[Intro - Instrumental guitar swell and kick pulse] [Verse 1] Every face is a mirror I don’t recognize Every hand pulls me higher, but I feel paralyzed All the noise, all the names, in the glare of the signs I sold my silence, now I can’t find my mind [Pre-Chorus] And the lights don’t blink, they burn Every truth’s another turn [Chorus] I can run, but I can’t leave myself behind The crowd fades, but the echo’s in my mind Tried to trade my heart for a headline But I can’t leave, I can’t leave myself behind [Instrumental Break] [Verse 2] Every promise turns into smoke Every word rehearsed before it’s spoke The gold is fading, the glass is cracked The life I built keeps pulling me back [Pre-Chorus] And the stage still hums my name But it’s not the same, it’s not the same [Chorus] I can run, but I can’t leave myself behind The crowd fades, but the echo’s in my mind Tried to trade my heart for a headline But I can’t leave, I can’t leave myself behind [Instrumental Break - Driving guitar & toms] [Bridge - Guitar swells, low vocal intensity rising] All the miles, all the noise, all the shining doors They don’t open anymore If freedom’s just another show Then where’s the part I used to know? [Chorus] I can run, but I can’t leave myself behind The crowd fades, but the echo’s in my mind Tried to trade my heart for a headline But I can’t leave, I can’t leave myself behind [Chorus] I can run, but I can’t leave myself behind The crowd fades, but the echo’s in my mind Tried to trade my heart for a headline But I can’t leave, I can’t leave myself behind [Outro - Reverb guitar fading into silence] [Fade Out]
