I can still remember
The words and what they meant
As we etched them with our fingers
In years of wet cementThe days blurred into each other
Though everything seemed clear
We cruised along at half speed
But then we shifted gearsWe ran like vampires from a thousand burning suns
But even then we should have stayedBut we ran away
Now all my friends are gone
Maybe we've outgrown all the things we once loved
Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone?
Identities assume us
As nine and five add up
Synchronizing watches
To the seconds that we lost
I looked up and saw you
I know that you saw me
We froze but for a moment
In empathyI brought down the sky for
you but all you did was shrugYou gave my emptiness a name
Then you ran away
Now all my friends are gone
Maybe we've outgrown all the things we once loved
Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone?
We're all okay, until the day we're not
The surface shines
while the inside rots
We raced the sunset and we almost won
We slammed the brakes, but the wheels went on
We ran away
Now all my friends are gone
Maybe we've outgrown all the things that we once loved
Runaway
But what are we running from?
A show of hands from those in this audience of one
Where have they gone?
Song Discussions is protected by U.S. Patent 9401941. Other patents pending.
