[Verse 1] A little voice has followed me Since I was young enough to dream Through distant worlds I longed to see Through every woman I had to be It always whispered, “You’re running late” I drowned it out with another name Another stage, another role Another smile they can't control [Chorus] Late, late, I’m always late Running from the one who waits White in the corner of my eye A little faster every time Tick, tick, underneath my skin I know that voice, I know it’s mine But if I follow where it goes What do I leave behind? [Verse 2] I wore a crown in another life She still believes she rules my head She sits upon the things I lost And calls them victories instead A crooked smile lives in my mirror Laughing when I lose control Another pours a thousand questions Until I don't know where to go And somewhere underneath them all That little heartbeat starts to run I see the white flash disappear And know exactly what I've done [Chorus] Catch it, catch it, almost there Through the years I wouldn't dare Past the love I couldn't name Past the girl who took the blame Tick, tick, louder in my chest Every second strips a layer I scream, “What am I running from?” My own voice answers, “ALICE.” [Bridge] Every second I stood still Something in me carried on Scratching softly at the silence Asking where the years had gone I kept waiting for an answer Like the answer wasn't me All this time I heard it running Just ahead where I could see Then suddenly the footsteps stop. No whisper. No ticking. Nothing left to chase. Just my own two feet standing in their place. [Final Chorus] Late, late, I was always late Waiting for myself to change Running circles through my life Thinking there was somewhere else to hide Let her keep the empty crown Let the laughing mirror break Let the questions lose their names I have no more time to waste Tick, tick Then nothing. All those years All those faces All those beautiful mistakes One truth was underneath them One name I couldn't say Another Life I Carried Everywhere
