[Intro – ragged breathing, distant city noise] I don’t know the number… I only know I have to keep moving… The night is too quiet behind me.[Verse 1] I ran the moment the streetlights started failing One by one they died as if something large had passed beneath them My footsteps sounded too loud on the empty sidewalk Every echo felt like it was pointing straight back to me I didn’t look over my shoulder I already knew what looking would cost The air itself felt heavier, thicker, as if the city had decided to hold its breath and wait for me to slow down[Verse 2] I cut through an alley that used to feel short It stretched longer than it ever had before Walls on both sides seemed closer than they should and the dark at the far end refused to stay still My lungs burned My legs already wanted to stop But stopping was the one thing the night would not allow Somewhere behind me the silence was moving and it was moving faster than I was[Chorus] I am the one who is still running, the one who has not yet fallen Heart slamming against my ribs, every street another warning They fall… they fall… they still fall… And I am only trying not to become the next one after all[Verse 3] I reached a wider avenue and the open space felt worse Too many directions, too many places the dark could come from Windows above me stayed black Doors stayed locked No one answered when I hit the glass The city that used to be full of noise had gone completely still except for my own breathing and the soft, steady sound of something that did not need to hurry[Verse 4] I tried the side streets, the parking structures, the gaps between buildings Every path I chose seemed to lead me deeper into the same night My phone had no signal My voice felt too small to carry The power that moved through this place did not care how fast I ran It only cared that I was still ahead of the count for one more moment[Chorus] I am the one who is still running, the one who has not yet fallen Heart slamming against my ribs, every street another warning They fall… they fall… they still fall… And I am only trying not to become the next one after all[Bridge – broken, desperate] I used to think the dark was empty. I used to think cities were too big to feel this small. Now I know the dark has a shape. And the shape is getting closer no matter how many corners I turn.I can’t hear footsteps. I don’t need to. The silence is enough.[Final Chorus – raw, almost collapsing] I AM THE ONE WHO IS STILL RUNNING! THE ONE WHO HAS NOT YET FALLEN! Every street another chance I might not get again! They fall… they fall… they still fall… And the night is already deciding if I will join them!I will not stop. I cannot stop. Even though the city itself feels like it has already chosen.[Outro – fading footsteps, heavier breathing, then quiet] I don’t know how much farther… I don’t know if farther even matters… The towers are still standing. The lights are still trying. But the dark is closer now.And I am still running.
