IT NEVER RUNSv6

[Intro — distant footsteps, slow repeating guitar motif] [Whispered vocals] Don’t look behind you. It’s still walking. [Verse 1 — restrained clean vocals] A face I’ve never seen before Waits beneath the streetlight glow. It takes its time across the road, Like it already knows where I’ll go. I run until my lungs give out, I hide where no one knows my name. Morning comes, the streets are clear— But something’s walking there again. [Pre-Chorus — rising tension, screamed vocals] IT DOESN’T STOP! IT DOESN’T SLEEP! IT TAKES ONE STEP— I RUN FOR THREE! [Chorus — haunting clean vocals, heavy guitars] It never runs, it never tires, It walks through rain, through streets, through fire. I pass the fear, I pass the blame— But every road leads back the same. Keep the lights on, bar the door, I’ve seen that face outside before. It never runs. It doesn’t have to. [Breakdown — abrupt stop-start hits] [Screamed vocals] ONE BLOCK! [Impact] TWO BLOCKS! [Silence] IT’S CLOSER THAN BEFORE! [Verse 2 — rhythmic clean vocals, motif returns heavier] I tell myself it’s just a shape, A trick of headlights on the wall. Then there it is across the room, Standing still, impossibly tall. I leave town; it finds the highway. I change my face; it keeps the pace. No matter how far I get ahead, I feel its footsteps take my place. [Pre-Chorus — screamed vocals, stronger than before] IT DOESN’T STOP! IT DOESN’T SLEEP! IT TAKES ONE STEP— IT’S AT MY FEET! [Chorus — heavier, layered vocals] It never runs, it never tires, It walks through rain, through streets, through fire. I pass the fear, I pass the blame— But every road leads back the same. Keep the lights on, bar the door, I’ve seen that face outside before. It never runs. It doesn’t have to. [Breakdown — closer footsteps between hits] [Footsteps, slowly approaching] [Screamed vocals] DON’T LOOK! [Impact] DON’T BLINK! [Silence] IT’S RIGHT BEHIND— [Bridge — clean vocals, uneasy piano and distant strings] If I give the warning, Will you believe the sound? If I leave the light on, Will it still come around? I can’t outrun the ending. I can only choose the place Where I turn and face the shadow With the whole world watching me. [Final Chorus — full band, desperate clean vocals] It never runs, it never tires, It walks through rain, through streets, through fire. I pass the fear, I pass the blame— But every road leads back the same. Keep the lights on, bar the door, I’ve seen that face outside before. It never runs— But now I’m turning To face it. [Final Breakdown — slow, crushing, stop-start] [Screamed vocals] ONE STEP! [Impact] NO MORE! [Silence] I’M DONE RUNNING! [Outro — footsteps continue, then fade] [Whispered vocals] It’s still walking. So am I.