[Verse 1]
It's midnight in my head, the beast is waking up
A familiar demon whispers, filling up my cup
He knows all my weaknesses, he knows where it hurts
He holds out a mirror, a pale face in the dirt
I'm running through the hallways of a mansion with no end
The doors are slamming shut behind, I've got nothing to defend
[Pre-Chorus]
My footsteps echo loudly on the floorboards as they crack
I feel his cold claws tracing lines across my back
[Chorus]
Run, run, run to cover up your skin
The demon lives inside me, he won't let me win
Search for a shelter in the places that don't exist
But everything you leave behind will catch you in the mist
Run, run, run, there's nowhere left to hide
When the enemy you're fighting is the one you fed inside
[Verse 2]
I found a map that leads to cities made of haze
Places on the charts that have no history or days
Abandoned stations where the trains no longer come
Churches without steeples, hanging gardens all undone
But in every refuge, I still find his face
He has taken all my memories, burned them in their place
[Pre-Chorus]
I leave behind my loves and all the laughter that I knew
The photographs are yellowing, the promises broke through
[Drop]
And what if I just stopped? And what if I turned around?
This demon is just a shadow, a fear that I have found
These places that don't exist are my heart in decay
And all that I've been leaving is my own light slipping away
[Bridge]
Then you found me by the window of a café in the rain
Two cups of tea gone cold, and you said my name
You tucked a strand of hair behind my ear so slow
Like you already knew the things I'd never let you know
We walked the long way home beneath the streetlight's glow
Your shoulder brushed my shoulder, and I didn't let go
[Pre-Chorus]
You traced a little circle on the back of my hand
And the mansion and the demon turned to castles in the sand
[Chorus]
Run, run, run to cover up your skin
The demon lives inside me, he won't let me win
Search for a shelter in the places that don't exist
But everything you leave behind will catch you in the mist
Run, run, run, there's nowhere left to hide
When the enemy you're fighting is the one you fed inside
[Outro]
So I open up my eyes, the mansion fades to gray
The demon in the mirror is the one I made to stay
The places that don't exist are vanishing one by one
And all that I leave behind is finally the sun
You hold my face and tell me softly, "Stay"
Run no more, run no more
