, Like the world itself knows that I need you. I leave, I run, I swear I'm through— But everything I am comes back to you. Every road leads back to you. You don't belong to me. I know that's true. But every time I imagine losing you, Something inside me says, Then don't. [Bridge – stripped down] Sometimes I want to protect you From everything inside my head. Sometimes I want to protect you From everything outside me instead. Because I know you would reject me. I know you would call this wrong. And God help me, I know you're right. But rejection doesn't kill the wanting. It only teaches wanting how to bite. [Breakdown – distorted, escalating] What happens when I black out? What happens when I lose time? What happens when I wake up And can't remember if this blood is yours or mine? What happens if the voice takes over? What happens if it chooses for me? What happens if I wake up And you're the thing I can't remember hurting? [Final Chorus – enormous, desperate] Every road leads back to you, And I'm running out of roads to lose. I keep trying to outrun what's inside, But it follows every step I take outside. Every road leads back to you. I know your freedom isn't mine to choose. I know your fear would be justified— But there's a part of me that still believes You were supposed to be by my side. [Final Hook – whispered over industrial noise] You don't know me. You don't love me. You don't want me. I know. That's what frightens me. [Outro – nearly inaudible] Tomorrow I'll find another road. I have to. Because if I stop walking... I don't know where I'll end up.
