[Verse 1] Rust on the railings Ceiling hanging like a threat above my head Paint peeled in patterns Like maps of all the places I regret Cold air Stale air Dust in my lungs when I breathe Thought it was dreaming ’Til something in the shadow breathed [Chorus] Run through the ruins Bare feet on broken stone Something is calling In a voice I’ve never known If I look back I’m never getting out alive Run through the ruins To remember I survived [Verse 2] Steps echo double Mine and something just a half-beat slow (too close) Names that aren’t my name Whispered in a language that I know Doors that go nowhere Stairs that fall away to black Every turn I take The dark is taking one step back [Chorus] Run through the ruins Bare feet on broken stone Something is laughing In a voice beneath my own If I look back I’m never getting out alive Run through the ruins To remember I survived [Bridge] Who built this cage of corridors? Who stitched this nightmare to my skin? Every locked gate Every metal roar Feels like a place I’ve already been (keep running, keep running) Faces in the flicker of the rust-red light (keep running, keep running) I’m the only heartbeat in a hive of eyes [Chorus] Run through the ruins Bare feet on broken stone Breathing like thunder But I’ve never felt so alone If I wake up Will the echo stay behind? Run through the ruins ‘Til I’m out of my own mind
