At the bottom of the night the traffic lights bleed Wet neon holds its breath in an empty street No one should be there on my way back home But one step after mine I hear another one When I stop, it stops When I run, it runs Keeping the same distance under the dying sun I turn the corner fast but it follows through Deep inside my back that sound breaks through Coming closer, falling farther Gone for a second, back even harder When I hold my breath in that tiny crack Something in my chest starts stepping back Black footsteps beating on my back My runaway heart keeps jumping the track Black footsteps shaking up my shadow I can’t turn around, I can’t let go Black footsteps, don’t you call my name Your frozen rhythm crawls up through my veins Black footsteps stealing all my breath I’ll dance through the dark before the final step Tap, tap, behind me Step, step, inside me Black footsteps Not yet, not yet, don’t stop me I disappear into the crowded noise But every human voice turns far away Red lights flicker blue sirens glow Every color in the world starts moving wrong Covering my ears brings it closer still Closing both my eyes puts it on my skin It isn’t someone else I almost understand Only my throat freezes before I can Coming closer, falling farther Laughing in rhythm, back even harder The more I choose a road to survive The more I return to the same dead line Black footsteps beating on my back My runaway heart keeps jumping the track Black footsteps shaking up my shadow I can’t turn around, I can’t let go Black footsteps, don’t you call my name Your frozen rhythm crawls up through my veins Black footsteps stealing all my breath I’ll dance through the dark before the final step It isn’t a stranger It isn’t a shade It isn’t a monster hunting my name Since the day I was born it rang far away And when I forgot it it came close again That sound was the ending wearing black shoes As long as I’m living it will never lose Coming closer, falling farther Gone for a second, back even harder Still on these feet I’ll run through the flame Until the final beat I won’t be claimed Black footsteps beating on my back My runaway heart burns off the track Black footsteps shaking up the ending I won’t turn around, I won’t stop running Black footsteps, don’t you call my name Your frozen rhythm counts my living veins Black footsteps, take away my breath I’ll dance through the dark before I’m caught by death Black footsteps, ring out at the end Turn my shaking soul into light again Black footsteps, even when you come I’ll live through this step till the last one’s done
