[INTRO — DISTORTED GUITAR FEEDBACK + BREATH + LOW DRONE] [whispered] I tried to kill the noise… [distorted inhale] It learned my name. [beat] It learned my name. [VERSE 1] I got a war behind my eyes I got a fire in my chest Every time I think I’m fine Something tells me I’m a mess I wear a smile like it’s a mask Pull it tight until it hurts Everybody sees the face Nobody sees what lies beneath I’m sick of fighting Sick of hiding Sick of waking up Still inside me [PRE-CHORUS] I run It follows I scream It swallows I beg It laughs I break It comes right back [CHORUS] I can’t outrun myself I can’t outrun myself Every road I take Leads back to hell I cut the lights I lock the door But I hear that voice Behind it all I can’t outrun myself No, I can’t outrun myself [POST-CHORUS — DISTORTED STACKED VOCALS] Run, run, run You can’t run Run, run, run It knows where you are [VERSE 2] I see the cracks beneath my skin Like every lie I never told All the things I buried deep Came back hungry for my soul I gave my heart to anything That promised I could disappear Now every high comes crashing down And leaves the silence screaming here I hate the person I’ve become But somewhere underneath it I’m still someone [PRE-CHORUS] I run It follows I scream It swallows I beg It laughs I break It comes right back [CHORUS] I can’t outrun myself I can’t outrun myself Every road I take Leads back to hell I kill the lights I lose the war But I hear that voice Behind it all I can’t outrun myself No, I can’t outrun myself [BRIDGE — EVERYTHING CUTS TO VOCAL + DISTORTED BASS] You wanna know what’s killing me? It’s not the dark. It’s knowing I remember Who I was Before it got this loud. [long pause] I remember. [DRUMS HIT] And I want him back. [FINAL CHORUS — FULL WALL OF GUITARS + VOCAL] I can’t outrun myself I can’t outrun myself Every road I take Leads back to hell I tear it down I build it up I swear I’m done Then want too much I can’t outrun myself But I won’t disappear I can’t outrun myself So I’ll face it here [FINAL POST-CHORUS — OVERLAPPING VOCALS] Run, run, run I won’t run Run, run, run Not this time You know my name You know my scars You know the worst of me And I’m still here [OUTRO — GUITAR FEEDBACK] I tried to kill the noise… It learned my name. [whisper] But so did I.
